Since its establishment, Xiangtan University has steadily improved its comprehensive school-running strength and core competitiveness, ranking 43rd among mainland universities in THE Times Higher Education 2020 World University Rankings, and becoming one of the few universities in China to rank among authoritative international universities such as The and USNEWS.

The school is approved by the Hunan Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education, and jointly established by the Hunan Provincial People's Government and the National Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

Major:

National comprehensive reform pilot major (1): law.

National engineering education professional certification (10): computer science and technology, communication engineering, automation, chemical engineering and technology, mechanical design and manufacturing and automation, environmental engineering, pharmaceutical engineering, food science and engineering, material science and engineering, and civil engineering.

Reference to the above content: Xiangtan University official website-school profile