The school's predecessor was Changchun Institute of Industrial Accounting and Statistics founded by the former Ministry of Industry of Northeast People's Government 1949, which trained the first batch of industrial accounting and statistics talents for new China. The school has changed its name several times in the process of national development and the changes of the times. 1983 was renamed Jilin Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering. 65438-0987 With the approval of the former State Education Commission, Jilin University of Technology, Jilin Institute of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Changchun Foreign Studies College and Changchun Vocational College were merged to form Changchun University. In August 2000, the original Jilin Forestry School was merged.
As of June 5438+00, 2022, the school has three campuses with a total area of1020,000 square meters; There are 20 teaching colleges and 60 undergraduate majors; There are 8 master's degree authorization points for the first-level discipline, and 12 master's degree authorization points; There are 1945 1 full-time students; There are 902 full-time teachers.