Located in Changsha, Hunan Province, it is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of China? [74], the deputy ministerial system directly managed by the central government ranks among the "double first-class", "985 Project" and "21/project" in China. Selected into the national "20 1 1 plan" leading universities, "1plan", "strong foundation plan", excellent engineer education and training plan, excellent doctor education and training plan, excellent legal talent education and training plan, national innovative talent training demonstration base, national college students' innovation and entrepreneurship training plan, and national construction high school.

China government scholarship for international students in China, degree authorization independent examination institutions and independent marking institutions? Medical "Double First-class" Construction Alliance, National Intellectual Property Demonstration University, 2.0 Base for Training Top Students in Basic Subjects, China-Central Asian University Alliance, China-Russia Jiaotong University Alliance, and Construction University of High-level Public Health College are among the first five universities in China to carry out eight-year medical education (joint study of bachelor's degree and doctor's degree).

Central South University was formed in April 2000 by the merger of Hunan Medical University, Changsha Railway Institute and Central South University of Technology. The former Central South University of Technology was formerly known as Central South Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, founded in 1952, and the former Changsha Railway Institute was formerly known as Central South Institute of Architecture and Engineering, founded in 1953. The main disciplines of the two universities can be traced back to Hunan Higher Industrial School, which was founded in 1903. Hunan Medical University, formerly known as Xiangya Medical College, was founded in 19 14 and is one of the earliest institutions of higher learning in western medicine in China.

As of May 2023, the school covers an area of 3170,200 square meters with a building area of 2,295,200 square meters. There are 30 secondary colleges offering 103 undergraduate majors; Full-time students are 6 178 1 person, including 34,906 undergraduates, 24,373 graduate students, 2,362 international students and 40 preparatory students.