Beijing Normal University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #381 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #44 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #20 of 960 | In China |
| #3 of 59 | In Beijing |
| #1 of 1,048 | For Hydrology and Water resources management |
| Top100 | For 15 other topics |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 36,482
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Bachelor
- Website
- www.bnu.edu.cn
- Languages
- Chinese;English
- Acceptance rate
- 37%*
* Beijing Normal University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | Graduation from high school and entrance examination |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | Fall Semester：September - January; Spring Semester: February - July |
| Enrollment | 36,482 |
| Full time employee | 2,583 |
| Student:staff ratio | 14:1 |
Research profile
Beijing Normal University is a world-class research university with 97,356 scientific papers published and 2,054,769 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Environmental Science, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry, Geography and Cartography, Quantum and Particle physics, and Geology.
Beijing Normal University majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 154 | 311 |
| 1994 | 151 | 462 |
| 1995 | 180 | 473 |
| 1996 | 182 | 517 |
| 1997 | 221 | 699 |
| 1998 | 257 | 837 |
| 1999 | 274 | 876 |
| 2000 | 435 | 1302 |
| 2001 | 480 | 1351 |
| 2002 | 688 | 2100 |
| 2003 | 829 | 2461 |
| 2004 | 1320 | 3420 |
| 2005 | 1610 | 5027 |
| 2006 | 2063 | 6372 |
| 2007 | 2399 | 8281 |
| 2008 | 2786 | 10969 |
| 2009 | 2964 | 14513 |
| 2010 | 3248 | 18677 |
| 2011 | 3440 | 23715 |
| 2012 | 3271 | 31533 |
| 2013 | 3526 | 39116 |
| 2014 | 3930 | 48205 |
| 2015 | 3666 | 56302 |
| 2016 | 3650 | 66755 |
| 2017 | 3957 | 78721 |
| 2018 | 4490 | 98514 |
| 2019 | 5087 | 123018 |
| 2020 | 5697 | 159432 |
| 2021 | 6725 | 203654 |
| 2022 | 8276 | 241427 |
| 2023 | 8956 | 266409 |
| 2024 | 7202 | 297552 |
| 2025 | 5303 | 290882 |
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Beijing Normal University.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bachelor - Xueshi Xuewei | Arts and Humanities, Economics, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, History, Law, Management, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Philosophy, Social Sciences |
|---|---|
| Master - Shuoshi Xuewei | Accountancy, Acting, Administrative Law, Adult Education, Aesthetics, American Studies, Analytical Chemistry, Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Languages, Anthropology, Archaeology, Art Criticism, Art Education, Artificial Intelligence, Asian Religious Studies, Astrophysics, Business Administration, Chemistry, Chinese, Cinema and Television, Civil Law, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Comparative Law, Comparative Literature, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Curriculum, Dance, Data Processing, Design, Developmental Psychology, Distance Education, Ecology, Economics, Education of the Gifted, Education of the Handicapped, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, English, English Studies, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Family Studies, Finance, Fine Arts, Fiscal Law, Folklore, Foreigners Education, Higher Education, History, Human Resources, Hydraulic Engineering, Information Sciences, Inorganic Chemistry, Institutional Administration, International and Comparative Education, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Japanese, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Logic, Mass Communication, Mathematics Education, Media Studies, Modern History, Music, Music Theory and Composition, Musical Instruments, Pedagogy, Philology, Philosophy, Phonetics, Physical Education, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Psychology, Psychometrics, Publishing and Book Trade, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Religious Studies, Russian, Science Education, Singing, Social Psychology, Software Engineering, Special Education, Sports, Sports Management, Teacher Training, Technology Education, Vocational Education, Waste Management, Water Science |
| PhD - Boshi | Administration, Aesthetics, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Chemistry, Applied Linguistics, Archaeology, Art Criticism, Astronomy and Space Science, Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Chemistry, Chinese, Civil Law, Classical Languages, Cognitive Sciences, Commercial Law, Communication Arts, Computer Science, Criminal Law, Curriculum, Distance Education, Ecology, Economics, Education of the Gifted, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Research, Educational Technology, English Studies, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Folklore, Foreign Languages Education, Foreigners Education, Higher Education, History, Human Resources, Inorganic Chemistry, International and Comparative Education, International Business, International Law, Japanese, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Logic, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medieval Studies, Modern History, Natives Education, Neurosciences, Optics, Philosophical Schools, Philosophy, Philosophy of Education, Physical Education, Physics, Preschool Education, Religious Studies, Russian, Sociology, Solid State Physics, Sports, Sports Management, Teacher Training, Vocational Education, Waste Management, Water Science |
Beijing Normal University alumni
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Connie Britton
- Occupations
- film actorstage actortelevision actorsingeractor
- Biography
-
Connie Britton is an American actress. Her accolades include nominations for five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. She gained prominence for her roles in the television series Spin City (1996–2000), The West Wing (2001), and 24 (2006). Further recognition came for starring as Tami Taylor in Friday Night Lights (2006–2011), Vivien Harmon in American Horror Story: Murder House (2011), and Rayna Jaymes in Nashville (2012–2018). Her other television projects include Dirty John (2018–2019), The White Lotus (2021), and Zero Day (2025).
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Liu Xiaobo
- Enrolled in Beijing Normal University
- 1982-1984 graduated with Master of Arts
- 1986-1988 graduated with Doctor of Philosophy in literary studies
- Occupations
- writerhuman rights defenderpoetliterary critic
- Biography
-
Liu Xiaobo was a Chinese literary critic, human rights activist, philosopher and Nobel Peace Prize laureate who called for political reforms and was involved in campaigns to end Chinese Communist Party one-party rule in China. He was arrested numerous times, and was described as China's most prominent dissident and the country's most famous political prisoner. On 26 June 2017, he was granted medical parole after being diagnosed with liver cancer; he died a few weeks later on 13 July 2017.
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Chai Ling
- Occupations
- businesspersonhuman rights defender
- Biography
-
Chai Ling is a Chinese-American psychologist. She rose to prominence while studying at Peking University as one of the leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. After moving to the US, she founded All Girls Allowed, an organization dedicated to ending China's one-child policy, and Jenzabar, an enterprise resource planning software firm for educational institutions.
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Mo Yan
- Occupations
- writernovelistteacherscreenwriter
- Biography
-
Guan Moye, better known by the pen name Mo Yan, is a Chinese novelist and short story writer. In 2012, Mo was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for his work as a writer "who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary". Donald Morrison of TIME referred to him as "one of the most famous, oft-banned and widely pirated of all Chinese writers", and Jim Leach called him the Chinese answer to Franz Kafka or Joseph Heller. He is best known to Western readers for his 1986 novel Red Sorghum, the first two parts of which were adapted into the Golden Bear-winning film Red Sorghum (1988).
Beijing Normal University faculties and divisions
| Academy : Beijing Cultural Development | Cultural Studies |
|---|---|
| Academy : Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management | Safety Engineering |
| Centre : Analytical and Testing | Social Sciences |
| Centre : Literary Theory and Criticism | Social Sciences |
| Centre : Study of Folk Custom, Ancient Codes and Records and Characters | Folklore |
| College : Chemistry | Analytical Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry |
| College : Chinese Language and Culture | Chinese, Linguistics |
| College : Global Change and Earth System Science | Geography, Geography (Human), Regional Planning, Town Planning |
| College : Information Science and Technology | Computer Science, Information Management, Information Technology, Software Engineering |
| College : Nuclear Science and Technology | Nuclear Engineering |
| College : Philosophy and Sociology | Philosophy, Sociology |
| College : Physical Education and Sports Science | Physical Education, Sports |
| College : Resource Sciences and Technology | Geography, Geography (Human), Natural Resources, Safety Engineering, Surveying and Mapping |
| College : Water Sciences | Water Science |
| Department/Division : Astronomy | Astronomy and Space Science |
| Department/Division : Physics | Physics |
| Faculty : Education | Adult Education, Curriculum, Educational Research, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Pedagogy, Preschool Education, Special Education, Vocational Education |
| Institute : Agricultural Education and Development | Agricultural Education |
| Institute : Basic Education Research | Education |
| Institute : Chinese Information Processing | Information Management |
| Institute : Cultural and Creative Industry | Cultural Studies |
| Institute : Economics of Education | Economics, Education |
| Institute : Educational Policy | Educational Administration |
| Institute : Higher Education | Higher Education |
| Institute : Mathematics and Mathematics Education | Mathematics, Mathematics Education |
| Institute : Medicine | Medicine |
| Institute : National Educational Testing and Evaluation | Educational Testing and Evaluation |
| Institute : Publishing Science | Publishing and Book Trade |
| Laboratory : Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning | Cognitive Sciences, Neurosciences |
| Research Division : Basic Education Curriculum | Curriculum |
| School : Arts and Communication | Cinema and Television, Dance, Design, Film, Fine Arts, Musicology, Radio and Television Broadcasting |
| School : Chinese Ancient Books and Traditional Culture | Ancient Books |
| School : Chinese Language and Literature | Chinese, Literature |
| School : Continuing Education and Teacher Training | Continuing Education, Teacher Training |
| School : Economics and Business Administration | Business Administration, Economics |
| School : Economics and Resource Management | Economics |
| School : Environment | Environmental Management, Environmental Studies |
| School : Foreign Languages and Literatures | English, Japanese, Modern Languages, Russian |
| School : Geography | Geography |
| School : History | Archaeology, History, Museum Studies |
| School : Law | Criminal Law, International Law, Law |
| School : Life Sciences | Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Ecology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Physiology, Soil Conservation, Water Management, Wildlife, Zoology |
| School : Management | Administration, Human Resources, Information Management, Management, Public Administration |
| School : Marxism Studies | Political Sciences |
| School : Mathematical Sciences | Applied Mathematics, Electronics and Automation, Mathematics, Statistics |
| School : Psychology | Psychology |
| School : Social Development and Public Policy | Public Administration, Social Sciences |
General information
| Alternative names | BNU 北京师范大学 |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1902 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Education |
| Motto | Learn to teach, behave to guide |
Location and contacts
| Address | 19 Xinjiekou Wai Street Haidian District Beijing, 100875 China |
|---|---|
| City population | 21,893,000 |