Hunan University is located in Yuelu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province. At present, Hunan University has two campuses, north and south. The South Campus is located at No.2 Lushan South Road, Yuelu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province; The North Campus is located at No.0/09, Shijiachong Road, Yuelu District, Changsha City, Hunan Province.

Hunan University, referred to as "Huda" for short, is located in Changsha, a famous historical and cultural city in Hunan Province, directly under the Ministry of Education of China, and is a national key university jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Hunan Provincial People's Government and the National Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense.

Hunan University ranks in the top two, 2 1 1 Project and 985 Project, and is selected into 20 1 1 Plan, Excellent Legal Talents Education and Training Plan, Excellent Engineers Education and Training Plan, National Postgraduate Project for Building High-level Universities, and General China.

The Museum of China Academy of Sciences and Changsha Center of National Supercomputing were completed. It is a comprehensive research university with a long history and a good reputation at home and abroad. It is an important member of international organizations such as the International Union of Art, Design and Media Colleges and Universities, and the BRICS Network University, and an international certified member of AMBA.