Founded in September, 1958, the college is a regional and nationalized comprehensive university in the border area of Hunan, Hubei, Chongqing and Guizhou. It is composed of Jishou teaching area and Zhangjiajie teaching area in Hunan Province, and it is also the largest operating scale and the best overall strength in the border areas of the four provinces. On 20 1 1 year, the General Office of the State Council and the National Development and Reform Commission listed Jishou University as the Capital Construction University in the strategic layout of China's regional development. In 20 12, Jishou university was selected as the key construction 100 "Xiao 21project" university in China.

Colleges and universities include engineering, science, medicine, literature, law, social economics, philosophy, agronomy, social psychology, history, business administration, design and other disciplines 12. There are 7 1 undergraduate majors in 23 secondary colleges, including 3 national key disciplines and 2 technical majors in the national demonstration site of comprehensive reform and innovation of undergraduate majors, 65438. 1 provincial key development disciplines with advantages and characteristics, and 5 provincial key development disciplines. 20 13 approved by the Ministry of education, newly recruited technical majors: financial engineering, business communication, electrical specialty and automation technology.

Jishou University has three national key disciplines: music major, biotechnology major and business administration major, comprehensive reform and innovation demonstration site 1 national undergraduate major: 1 software development, 1 "extraordinary doctor training education plan" and 1 "extraordinary agriculture and forestry personnel training education plan": landscape architecture, Key disciplines include 12 technical majors (journalism, Chinese language and literature, physical education, food science and engineering, physics, molecular biology, sports, music, dance, food science and engineering, biotechnology, business administration and network marketing) and comprehensive reform and innovation demonstration sites.