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Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU), a key university under the direct administration of the Ministry of Education, is one of China's oldest and most prestigious higher education institutions, enjoying a strong reputation.
Since relocating to Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi province, generations of XJTU members have cultivated the Westward Relocation Spirit, which is among the first batch of China's communist spirits.
Sheng Xuanhuai, a renowned industrialist and educator, founded the Shanghai-based Nanyang Mission College in 1896. In 1921, the college changed its name to Jiaotong University. Starting in 1956, faculty and students relocated to Xi'an in batches. In 1959, the Xi'an branch of Jiaotong University was officially named Xi'an Jiaotong University.
According to data released by Essential Science Indicators (ESI) in January of this year, 19 disciplines at XJTU ranked in the top 1 percent globally among academic institutions, with six disciplines ranking in the top one-thousandth. Among them, engineering ranked in the top one-ten-thousandth, making it seventh globally.
XJTU is now a comprehensive research university with 11 major disciplines: science, engineering, medicine, economics, management, humanities, law, philosophy, art, education, and inter-disciplines. The university has 36 schools, departments, and centers, nine colleges for undergraduates, and three affiliated hospitals. It also has 6,938 faculty and staff members, including 3,971 full-time teachers.
XJTU is now a comprehensive research university with 11 major disciplines: science, engineering, medicine, economics, management, humanities, law, philosophy, art, education, and inter-disciplines. The university has 36 schools, departments, and centers, nine colleges for undergraduates, and three affiliated hospitals. It also has 6,938 faculty and staff members, including 3,971 full-time teachers.
The university has 65,559 students, comprising 25,595 undergraduates, 35,480 postgraduates, and 4,484 international students from 128 countries. It offers 77 undergraduate majors, and has 45 first-level disciplines authorized to confer doctoral degrees, 45 first-level disciplines authorized to confer master's degrees, 10 majors authorized to confer professional doctoral degrees, and 32 majors authorized to confer professional master's degrees.
XJTU has established 147 international undergraduate student recruitment bases across 28 countries and regions. In 2024, it achieved the highest rating of Class A+ in the re-certification of higher education quality for international students in China.