Jishou University is a first-class discipline construction university in Hunan Province. Selected as a member of China Service Outsourcing School-enterprise Alliance, including the national central and western universities' basic capacity building project, excellent doctor education and training plan, excellent agriculture and forestry talents education and training plan, doctor training project for serving the country with special needs and Hunan 201/plan.

The school was founded in April 1958 and upgraded to a provincial comprehensive university in April 1978. In the same year, Xiangxi Branch of Xiangya Medical College of Central South University was merged into Jishou University to form the Department of Medicine, and Xiangxi Branch of Xiangtan University was merged into Jishou University to form the Department of Physical Education. In 2000, Jishou Health School was merged into Jishou University.

200 1, Xiangxi Institute of Ethnic Education and Jishou Normal School for Nationalities merged into Jishou University to form Jishou Normal College; In 2002, Wuling College (Wuling University) was merged into Jishou University and became the Zhangjiajie Campus of Jishou University.

Jishou University (referred to as Jida) is a first-class discipline construction university in Hunan Province. It is a comprehensive university approved by the State Ethnic Affairs Commission and the provincial department of Hunan Provincial People's Government. The school is located in Jishou City, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province. At present, it is the party secretary Liao Zhikun and the principal Li Qisheng. The school motto is "People-oriented prestigious school, serving the country by industry".

In September, 2022, official website showed that the school * * * has two campuses in Jishou and Zhangjiajie, 22 teaching colleges, 465,438+0 first-level disciplines and 78 undergraduate majors, covering 65,438+02 disciplines, among which musicology, biological sciences and business administration are national specialties.

There are 2 mobile stations for postdoctoral research, one doctoral program 1 one, one master program 16, and one professional master program 17. There are nearly 1500 employees in school vocational education.