Oujiang College of Wenzhou University was established with the approval of Zhejiang Provincial People's Government in 2000 and approved as an independent college by the Ministry of Education in 2004.

The College is a national-level experimental zone for innovation of talent training mode in entrepreneurship education, an experimental zone for innovation of talent training mode in Zhejiang Province, a research base for entrepreneurship education in Zhejiang Province, a cultural and creative industrial park in Wenzhou City, a small business venture base in Wenzhou City, an information security center in Wenzhou City, and a branch park of Wenzhou National University Science Park.

There are 6 secondary colleges and 1 public teaching department, covering 8 disciplines including economy, law, education, literature, art, science, engineering and management, and 44 undergraduate majors. Based on the development orientation of "a strong independent college with regional applied technology", the college is committed to cultivating high-level applied technical talents.