According to Baidu Encyclopedia, Changchun University is located in Changchun City, Jilin Province. It is a provincial comprehensive university and two universities in Jilin Province. It is the first batch of institutions of higher learning in China with the qualification to recruit international students. It has been selected into the scholarship receiving institutions of China government for overseas students, Confucius Institute scholarship receiving institutions, the "Two Million Plan" of the Ministry of Education, the national innovation and entrepreneurship training program for college students, the national innovation experimental zone of talent training mode, the national pilot colleges for higher integrated education for the disabled, the national demonstration colleges for deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform, and the construction projects of high-level disciplines and characteristic majors in Jilin Province.

As of May 2023, the school has three campuses with a total area of 1.02 million square meters; There are 20 teaching colleges and 54 undergraduate majors; There are 8 master's degree authorization points in the first-level discipline, and 14 master's degree authorization points; Full-time students 19497, including full-time graduate students 13 10 and faculty 1366.