The school is located in Shanghai, China, and its three campuses are located in Songjiang District and Changning District, covering an area of nearly 2,000 mu. The campus environment is beautiful and pleasant, and it is a "Shanghai garden unit".

By June, 2022 165438+ 10, Donghua University had Songjiang Campus, Yan 'an Road Campus and Xinhua Road Campus, covering an area of nearly 2,000 mu and a construction area of more than 830,000 square meters. There are 17 colleges (departments) and 59 undergraduate majors, covering 9 disciplines including engineering and science. Undergraduate students 14244, graduate students 7892, doctoral students 1265, and international students with academic qualifications 705.

There are 2320 faculty members, including full-time teachers 14 16; There are 2 national experimental teaching demonstration centers, 1 national virtual simulation experimental teaching center and 3 national engineering practice education centers.

The history of the school can be traced back to the Textile Printing and Dyeing Institute founded by industrialist Zhang Jian in 19 12. Founded in 195 1, it was named East China Institute of Textile Technology. 1960, identified as a national key university by the Ministry of Education. 198 1 year, becoming one of the first universities in China with the right to award doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees.

1985, renamed China Textile University. 1998 entered the national "2 1 1 project" key construction universities. 1999, renamed Donghua University. 20 17 was selected as a "double first-class" construction university in China.