Address: 100 Daxue East Road, Xixiangtang District, 530004 Nanning, Guangxi, China
Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Animal Science & Technology
Guangxi University is based in Nanning, the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China, where its urban campus covers about 14.3 square kilometres. It is a public university that takes part in Project 211 and the Double First-Class programme, and the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ShanghaiRanking) placed it in the 301-400 band in its 2026 edition.
The institution opened in October 1928 in Wuzhou, with the scientist and educator Ma Junwu, who helped found it, as its first president. It was renamed National Guangxi University in 1939, was broken up in the national reorganisation of 1953, and was re-established in 1958 at the Nanning site where it stands today.
Wikipedia gives the campus area as 14.27 square kilometres, and the university’s own pages give it as more than 21,400 mu. Published descriptions put the number of colleges and schools above two dozen and the full-time undergraduate and postgraduate student body above 40,000, although the figures carry no common reference year and differ slightly between sources. Applicants and researchers should consult the university’s English-language website and the ShanghaiRanking profile for current programmes, enrolment, international admission rules and fees.
Domains taught:
Agriculture, AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Food Science, Geotechnics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Marine Science, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Microbiology and Genetics, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics, Transportations
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Leading university in Guangxi. Collaborations with industries in Southeast Asia and local enterprises.
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FAQ
Where is Guangxi University located?
The university stands in Nanning, the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. Its urban campus covers about 14.3 square kilometres.
When and where was Guangxi University founded?
It opened in October 1928 in Wuzhou, Guangxi. The scientist and educator Ma Junwu helped found it and served as its first president.
Did the university change its name or site over time?
It became National Guangxi University in 1939. The 1953 national reorganisation broke the institution up, and it was re-established in 1958 in Nanning.
Is Guangxi University part of China's national excellence programmes?
Yes, it belongs to Project 211 and to the Double First-Class programme.
How large is the student body?
Published figures give more than 40,000 full-time undergraduate and postgraduate students and more than two dozen colleges and schools, without a shared reference year. For exact current numbers, check the university's English-language website.
What is the university's international ranking?
ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities lists it in the 301-400 band in its 2026 edition. Rankings change every year, so compare the latest edition on the ranking site.
Where can foreign applicants find admission and fee information?
The university's English-language pages and its international admissions office publish programme lists, application dates and tuition for each intake. Requirements differ by level and programme, so use the official pages rather than third-party summaries.
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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