Ningxia Normal University is the only normal undergraduate college in Ningxia. The school belongs to the People's Government of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. It is a joint unit of the Education Department of the Autonomous Region and the Guyuan Municipal Government. It is one of the pilot units of "National Special Needs Talents Training Project" and the first pilot school of free education for normal students in Ningxia. The school is located in Guyuan City, Ningxia. At present, the motto of Zhang Zhirong, secretary of the Party Committee and Ma Zongbao, president of the school, is "Learn to be a teacher and be a model".

As of 202 1, 1 1, the school has two campuses, Guyan and Wen Yuan, with a total area of 928,000 square meters and 696 faculty members. There are 14 teaching units, 36 undergraduate majors and 8 disciplines; There are 4 authorized points for master of first-class disciplines and 4 authorized points for professional masters.

The school, formerly known as Liupanshan University, was founded in 1975. Guyuan Teachers College was established on the basis of Liupanshan University with the approval of the State Council in 1978, and was renamed Guyuan Teachers College in 1994. In February 2006, it was renamed Ningxia Normal University with the approval of the Ministry of Education and upgraded to an undergraduate college.

By 2022, Ningxia Normal University ranked 420th in China University in 2022. The school has two campuses, Guyan and Wen Yuan, with a total area of 927,907.2 square meters and a total construction area of 287,000 square meters, including 6,543,800 square meters for teaching administration and 63,800 square meters for student dormitory. The total value of teaching and research instruments and equipment in the school is 94,665,438+10,000 yuan.