Beijing Normal University is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) and jointly established by the Ministry of Education and Beijing. It ranks among the national "double first-class", "985 Project" and "2 1 1 Project", and is one of the first ten universities to be built in the Seventh Five-Year Plan and the Eighth Five-Year Plan.

Member of China University Planetary Science Alliance, Jinggang University Alliance and Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation Alliance; Selected into the Everest Plan, Strong Foundation Plan, 20 1 1 Plan,11Plan, National Training Plan, Excellent Legal Talents Education and Training Plan and Excellent Teachers Training Plan.

National innovation experiment plan for college students, national innovation and entrepreneurship training plan for college students, national postgraduate plan for building high-level universities, and Asian campus.

The school's predecessor was Shi Jing University Hall, which was founded in 1902. 1908 was renamed as Shi Jing Excellent Normal School, with independent organizational system. 19 12 was renamed Beijing Normal University. 1923, the school was renamed as Beijing Normal University, becoming the first normal university in the history of China.

193 1 year, 1952 Beiping Women's Normal University and Fu Jen Catholic University were successively merged into Beijing Normal University. 1959, identified by the central government as the first batch of national key universities. In 2002, it became one of the first six universities with the right to set up undergraduate majors independently.

On 20 17, the school entered the national "world-class university" construction A list. 20 18 became one of the first 20 universities that can carry out independent examinations for degree authorization.

As of May, 20021year, Beijing Campus of Beijing Normal University covers an area of 1 19 1 mu (Haidian Campus, Xicheng Campus and Changping Campus), as well as Zhuhai Campus of Beijing Normal University. There are more than 24,000 full-time students.

There are 3 departments, 27 colleges, 2 departments, 1 1 research institutes and 4 academies of science. There are 28 post-doctoral research stations, 32 first-class doctoral programs and 38 first-class master programs. Set up 77 undergraduate majors.