Hubei University for Nationalities is a provincial general undergraduate college with undergraduate education approved by the Ministry of Education. It is a key construction university in Hubei Province founded by the Hubei Provincial People's Government and the State Ethnic Affairs Commission. The second batch of undergraduate students enrolled in Hubei Province, so Hubei University for Nationalities belongs to the second batch.

Hubei University for Nationalities has 18 colleges, 1 directly affiliated tertiary general hospitals (affiliated to China Renmin University) and 2 indirectly affiliated tertiary general hospitals (affiliated to Enshi Central Hospital and Jingmen First People's Hospital), offering 1 undergraduate majors, covering economics, law, education, literature, science and science.