There are 6 normal colleges directly under the Ministry of Education. There are Beijing Normal University, East China Normal University, Central China Normal University, Northeast Normal University, Shaanxi Normal University and Southwest University.

Beijing Normal University, referred to as Beijing Normal University for short, is a comprehensive national key university directly under the Ministry of Education and one of the first ten national key universities after the founding of New China.

East China Normal University, referred to as East China Normal University for short, is located in Shanghai, the economic and financial center of China. It is the first batch of national key universities jointly established by the Ministry of Education and Shanghai.

Huazhong Normal University, referred to as "Huazhong Normal University" for short, is a national key university of normal education and comprehensive research jointly founded by the people of China and the Ministry of Education.

Northeast Normal University, referred to as Northeast Normal University for short, is a university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), located in Changchun City, Jilin Province.

Shaanxi Normal University, referred to as "Shaanxi Normal University", is located in xi 'an, one of the four famous historical and cultural cities in the world, and is one of the six key normal universities directly under the Ministry of Education.

Southwest University, located in Beibei District of Chongqing, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Chongqing Municipality.