Hunan Normal University: Statistics

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#933 of 14,131 In the World
#208 of 5,830 In Asia
#89 of 960 In China
#4 of 16 In Changsha
#377 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
Top50% For 126 other topics
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Quick Review

Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Languages
Chinese;English
Acceptance rate
40%*

* Hunan 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 RequirementsForeign students: for further information see CUCAS
Full time employee1,850

Research profile

Hunan Normal University is a world-class research university with 31,442 scientific papers published and 370,615 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Medicine, and Biochemistry.

Publications
31,442
Citations
370,615

Hunan Normal University majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
17,098 / 255,391
Physics
15,619 / 227,188
Chemistry
15,375 / 260,004
Engineering
14,514 / 209,457
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
12,868 / 82,899
Computer Science
12,076 / 118,338
Environmental Science
11,861 / 127,968
Quantum and Particle physics
11,604 / 181,809
Medicine
10,782 / 132,874
Biochemistry
10,096 / 180,756
Genetics
9,130 / 130,532
Philosophy
7,785 / 35,596
Political Science
7,614 / 35,783
Law
7,457 / 35,434
Organic Chemistry
7,428 / 153,371
Mathematics
7,384 / 77,237
Geography and Cartography
6,620 / 48,298
Materials Science
6,589 / 133,795
Psychology
6,487 / 44,944
Sociology
5,440 / 25,337
History
5,241 / 30,189
Business
5,159 / 39,030
Statistics
5,038 / 59,694
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
4,922 / 44,891
Archaeology
4,785 / 29,662
Ecology
4,698 / 57,080
Geology
4,458 / 54,697
Economics
4,386 / 30,504
Optical Engineering
4,237 / 71,593
Pathology
4,066 / 54,315
Linguistics
4,060 / 18,415
Machine Learning
3,365 / 35,382
Art & Design
3,340 / 11,644
Paleontology
2,890 / 33,972
Electrical Engineering
2,799 / 49,391
Metallurgical Engineering
2,596 / 57,492
Chemical Engineering
2,527 / 69,088
Immunology
2,370 / 33,220
Psychiatry
2,324 / 19,970
Nanotechnology
2,268 / 64,560

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 8 9
1993 27 11
1994 33 25
1995 29 50
1996 32 45
1997 40 91
1998 55 81
1999 84 166
2000 145 226
2001 262 324
2002 235 510
2003 379 752
2004 729 1162
2005 891 1616
2006 1184 2290
2007 1400 2738
2008 1393 3624
2009 1290 4050
2010 1292 5112
2011 1138 5506
2012 867 6411
2013 903 7253
2014 830 8633
2015 766 9434
2016 731 10615
2017 804 12477
2018 1202 16457
2019 1580 22029
2020 1946 30974
2021 2225 41158
2022 3048 50607
2023 3067 58270
2024 2652 64046
Academic rankings

Tuition

International studetns 17,000-33,000 per annum (CNY)

Hunan 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 Hunan 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 No No No
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Bachelor - Xueshi Xuewei Arts and Humanities, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Engineering, Fine Arts, Information Sciences, Law, Management, Mathematics, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Performing Arts, Tourism
Master - Shuoshi Xuewei Accountancy, Administration, Administrative Law, Adult Education, Aesthetics, African Languages, Anaesthesiology, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Ancient Civilizations, Anthropology, Applied Chemistry, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Arabic, Archaeology, Art Criticism, Astrophysics, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Law, Classical Languages, Commercial Law, Communication Arts, Comparative Literature, Constitutional Law, Contemporary History, Curriculum, Dance, Demography and Population, Dermatology, Design, Developmental Psychology, Ecology, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, English, Epidemiology, Ethics, Eurasian and North Asian Languages, European Languages, Film, Fine Arts, Folklore, Food Technology, Foreigners Education, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, French Studies, Genetics, Geography, Geography (Human), Germanic Studies, Gerontology, Health Administration, Health Sciences, Higher Education, Hindi, Histology, History of Law, Immunology, Industrial Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, International and Comparative Education, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Japanese, Journalism, Laboratory Techniques, Linguistics, Literature, Logic, Management, Marine Biology, Mathematics, Medicine, Microbiology, Microelectronics, Microwaves, Modern History, Molecular Biology, Museum Studies, Music, Neurology, Neurosciences, Nuclear Physics, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oncology, Opera, Operations Research, Ophthalmology, Optics, Organic Chemistry, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philology, Philosophical Schools, Philosophy, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Radiology, Regional Studies, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Religious Studies, Russian, Social and Preventive Medicine, Sociology, Sound Engineering (Acoustics), Spanish, Special Education, Sports, Sports Medicine, Statistics, Surgery, Surveying and Mapping, Technology, Technology Education, Theatre, Tourism, Venereology, Vocational Education, Water Management, Water Science, Writing, Zoology
PhD - Boshi Administrative Law, Adult Education, Aesthetics, African Languages, Analytical Chemistry, Ancient Civilizations, Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Arabic, Archaeology, Art Criticism, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Biochemistry, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Computer Networks, Constitutional Law, Curriculum, Dance, Design, Ecology, Educational Technology, English Studies, Ethics, Ethnology, Eurasian and North Asian Languages, European Languages, European Studies, Film, Fine Arts, French Studies, Genetics, Geography, Germanic Studies, Higher Education, Hindi, History, Inorganic Chemistry, International and Comparative Education, International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Japanese, Linguistics, Literature, Logic, Marine Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Museum Studies, Music, Neurosciences, Nuclear Physics, Opera, Optics, Organic Chemistry, Philology, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Psychology, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Religious Studies, Sound Engineering (Acoustics), Spanish, Special Education, Surveying and Mapping, Technology Education, Theatre, Vocational Education, Zoology

Notable alumni

  1. Liu Yan

    Liu Yan
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1980-.. (age 45)
    Occupations
    film actorsingeractor
    Biography

    Liu Yan, also known as Ada Liu, is a Chinese actress, hostess and singer. She won the "Best New Artist" at the 2nd Top Chinese Music Awards and the "Best Promising Host" at the 3rd Zongyi Award, in 2010 the Most Influencing Host of China named she on their list of the 10 Greatest hosts in Television.

  2. Mao Ning

    Mao Ning
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1972-.. (age 53)
    Occupations
    diplomat
    Biography

    Mao Ning is a Chinese diplomat. As a member of the Communist Party of China (CPC), she has been serving as the 33rd spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China since September 2022 and as the director-general of the Department of Press, Communication, and Public Diplomacy of the ministry since January 2025.

  3. Hou Zhihui

    Hou Zhihui
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1997-.. (age 28)
    Occupations
    weightlifter
    Biography

    Hou Zhihui is a Chinese weightlifter, two-times Olympic champion, World champion, and two-time Asian champion competing in the women's 49 kg category.

  4. Tang Baiqiao

    Tang Baiqiao
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1967-.. (age 58)
    Occupations
    human rights activist
    Biography

    Baiqiao Tang is a Chinese political dissident from Hunan province who led student protests during the 1989 democracy movement. After the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, Tang fled from agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) who eventually arrested him in the city of Jiangmen. He was charged with being a counter-revolutionary and imprisoned. Upon his release, he fled to Hong Kong, where he co-authored the report Anthems of Defeat: Crackdown in Hunan Province 1989 - 1992 through Human Rights Watch with Dr. Robin Munro of the University of London. Tang was later accepted into the United States as a political refugee in 1992. Tang claimed that he graduated in 2003 with a Master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University, but university archive and registrar of Columbia University claimed that he studied there but did not graduate.

  5. Yi Lianhong

    Yi Lianhong
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1959-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Yi Lianhong is a Chinese politician. Originally from Hunan province, Yi rose through the ranks as an academic at the provincial party school; he later served as party secretary of Yueyang and party secretary of Changsha, before being transferred to Shenyang.

  6. Li Guyi

    Li Guyi
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1944-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    singer
    Biography

    Li Guyi is a Chinese singer and dancer. Li rose to fame after singing Homeland Love (乡恋), a mellow love ballad written by Ma Jinghua and Zhang Peiji, in 1980 shortly after China began its "Reform and Opening".

  7. Han Shaogong

    Han Shaogong
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1953-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    translatorwriter
    Biography

    Han Shaogong is a Chinese novelist and fiction writer.

Hunan Normal University faculties and divisions

College : Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering, Chemistry
College : Chinese Language and Culture Chinese, Cultural Studies
College : Educational Sciences Curriculum, Education, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Pedagogy, Preschool Education
College : Fine Arts Design, Fine Arts
College : Foreign Languages English, Japanese, Literature, Modern Languages, Russian
College : History and Culture Cultural Studies, History
College : Law Civil Law, Commercial Law, International Law, Law
College : Liberal Arts Arts and Humanities, Chinese, History, Linguistics, Literature
College : Life Sciences Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Botany, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Zoology
College : Mathematics and Computer Science Computer Science, Mathematics
College : Medicine Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy
College : Music Dance, Music, Musicology
College : Physical Education Physical Education
College : Physics and Information Science Information Sciences, Physics
College : Polytechnic Design, Electronic Engineering, Fashion Design, Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering
College : Public Administration Administration, Demography and Population, Ethics, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Public Administration, Sociology
College : Resource and Environment Studies Environmental Studies, Geography, Natural Resources
College : Tourism Tourism
College : Vocational Studies Clothing and Sewing, Electrical and Electronic Engineering
School : Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Management, Real Estate
School : Journalism and Communication Communication Studies, Journalism

General information

Alternative names 湖南师范大学
Founded 1938
Accreditation Ministry of Education
Motto Benevolence, Love, Excellence, Diligence

Location and contacts

Address Xiwei Lushan Campus 36 Lushan Road
Changsha, Hunan, 410081
China
City population 10,048,000

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