Sun Yat-sen University, originally known as Guangdong University, was founded in 1924 by Dr. Sun Yat-sen (also called Sun Zhongshan), a great democratic revolutionary leader of the 20th century. The University is located in Guangdong Province, an area neighboring Hong Kong and Macao, which is at the forefront of China’s reform and opening up.

Being one of the leading universities in the People’s Republic of China, Sun Yat-sen University is a comprehensive multi-disciplinary university, including the humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, technical sciences, medical sciences, pharmacology, and management sciences.

It has about 83,633 students studying on four campuses in Guangzhou and Zhuhai. Benefiting from its location near Hong Kong and Macao and the regional advantage of opening and economic development, the university has become an important base for training high-level talents, scientific research, providing services to society and inheriting cultural traditions.

The University has also successfully built international cooperation and exchange relationships with many top universities in the world. According to the Times Higher Education World University Ranking for 2010-2011, Sun Yat-sen University was ranked in the top 200 in the world.

At present, Sun Yat-sen University covers a total area of 6.17 square kilometers and has 4 campuses: Guangzhou South Campus, Guangzhou North Campus, Guangzhou East Campus, and Zhuhai Campus.

Total Enrollment:51002
           International Students:861（2%）
Undergraduate Enrollment:36082
           International Students:628（2%）
Graduate Enrollment:14920
           International Students:233（2%）

Undergraduate Programs
           Accounting
           Accounting
           Administration
           Administration (National Defense Students)
           Anthropology
           Applied Chemistry
           Applied Meteorology
           Arabic
           Archeology
           Archival Science
           Art and Design
           Atmospheric Sciences
           Automation
           Biological Sciences
           Biomedical Engineering
           Biotechnology
           Business Administration
           Chemical (Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Joint Training)
           Chemical Biology
           Chemical Engineering and Technology
           Chemistry
           Chinese As A Foreign Language
           Chinese Language and Literature
           City Planning
           Clinical Medicine
           Clinical Medicine (Eight)
           Communication
           Communication Engineering
           Computer Science and Technology
           Computer Science and Technology (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Co-Culture)
           Digital Media Art
           E-Commerce
           Earth Information Science and Technology
           Ecology
           Economics
           Electronic Information Science and Technology
           Electronic Information Science and Technology (Hong Kong Chinese University of Joint Training)
           Energy and Power Engineering
           English
           English
           Environmental Engineering
           Environmental Science
           Exhibition Economy and Management (Australia, University of Queensland, Joint Training)
           Exhibition of Economics and Management
           Finance
           Finance
           Finance
           Finance
           Financial Management
           Forensic
           French Language
           Geographic Information Systems
           Geographical Sciences
           Geological Engineering
           Geology
           German
           History
           Hotel Management
           Human Resource Management
           Information and Computing Science
           Information Display
           Information Management and Information System
           Information Security
           Information Security (National Defense Students)
           Insurance Professional
           Intelligence Science and Technology
           International Economy and Trade
           International Economy and Trade
           International Political
           Japanese Language
           Journalism
           Korean Language
           Law
           Library Science
           Logic
           Logistics Management
           Management Science and Engineering (Logistics Management)
           Marine Science
           Marketing
           Marketing
           Materials Chemistry
           Materials Physics
           Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
           Medical Laboratory
           Microelectronics
           Microelectronics (Joint Training with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University)
           Network Engineering
           Nuclear Engineering and Technology (Sino-French Cooperation In Running Schools)
           Nursing
           Optical Information Science and Technology
           Oral Medicine
           Pharmacy
           Philosophy
           Photovoltaic Technology
           Physics
           Political Science
           Polymer Materials and Engineering
           Preventive Medicine
           Psychology
           Public Administration
           Public Administration (Sports Management)
           Public Relations
           Rehabilitation Therapy
           Resources and Environment and Urban Planning
           Russian
           Social Work
           Sociology
           Software Engineering
           Software Engineering (National Defense Students)
           Spanish Language
           Statistics
           Stomatology (Seven-Year)
           Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
           Tourism Management
           Tourism Management
           Tourism Management
           Tourism Management (Joint Training with The Oklahoma State University, Usa)
           Traffic Engineering
Graduate Programs
           Academy of Pediatrics (Professional Degree)
           Accounting
           Accounting (Professional Degree)
           Administration
           Aesthetics
           Agricultural Entomology and Pest Control
           Analytical Chemistry
           Ancient Chinese Literature
           Anesthesiology
           Anesthesiology (Professional Degree)
           Anthropology
           Applied Computer Technology
           Applied Economics
           Applied Mathematics
           Applied Psychology
           Applied Statistics (Professional Degree)
           Archeology
           Archival Science
           Art of Design
           Atmospheric Physics and Atmospheric Environment
           Basic Mathematics
           Basic Psychology
           Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
           Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
           Bioinformatics
           Biological Engineering (Professional Degree)
           Biomedical Engineering
           Biomedical Engineering (Professional Degree)
           Biophysics
           Biotechnology
           Botany
           Business Administration (Degree)
           Business Management
           Care (Professional Degree)
           Cartography and Geographic Information Systems
           Cell Biology
           Chemical Biology
           Chemical Engineering
           Chemical Engineering (Professional Degree)
           Children Less Health and Maternal
           Chinese Classical Literature
           Chinese History
           Chinese International Education (Degree)
           Chinese Language and Literature
           Chinese Modern and Contemporary History
           Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
           Chinese Philology
           Chinese Philosophy
           Circuits and Systems
           Civil and Commercial Law
           Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics
           Communication
           Communication and Information Systems
           Comparative Literature and World Literature
           Computational Mathematics
           Computer Software and Theory
           Computer System Architecture
           Computer Technology (Professional Degree)
           Condensed Matter Physics
           Constitutional and Administrative Law
           Control Engineering (Professional Degree)
           Criminal Law
           Critical Care Medicine
           Demographic
           Department of History
           Dermatology and Venereology
           Dermatology and Venereology (Professional Degree)
           Detection Technology and Automation Devices
           Ecology
           Economic Law
           Education Management (Professional Degree)
           Educational Economy and Management
           Educational Technology
           Electronics and Communication Engineering (Degree)
           Emergency Medicine
           Emergency Medicine (Professional Degree)
           Engineering Thermal Physics
           English Interpretation (Professional Degree)
           English Language and Literature
           English Translation (Professional Degree)
           Environment and Natural Resources Protection Law
           Environmental Engineering
           Environmental Engineering (Professional Degree)
           Environmental Science
           Epidemiology and Health Statistics
           Ethics
           Ethnology
           Finance
           Finance and Investment Management
           Folklore
           Food Safety Biology
           Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
           Foreign Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
           Foreign Philosophy
           Forensic
           French Language and Literature
           Genetics
           Geochemistry
           Geotechnical Engineering
           German Language and Literature
           Grass Science
           Harbor, Coastal and Offshore Engineering
           Health Inspection and Quarantine
           Heritage and Museum
           Heritage Museum (Professional Degree)
           Higher Education
           History of The Chinese Communist Party
           Human Anatomy and Embryology
           Human Geography
           Hydraulic Engineering (Degree)
           Hydrobiology
           Hydrology and Water Resources
           Hygienic Toxicology
           Ideological and Political Education
           Imaging and Nuclear Medicine
           Immunology
           Industrial Catalysis
           Industrial Organization and Management
           Information Computational Science
           Information Science
           Inorganic Chemistry
           Intangible Cultural Heritage
           Integrative Foundation
           Internal Medicine
           International Law
           International Political
           International Relations
           Japanese Language and Literature
           Journalism
           Land Resource Management
           Law (Law) (Professional Degree)
           Law (The Illegal School) (Professional Degree)
           Legal History
           Legal Theory
           Library and Information (Professional Degree)
           Library Science
           Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
           Literature and Art
           Logic
           Management Science and Engineering
           Management Science and Engineering
           Marine Biology
           Marine Coastal Geography.
           Marine Geology
           Marketing
           Marxism In China
           Marxist Philosophy
           Marxist Study Abroad
           Master of Oral Medicine (Professional Degree)
           Materials Engineering (Professional Degree)
           Materials Physics and Chemistry
           Mechanics
           Medical Imaging and Nuclear Medicine (Professional Degree)
           Medicinal Chemistry
           Meteorologists
           Microbial and Biochemical Pharmacy
           Microbiology
           Microbiology
           Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics
           Mineralogy, Petrology, The Study of Ore Deposits
           Modern Educational Technology (Professional Degree)
           Molecular Medicine
           Molecular Medicine
           Neurobiology
           Neurobiology
           Neurology
           Neurology (Professional Degree)
           Nursing
           Nursing
           Nutrition and Food Hygiene
           Obstetrics and Gynecology
           Obstetrics and Gynecology (Professional Degree)
           Occupational and Environmental Health
           Oncology
           Oncology (Professional Degree)
           Ophthalmology
           Ophthalmology (Professional Degree)
           Optical Engineering
           Optical Engineering (Professional Degree)
           Optics
           Organic Chemistry
           Organic Chemistry
           Otorhinolaryngology
           Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics
           Pathogen Biology
           Pathology and Pathophysiology
           Pathology and Pathophysiology
           Pattern Recognition and Intelligent Systems
           Pediatrics
           Pharmaceutical Analysis
           Pharmacognosy
           Pharmacology
           Pharmacy
           Pharmacy (Degree)
           Philosophy
           Philosophy of Science and Technology
           Photovoltaic Technology and Applications
           Physical Chemistry
           Physical Education and Training
           Physical Geography
           Physical Oceanography
           Physiology
           Physiology
           Political Economy
           Political Theory
           Polymer Chemistry and Physics
           Population, Resources and Environmental Economics
           Power Electronics and Power Drives
           Power Engineering (Professional Degree)
           Principles of Education
           Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics
           Procedural Law
           Psychiatry and Mental Hygiene (Professional Degree)
           Public Administration (Degree)
           Public Relations
           Quaternary Geology
           Radio Physics
           Regional Economics
           Rehabilitation Medicine & Physical Therapy
           Rehabilitation Medicine and Physical Therapy (Professional Degree)
           Religious Studies
           Signal and Information Processing
           Social Medicine and Health Management
           Social Security
           Social Work
           Social Work (Professional Degree)
           Sociology
           Software Engineering (Professional Degree)
           Stem Cell and Tissue Engineering
           Stomatology
           Stomatology (Professional Degree)
           Structural Geology
           Surgery
           Surgery (Professional Degree)
           Technology Economy and Management
           The Basic Principles of Marxism
           The Geriatrics (Professional Degree)
           The History of The Development of Marxism
           The Ic Engineering (Professional Degree)
           The Otorhinolaryngology (Professional Degree)
           The ThermoPhysical with Energy Utilization Technology
           Theoretical Physics
           Tourism Management
           Tourism Management
           Tourism Management (Professional Degree)
           Traditional Chinese Medicine (Professional Degree)
           Transplantation Medicine
           Transportation Engineering
           Transportation Engineering (Professional Degree)
           Urban and Regional Planning
           Western Economics
           Within Science (Professional Degree)
           World Economy
           World History
           Zoology