Beijing city university, founded in 1984, is the first new university in new China to implement the public and private system. Known for its pragmatism and innovation, it is regarded as a banner of higher education reform in China. Approved by the Ministry of Education, it is a comprehensive ordinary university with nationally recognized qualifications for awarding postgraduate and undergraduate degrees and holding education in secondary vocational and higher vocational colleges. Since its establishment, the school has always taken the development path of "establishing a school with undergraduate courses, governing the school according to law, strengthening the school with high quality and developing the school with characteristics"; The school carries out the educational concept of "suitable education, holistic education, effective education and practical education", and makes every effort to build a high-level university and train high-quality talents wholeheartedly.

At present, the school has three campuses: Zhongguancun Campus (No.269 North Fourth Ring Road, Haidian District, Beijing), Aerospace City Campus (No.6 Huangdian Village) and Shunyi Campus (Mu Yan Road, Yangzhen Town, Shunyi District, Beijing).