The ranking of Central South University in the world is 174. In QS World University Comprehensive Ranking (2023), Central South University ranks 499th in the world.

Central South University is located in Changsha, a famous historical and cultural city in China, covering an area of 310.7 million square meters. Across the banks of the Xiangjiang River, near the majestic Yuelu Mountain and the Pentium Xiangjiang River, it has an elegant environment and pleasant scenery, and is an ideal garden for learning and seeking knowledge. The school has 30 secondary colleges, including Xiangya Hospital, Xiangya Second Hospital, Xiangya Third Hospital and Xiangya Stomatological Hospital, and enjoys the reputation of "Southern Xiangya".

After a hundred years of accumulation, Central South University conforms to the general trend of China's higher education system reform, carries forward the university spirit with "integration of knowledge and practice" as the core, adheres to the school spirit of "kindness, truth-seeking, aestheticism and tolerance", adheres to its own school-running characteristics, serves the major needs of the country and society, unites and forge ahead, reforms and innovates, pursues Excellence, and greatly improves its comprehensive strength and overall level.

School major

1, psychiatry

Psychiatry mainly studies the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and development law of mental illness, as well as the basic knowledge and skills of prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation, and diagnoses and handles common psychological disorders, mental illness and other diseases. For example: diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, neurasthenia, hysteria, etc.

2. Civil engineering

Civil engineering mainly studies the basic knowledge and technology of survey, design, construction, maintenance and repair of various land engineering facilities, and carries out new construction, reconstruction or expansion of various engineering buildings, as well as survey, planning, design and construction of related supporting facilities. The main engineering facilities include houses, roads, railways, pipelines, tunnels, bridges, dams and mines.

3. Information management and information system

Information management and information system mainly study basic knowledge and skills such as economics, management, quantitative analysis methods, information resource management, computers and information systems. It is suitable for information management departments in all walks of life to collect, transmit, store, process and use information by modern office means such as computers and networks. For example: planning, analysis, design, construction and management of information systems, processing and confidentiality of enterprise information, construction and application of databases, etc.