Jilin Normal University was founded as Siping Teachers College, 1958. 1962 to 1966, Jilin provincial government merged tonghua normal college, baicheng normal college and Jilin normal college into Siping normal college. 1973, the school was upgraded to Siping Normal College and renamed Jilin Normal University in 2002.
As of April 2023, the school has two campuses, Siping and Changchun, covering an area of 6,543,800 square meters and a construction area of 680,000 square meters. Total value of fixed assets is17438+0 million yuan; The library has 2,260,800 books; There are 19 colleges, 1 teaching departments, 1 doctoral degree authorization points, 20 master degree authorization points,1/master degree authorization points. There are 66 undergraduate majors, full-time undergraduates 18340, and 3277 graduate students. Faculty 1630.