Dali University is an institution of higher learning jointly established by provinces and states. Its predecessor was Dali Medical College and Dali Normal College, which was founded in 1978. 200 1 The two universities merged to form Dali College. In 2003, he was awarded a master's degree, renamed Dali University on 20 15, and awarded a doctorate on 202 1.

After 44 years of accumulation, it has developed into a comprehensive university with the advantages of biomedicine, national culture and ecological environment, and featuring the education of international students. It is the earliest undergraduate school in Yunnan province, located in a non-provincial capital city, and the only unit with the right to award master's and doctoral degrees.

The school is located in Dali, a central city in western Yunnan. The campus covers an area of more than 2,300 mu and has three campuses: Gucheng, Shimonoseki and Taihe. The campus is full of green grass and flowers, and is known as "the university in the mountains and rivers and the scenery in the university".

The school has 19 secondary colleges and research institutes and 10 affiliated hospitals. At present, there are 73 undergraduate majors, 1 doctoral degree authorization points, 8 first-class discipline master degree authorization points and 15 master degree authorization points. There are 7 national first-class professional construction sites and 2 provincial first-class professional construction sites1site.

There are 2 national specialties, 2 provincial specialties, and 1-class specialty construction site in Yunnan Province 1 one. In the comprehensive evaluation of majors in Yunnan Province in 2022, 48 participating majors won 2 Class B majors and 40 Class C majors.