Overview of Sichuan University

Sichuan University(SCU) is located in Chengdu, China, founded in 1896. The campus is divided into four major campuses: Wangjiang, Huaxi, Jiang'an, and Meishan  with complete facilities and beautiful environment, providing a good learning and research environment for teachers and students. Sichuan University offers a complete range of 13 disciplines, covering literature, science, engineering, medicine, economics, management, law, etc., and boasts multiple state key laboratories, research bases, abundant teaching resources and a strong faculty team. The university ranks top in China in such research areas as natural sciences, engineering technology, humanities and social sciences, and medicine. In 2025,  Sichuan University ranked 87th in ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) . According to the latest Essential Science Indicators (ESI) data released in 2025, eight of Sichuan University's disciplines -- Chemistry, Material Science, Clinical Medicine, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Engineering, Computer Science, Biology & Biochemistry,and Molecular Biology & Genetics - are in the ESI global top 0.1%, and  21of its disciplines are in the ESI global top 1%. The university currently has over 38,000 full-time undergraduate students, over 33,000 master's and doctoral students, and nearly 3,000 international students and students from Hong kong, Macao and Taiwan regions of China.