According to the query of official website of Jilin University, Jilin University is located in Changchun City, Jilin Province, and is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). The enrollment code is 10 183.

Jilin University, a vice-ministerial institution directly under the Central Government, ranks among the national "double-class" "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project", and has been selected into the Everest Plan, 201Plan,1Plan, and is in the national soft.