Jimei University, located in Xiamen, Fujian Province, is a key construction university in Fujian Province. The Ministry of Transport and Fujian Province, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Fujian Province, Fujian Province and Xiamen City have jointly established Fujian universities, first-class universities and first-class discipline construction universities, national "excellent engineer education and training plan" pilot universities, national "excellent agricultural and forestry personnel education and training plan" pilot universities and emergency management colleges to build the first batch of pilot schools in Fujian Province.
School-running began with 19 18, the normal department of Jimei School founded by Mr. Chen Jiageng, and the fishery department and business department of Jimei School founded by 1920. 1994 Jimei Normal University, Jimei Navigation College, Jimei Finance and Economics College, Xiamen Fisheries College and Fujian Institute of Physical Education merged to form Jimei University.
As of April 2023, the school covers an area of 2,344 mu, with a building area of 6,543,800 square meters, 3,330,000 paper documents and 6,543,800 e-books. 20 colleges and 76 undergraduate majors; Postdoctoral research mobile stations 1 each, 4 authorized points for doctoral degrees in first-level disciplines, 5 authorized points for master's degrees in first-level disciplines, and 0/8 authorized points for master's degrees (categories); There are about 1500 full-time teachers and 29,400 students, including 26,400 full-time undergraduates, 2,600 graduate students and nearly 200 international students.