History
Henan Normal University is a provincial key university with a long history. Its predecessor was the Zhongzhou University founded in 1923 and the Pingyuan Normal College founded in 1951. In the course of many social changes, it has gone through such periods as the Science Department of Henan Provincial Zhongshan University, the Science College of Henan University.
University Ranking
Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2024
601
2023
601
2022
-
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2025
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2024
1355 187
2023
1542
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.
Housing services
The foreign students' dormitory is constructed according to the Standard of three-star hotel. Each room is with a pirate washing room and a balcony. In the room there are a TV set, a fridge, a telephone, a water heater, internet service, bookshelves, desks, soft simmons beds and etc. Public laundry is in the basement and public kitchens are located in each floor. The foreign students' dormitory living fee is much cheaper than those in Beijing and Shanghai.
Library services
The library of HNU has the largest collection of 3.4 million books among the universities and colleges in Hunan，including 200,000 pieces of old traditional thread binding books, and subscribes 4,700 Chinese and foreign periodicals.