About
Renmin University of China

Located in Beijing, Renmin University of China (RUC) is a comprehensive research-oriented university focusing on humanities and social sciences. It also offers a range of courses in the natural sciences, information technology and environmental sciences. The university’s overriding tasks have consistently been the pursuit of truth and progress, cultural transmission and educating the country’s future elites. RUC is an important base for training high-caliber professionals in the social sciences and humanities and houses a number of influential research centers and think tanks. The vision of RUC is reflected in our logo, which is composed of three “人” (ren), a Chinese character that can be translated into person, human or humanity. The logo stands for “people’s university,” “the spirit of humanism” and “a focus on the humanities and social sciences.”

 

RUC’s vision is to become a world-class university that equips future leaders, produces cutting-edge research and promotes global academic exchange. With the support of a dedicated leadership, its students, faculty and staff, RUC continues to grow in influence as one of the most important trend-setters in Chinese higher education today.

 

RUC now offers 86 undergraduate degree programs, 34 first-level discipline master's degree authorization points, and 25 first-level discipline doctoral degree authorization points. There are 32 professional master's degree authorization points and 1 professional doctoral degree authorization point. Additionally, there are 21 post-doctoral research mobile stations. In 2017, RUC was selected as one of the top universities for the construction of world-class universities (Class A list). And 14 disciplines of RUC were selected into the list of constructing world-class disciplines, which put RUC in a leading position among Chinese universities in the field of humanities and social sciences.

 

By the end of January, 2024, RUC has 1956 full-time teachers including 801 professors and 751 associate professors, 28,224 full-time students, including 11,749 undergraduate students, 11,400 master students and 5,075 doctoral students.

 

Attaching great importance to international exchange and cooperation, RUC has established academic connections with 312 universities and international organizations in 61 countries and regions in the world.