Zhengzhou University (ZZU; ) is a provincial public university in Zhengzhou, Henan, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Henan. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.
Zhengzhou University is the largest university in China in terms of number of students (around 73,000 students). The campus size is .
History
Zhengzhou University is the first comprehensive university established by the State Council of Chinese Government in 1954. According to the State Council, a group of faculty members from Shandong University, Peking University, Jilin University and Northeast University moved to Zhengzhou. The Zhengzhou University was established by these professors in 1954.
Henan Medical University dates back to the medical education in National Fifth Sun Yat-Sen University built in 1928 (the predecessor of National Henan University founded in 1942). This national university moved into Zhengzhou in 1952 and established Henan Medical College (the first batch authorized to confer doctoral degrees) which was the fore running of the higher medical education in Henan province.
Zhengzhou University of Technology as a National Key University under the direct administration of the Ministry of Chemical Industry of China, it was founded in 1963.
The university was admitted into Project 211 in 1996. Zhengzhou University was restructured by the merger of three universities i.e., Zhengzhou University, Henan Medical University, and Zhengzhou University of Technology on July 10, 2000. The purpose of this re-establishment was to create a center of top-notch learning covering a huge range of academic disciplines, equipped with excellent research facilities so as to revolutionize higher education in Central China in general and Henan Province in particular. Since its re-establishment, Zhengzhou University has received more attention by the Chinese Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Henan Province in terms of governmental support, finances, inter institutional cooperation and research collaboration.
Campus
Zhengzhou University now has four campuses covering 1070 acres land across Zhengzhou City. The main campus covers 799 acres of land on Science Avenue and Changchun Road in North-West section of Zhengzhou City. It is one of the most beautiful campuses in China with a construction cost of more than two billion Yuan. Majority of schools and faculties are located at main campus.
The east campus is the campus of previous Henan Medical University in the city center between Zhongyuan Road and Jianshe Road. The clinical stage of medical education is held on this campus. The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, with more than 10,000 sickbeds, is the largest hospital in the world.
The south campus is the campus of previous Zhengzhou University in the city center area of Daxue Road.
The north campus is the campus of previous Zhengzhou University of Technology in the city center of Wenhua Road 97. Some of the buildings were constructed with the help of USSR. One of the most famous School: the School of Cyberspace Security is located in here. The school of Cyberspace Security has three programs for Bachelor, which are among the best in Zhengzhou University.
Staff, Programs, Students After years of balanced development, Zhengzhou University now is a multi-discipline institution with 12 fields, such as science, engineering, medicine, literature, history, philosophy, law, economics, management science, pedagogy, agriculture and arts. Currently there are six national key disciplines, condensed matter physics, materials processing engineering, history of ancient China, organic chemistry, chemical technology, pathology and pathophysiology; 21 first-level disciplines are authorized to confer doctoral degrees, 3 independent second-level disciplines to confer doctoral degrees, 55 first-level disciplines to confer master's degrees, as well as 24 post-doctoral research stations. There are 51 Schools and departments as well as 9 affiliated hospitals in Zhengzhou University. The number of staff is over 6,000, 4000 academic members, 37 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Science and Engineering (15 full-time, 22 part-time and 4 oversea), 747 professors, and 1,600 associate professors. In 2020, there are around 51,000 undergraduate students, 19,000 graduate students and 2,600 international students studying in Zhengzhou University.
Schools There exist 51 schools or departments in Zhengzhou University, ranging from art and literature to social and natural science and engineering.
Medicine Schools and Departments School Program (Bachelor)School of Clinical MedicineClinical Medicine (5/7-year)
Anesthesiology
Medical Imageology
MBBS (Six-year)School of Basic MedicineBasic MedicineSchool of NursingNursingSchool of Public HealthPreventive MedicineSchool of Pharmaceutical SciencesPharmaceutical Preparation
PharmacySchool of StomatologyStomatologyDepartment of Clinical Medical Laboratory ScienceMedical Laboratory Science
Humanities and Social Science Schools and Departments School Program (Bachelor)School of BusinessStatistics
Business Administration
Accounting
International Trade
Financial Science
EconomicsDepartment of EducationApplied Psychology
PedagogySchool of Fine ArtsCalligraphy
Sculpture
Painting
Artistic DesignSchool of Foreign LanguagesGerman
Russian
Japanese
EnglishSchool of HistoryArchaeology
History School of Information ManagementInformation Management and Information System
Archival Science
Library ScienceSchool of Journalism &
CommunicationScience of Radio and Television Journalism
Science of Advertisement
JournalismSchool of LawLawSchool of Liberal ArtsTeaching Chinese Language Internationally
Chinese Language and LiteratureSchool of ManagementElectronic Commerce
Engineering Management
Industrial Engineering
Logistics ManagementSchool of EducationEducation in Ideology and PoliticsSchool of MusicMusic and Performance
MusicologySchool of Public AdministrationSocial Work
Administration
Public Affairs Management
PhilosophySchool of Physical EducationPhysical EducationSchool of Tourism ManagementMarketing
Music Performance (flight direction)
Hotel Management
Tourism Management
Science and Engineering Schools School Program (Bachelor)School of Cyberspace SecurityInformation Security Cryptographic Science and Technology Internet of Things EngineeringSchool of Mathematics & StatisticsMathematics and Applied Mathematics
Information and Computer Sciences
Statistics
Financial MathematicsSchool of Physical EngineeringElectronic Science and Technology
Electronic Information Science and Technology
Observation & Control Techniques and Instrument
Physics
Applied PhysicsSchool of Electrical EngineeringElectric Engineering and Automation
Automation
Biomedical EngineeringSchool of Chemistry & Molecular EngineeringChemistry
Applied ChemistrySchool of Chemical Engineering
& EnergySafety Engineering (System Security Oriented)
Medicine-making Engineering
Process Equipment and Control Engineering
Thermal Energy and Power Engineering
Chemical Engineering and Technology
Environmental ScienceSchool of Life ScienceBiotechnology
Biological Engineering
Biological informationSchool of Mechanical EngineeringIndustrial Design
Mechanical Engineering and Automation
Automation and Mechanical Design & Manufacturing School of Mechanics Science & EngineeringSafety Engineering(Equipment and Safety )
Engineering MechanicsSchool of Information EngineeringSoftware Engineering
Electronic Information Engineering
Computer Science and Technology
Communicational EngineeringSchool of Civil EngineeringTransportation Engineering
Urban Underground Space Engineering
Construction Environment & Equipment Engineering
Civil EngineeringSchool of Architecture Landscape Architecture
Urban Planning
Architecture
Artistic Design
(EnvironmentalArtistic Design Oriented)School of Material Science & EngineeringPacking Engineering
Material Shaping and Control Engineering
Material Science and Engineering
Polymer Materials and EngineeringSchool of Water Conservancy &
EnvironmentHydrology and Water Resources Hydraulic and Hydropower Engineering
Hydraulic Structure Engineering
Water Conservancy Engineering
Water Supply and Drainage Engineering
Environmental Engineering
Structural Engineering
Municipal Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering
Disaster Prevention and Reduction Engineering
Harbor, Coastal, and Offshore Engineering
Road, Bridge and River Crossing Engineering
Institutes National Supercomputing Center in Zhengzhou
As the seventh National Supercomputing Center approved by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Zhengzhou Center is a major technology innovation platform deployed by the state in Henan during the 13th “Five-Year Plan” period. The theoretical peak computing capacity of the host system in the center is 100PFlops and the storage capacity is 100PB. The measured continuous computing performance of the host system ranks first in the world.
Zhengzhou University Luoyang Campus
Zhengzhou University Luoyang Campus is a satellite campus of Zhengzhou University located in Luoyang, Henan.
Rankings
There are 17 ESI disciplines in the top 1% of the world, including clinical medicine, chemistry, materials science, engineering, pharmacology and toxicology, biology and biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics, neuroscience and behavioral science, immunology, environment and ecology, physics, social science overview, computer science, agricultural science, microbiology, plant and zoology, mathematics, etc.
Zhengzhou University has been ranked among the top 150-200 global universities by Academic Ranking of World Universities since 2023, and 203rd globally and 45th in Asia as of 2025 by the US News & World Report Best Global University Ranking.
Times Higher Education 2023 has ranked ZZU in 601-800 best global universities, while the QS World University Rankings 2025 ranked it 511 globally. The CWTS Ranking 2023 of Leiden University ranked ZZU as 50th best global university whereas NTU World Universities Ranking 2021 ranked it 134. The QS Asia Top Universities 2022 ranked it among 220 best universities of Asia.
Research
Featured with a solid scientific research foundation, Zhengzhou University now owns more than 330 scientific research institutions of all levels/kinds, among which are 1 National Engineering Research Center, 1 National Technology Research Promotion Center, 1 National Chemical Safety Engineering Technology Center, 1 National Research Center for Safety Evaluation of Drugs, 2 National Drug Clinical Research Bases, 3 MOE Key Labs, 2 MOE Engineering Research Center, 1 Key Research Base of College Humanities and Social Sciences sponsored by the MOE and the Province, 1 Sports Culture Research Base under the Sports Culture Development Research Center of the State Sports General Administration, 1 National Intellectual Property Training Base, 6 Henan Provincial Collaborative Innovation Centers; Provincial Key Labs, Engineering Technology Research Centers, International United Labs, Key Humanities and Social Science Research Bases, Provincial Universities and Colleges Key Principles Open Labs, Engineering Technology Research Centers, State Key Laboratory Cultivation Bases total up to 104, and provincial key scientific and research institutions total up to 125, which indicates a strong capability on basic research, application research and development of science and technology. With a total construction area of 84,000sqm, its library contains a collection of books of more than 7.971 million. The university has its own publishing house and issues 14 academic journals.
Scholarship programs