Tsinghua University

About Tsinghua University

Tsinghua University was established in Beijing in 1911 as Tsing Hua Imperial College and adopted the name National Tsing Hua University in 1928. During the war years of 1937 to 1946 it operated jointly with Peking and Nankai universities, relocating to Kunming before returning to Beijing. Restructured in 1952 as a polytechnic focused on engineering, it broadened from 1978 into the sciences, economics, humanities and law and now describes itself as a comprehensive university. Its main campus covers about 483 hectares in north-west Beijing on former Qing dynasty imperial gardens, and it also runs the Shenzhen International Graduate School. At the end of 2025 it had 63,132 registered students, including 16,526 undergraduates, and 17,382 faculty and staff across 33 schools and 54 departments.

Schools and faculties

• School of Architecture

  Teaches and researches architecture and related design disciplines.

• School of Economics and Management

  Offers programmes in economics, management and business.

• School of Information Science and Technology

  Brings together departments in electronics, computing and information fields.

• School of Integrated Circuits

  Focuses on teaching and research in chip design and semiconductor technology.

• School of Life Sciences

  Covers teaching and research across the biological sciences.

• PBC School of Finance

  Offers education and research in finance.

• School of Clinical Medicine

  Clinical school associated with Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital.

• Shenzhen International Graduate School

  The university's graduate school based in Shenzhen.

Study options

• Undergraduate degrees
• Master's and doctoral degrees
• Non-degree programmes and summer school
• Continuing education
• Online education

Research

Tsinghua describes its research as addressing high-impact societal issues and national development needs while linking research with student training, carried out through its centres and laboratories and through partnerships with local governments, enterprises and overseas institutions. Recent research reported on its site includes work in biomedical imaging, plant science and cultural heritage.

Rank in China

#1 of 25

Research works

388,112

Citations

35 million

h-index

1,212

Research figures from OpenAlex (October 2026). How the directory is made.

This profile was written by WAC from Tsinghua University’s own website and checked in October 2026. It describes the institution and is not an endorsement or a ranking of teaching quality. Is this your institution? Send a correction.