History
Jianghan University was established as a technical college by Wuhan's city government in 1981, but set up its four-year undergraduate programme almost a decade later. It merged with the Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Hankou branch) and Wuhan Worker's Medical College in 2001.
Education
The university offers 51 degree programs covering a wide range of areas of study including economy, law, liberal arts and history, education, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, and management.
Research
The university has 20 scientific research institutes, including the Institute of Development, and the Institute of Higher Education Research. It is now undertaking or has completed a large number of scientific research programs (projects), among which many have reached international or state advanced levels, many won state, ministerial or provincial awards.
University Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2025
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2024
1501 -300
2023
1201
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2025
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2024
2051 -226
2023
1825
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Library services
The university has 16127 sets of teaching instruments and research equipment, the total value of which approximates RMB ¥123 million. Its library possesses a book collection of 1.72 million volumes and 650,000 kinds of electronic materials.
Campus life
With the major site in Hanyang and 2 branch campuses in Hankou and Wuchang , the university now occupies a total area of 140.96 million square meters and a floorage of 54 million square meters.