More than 20 thousand people. According to the inquiry, official website of Guangzhou Xinhua School shows that there are 24 secondary teaching units offering 54 majors, with full-time teachers 1065 and more than 20,000 students. The school ranks 19 in the "National Research Competitiveness of Private Undergraduate Colleges", and Guangdong Province ranks 1. Guangzhou Xinhua College is an independent college initiated by Sun Yat-sen University and Guangdong Dongbao Group Co., Ltd. according to the new mechanism and model. It is a "master's degree awarded project construction unit". The school was formerly Xinhua College of Sun Yat-sen University. In May, 20021year, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Xinhua College of Sun Yat-sen University was transformed into an independent undergraduate-level private ordinary institution of higher learning and renamed Guangzhou Xinhua College.