Hainan Tropical Ocean University, located in Sanya, Hainan Province, is a full-time public undergraduate provincial university jointly established by Hainan Provincial People's Government, State Oceanic Administration, China Offshore Oil Corporation, Sanya Municipal People's Government and Sansha Municipal People's Government.

It is one of the "China-ASEAN Education and Training Centers" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Education, and one of the top ten "educational foreign aid bases" of the Ministry of Education. It is a master's degree awarding unit approved by the State Council Academic Degrees Committee. The motto of Chen Rui, the current Party Secretary, is "Mingde, erudite, inspirational and practical".

As of May, 20021year, the school has two campuses, Sanya and Wuzhishan, with a campus area of 2 100 mu and a total construction area of 532,900 square meters. At present, there are 19 secondary colleges, 2 first-class master's programs and 8 professional master's programs, and 53 undergraduate majors, covering 9 disciplines, namely science, engineering, management, literature, law, agriculture, teaching, art and history. Faculty 1200.

The school's predecessor was Hainan Li and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Normal School founded by 1954 in Guangdong Province and Hainan Li and Miao Autonomous Prefecture Normal College founded by 1958. In 2009, the main campus of the school was moved from Wuzhishan City to Sanya City. 2065438+In September 2005, it was renamed Hainan Tropical Ocean College. 20 18 12, transfer management of Hainan Ocean and Fisheries College.

By 2022, Hainan Tropical Ocean University will be ranked 457th in China University of Soft Science in 2022.