Beijing Normal University: Statistics

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#313 of 14,131 In the World
#40 of 5,830 In Asia
#21 of 960 In China
#3 of 59 In Beijing
#1 of 1,016 For Hydrology and Water resources management
Top100 For 14 other topics
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Quick Review

Enrollment
24,000
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
www.bnu.edu.cn
Languages
Chinese;English
Acceptance rate
46%*

* 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 RequirementsGraduation from high school and entrance examination
Academic CalendarSeptember to July (September - January; February-July)
Enrollment24,000
Full time employee2,064
Student:staff ratio12:1

Research profile

Beijing Normal University is a world-class research university with 93,197 scientific papers published and 1,829,383 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Environmental Science, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Physics, Computer Science, Geography and Cartography, Chemistry, Quantum and Particle physics, and Geology.

Publications
93,197
Citations
1,829,383

Beijing Normal University majors

by publication & citation count

Environmental Science
52,162 / 1,129,813
Engineering
50,682 / 1,110,789
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
48,177 / 846,571
Biology
47,468 / 1,121,139
Physics
46,192 / 955,597
Computer Science
40,172 / 754,283
Geography and Cartography
37,100 / 803,665
Chemistry
36,839 / 868,818
Quantum and Particle physics
33,075 / 676,226
Geology
30,490 / 738,358
Ecology
29,365 / 783,745
Political Science
29,014 / 482,785
Law
28,532 / 479,541
Medicine
26,649 / 607,501
History
24,617 / 489,921
Philosophy
23,949 / 315,464
Archaeology
23,353 / 475,811
Psychology
23,228 / 399,130
Mathematics
23,204 / 387,973
Organic Chemistry
21,919 / 568,005
Materials Science
18,952 / 443,490
Sociology
18,033 / 265,131
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
17,261 / 287,863
Statistics
16,671 / 322,184
Biochemistry
15,683 / 380,167
Economics
15,328 / 251,319
Business
15,035 / 213,457
Paleontology
14,373 / 306,916
Optical Engineering
13,313 / 295,728
Genetics
13,083 / 276,793
Linguistics
12,801 / 166,551
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
11,796 / 334,106
Machine Learning
11,332 / 206,912
Oceanography
11,050 / 319,215
Environmental Management
10,162 / 325,762
Astrophysics and Astronomy
9,697 / 219,249
Art & Design
9,509 / 111,883
Neuroscience
9,213 / 220,008
Pathology
8,982 / 231,140
Psychiatry
8,604 / 197,310

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 149 263
1993 154 311
1994 151 462
1995 180 473
1996 182 517
1997 221 699
1998 257 838
1999 274 875
2000 435 1301
2001 480 1338
2002 688 2100
2003 829 2461
2004 1320 3420
2005 1610 5025
2006 2063 6371
2007 2399 8279
2008 2786 10967
2009 2964 14507
2010 3248 18674
2011 3440 23718
2012 3271 31526
2013 3527 39119
2014 3928 47607
2015 3666 56313
2016 3648 66761
2017 3957 78715
2018 4489 98526
2019 5084 123075
2020 5695 159543
2021 6720 203690
2022 8267 241440
2023 8945 266266
2024 7107 295517
Academic rankings

Tuition

International studetns 24,000-98,000 per annum (CNY)

Beijing Normal University has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

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

  1. Liu Xiaobo

    Liu Xiaobo
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1955-2017 (aged 62)
    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 activistpoetliterary 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.

  2. Chai Ling

    Chai Ling
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1966-.. (age 59)
    Occupations
    businesspersonhuman rights activist
    Biography

    Chai Ling is a Chinese psychologist who was one of the student leaders in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. According in the documentary Gate of Heavenly Peace, she had indicated that the strategy of the leadership group she dominated was to provoke the Government to use violence against the unarmed students. She had also claimed to have witnessed soldiers killing student protesters inside Tiananmen Square.

  3. Mo Yan

    Mo Yan
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1955-.. (age 70)
    Occupations
    screenwriterwriternovelistteacher
    Biography

    Guan Moye, better known by the pen name Mo Yan, is a Chinese novelist and short story writer. Donald Morrison of U.S. news magazine 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).

  4. Timothy Geithner

    Timothy Geithner
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1961-.. (age 64)
    Occupations
    politicianbankereconomist
    Biography

    Timothy Franz Geithner is an American former central banker who served as the 75th United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. He was the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York from 2003 to 2009, following service in the Clinton administration. Since March 2014, he has served as president and chairman of Warburg Pincus, a private equity firm headquartered in New York City.

All 43 notable alumni

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 Xicheng District
Beijing, 100875
China
City population 21,893,000

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