Chongqing University, referred to as Chongda for short, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), which is jointly established by the Ministry of Education, Chongqing Municipality and the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

The school was founded in 1929, 1942 became a comprehensive university, 1952 was transformed into a multidisciplinary university, 1960 was identified as a national key university, and1project was a key construction project. In 2000, Chongqing University merged chongqing jianzhu university and Chongqing Institute of Architecture, and 200 1 was listed as the key construction university of the 985 Project, and 20 17 was selected as the "double first-class" construction university.

By February 2023, the school had a campus, a campus, a campus, a campus, a campus, and a campus of two rivers, covering an area of more than 5,300 mu. There are 7 departments, 35 colleges and 7 affiliated hospitals, offering 99 undergraduate majors.

There are 38 authorized points for doctoral degrees in first-class disciplines, 8 authorized points for doctoral professional degrees, 5 1 authorized points for master's degrees in first-class disciplines and 25 authorized points for professional master's degrees; There are more than 5,300 faculty members, including more than 3,200 full-time teachers; There are more than 50,000 students, including 24,000 graduate students and 26,000 undergraduate students.