Yunnan Normal University has now developed into a teaching and research university with a modern campus of 3,300 mu, covering 10 disciplines and a complete education system for bachelor, master, doctor and postdoctoral students.

In the 20 12 national college teaching evaluation by the Ministry of Education, Yunnan Normal University ranked among the top universities in China in three disciplines, among the top universities in China in 20 disciplines, and among the "national central and western regions 100 key universities" and "provincial key construction universities".

Yunnan Normal University's majors in agricultural building environment and energy engineering, tourism management and service education are the most famous among all majors in Yunnan Normal University, and they also have strong influence and extremely distinctive professional characteristics in universities across the country.

In addition, Yunnan Normal University has distinctive features in geography, natural geography and resource environment, human geography and urban and rural planning, geographic information science, humanities education and other majors.