The history of Datong University in Shanxi can be traced back to 1950s. Approved by the Ministry of Education in March 2006, it was formed by the merger of the former Yanbei Normal College, Datong Medical College, Datong Vocational and Technical College and Shanxi Industrial Vocational and Technical College. In May, 20 18, with the approval of the State Council Academic Degrees Committee, the school became a master's degree awarding unit.
By the end of 2022 10, the school consisted of Yudong Campus and Wang Xinping Campus, covering an area of 2 12 1.3 mu, with a building area of 903,400 square meters, teaching and research instruments and equipment worth 434 million yuan, and a collection of 2,875110,000 copies of paper books. There are 24 colleges (departments) and 72 undergraduate majors; There are 3 master's authorization points and 7 master's authorization points in the first-level discipline; There are 32,045 full-time undergraduates, 297 graduate students and 2,998 continuing education students. There are 2328 faculty members (excluding affiliated hospitals), and there are full-time teachers 1585.