Xidian University

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Xidian University
西安电子科技大学
Xidian logo.png
Motto厚德 求真 砺学 笃行
Type Public
Established1931;94 years ago (1931)
President Yang Zongkai (杨宗凯)
Academic staff
1,900
Undergraduates 21,650
Postgraduates 11,072
Location,
North Campus 34°13′47.3″N108°54′57″E / 34.229806°N 108.91583°E / 34.229806; 108.91583
South Campus 34°07′24.2″N108°50′9.2″E / 34.123389°N 108.835889°E / 34.123389; 108.835889
Campus Urban, 667 acres (2.70 km2)
Affiliations Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China
Website xidian.edu.cn
en.xidian.edu.cn
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese 西安电子科技大学
Traditional Chinese 西安電子科技大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin Xī'ān diànzǐ kējì dàxué

Xidian University (Chinese :西安电子科技大学; lit.'Xi'an Electronic Science and Technology University') is a public university in Xi'an, Shaanxi, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education, and co-funded by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, SASTIND, and China Electronics Technology Group Corporation. The university is part of the Double First-Class Construction and Project 211.

Contents

Xidian University focuses on electronics and information education and research, and has programs covering engineering, computer science, management, economics, liberal arts and social sciences.

Academics

Xidian University is one of China's National Key Universities managed by the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Xidian University is organized into 17 schools. The university has undergraduate programs covering engineering, science, management and economics. It also offers Master's and PhD degrees. The university has over 31,000 students, including 21,650 undergraduate students, 9,293 master's students, and 1,779 doctoral students. 7 National Key Disciplines have been affiliated with Xidian University.

Academic standing

Xidian is one of the universities which have "National Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform", one of the 211 Project universities, one of the Double First-rate universities, one of the 56 universities having a Graduate School, one of the 35 universities having a national demonstration School of Software. It is an essential base of IT talents training and high level scientific research innovation.

The university consists of 18 schools. There are 4 state key laboratories, 5 key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 17 provincial key laboratories and 15 university research institutes and centers. At present, Xidian University has 7 national key disciplines, 40 doctoral programs, 77 masters programs and 50 bachelor's programs: In the fields of communication networks, signal and information processing, information security, microelectronics and mechatronics, Xidian University possesses distinctive advantages and features in cultivation and scientific research at home and abroad. In the national assessment of the first-level disciplines in China in 2012, its "information and communication engineering" ranked second and its "electronic science and technology" ranked fourth.

Rankings

University rankings
BCUR National [1] Domestic 40
Wu Shulian National [2] Domestic 48
CUAA National [3] Alumni 43
THE National [4] General 38–51
QS Asia
(Asia version) [5]
General 551–600
THE Asia
(Asia version) [6]
General =141
ARWU World [7] Research 401–500
THE World [8] General 601–800
USNWR World [9] General =643

In 2020, Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked Xidian University top 401–500 in the world.

Global Ranking of Academic Subjects by Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2021 [10]
SubjectsGlobal Rankings
Telecommunication Engineering1
Computer Science & Engineering28
Electrical & Electronic Engineering36
Subject Rankings by U.S. News & World Report 2020 [11]
SubjectsNational RankingsGlobal Rankings
Computer Science822
Electrical and Electronic Engineering1123
Engineering34175

School of Telecommunications Engineering

The school is dedicated to education and research in the areas of Communications Engineering, Information Systems Security, Wireless Broadband and Signal and Information Processing. There are more than 3,800 undergraduates, 2,000 master's students and 300 doctoral students.

Departments

School of Electronic Engineering

The school has 311 faculty members, including one Member of Chinese Academy of Sciences, two National Famous Teachers of China and three National Experts with Outstanding Contribution.

Three National Key Disciplines:

Departments

School of Computer Science and Technology

The school was established in 1995. It was one of the earliest computer science school in China. The school ranks 8th in China and among top 100 in the world by Academic Ranking of World Universities .

Departments

School of Mechano-electronic Engineering

Departments

School of Microelectronics

The school is one of the National Instruction Bases for Integrated Circuit Talents by Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China. Microelectronics and Solid-State Electronics is one of the National Key Disciplines.

The school has 2 undergraduate programs, 5 master's programs and 2 doctoral programs. Around 1,800 undergraduates and 850 postgraduate students are enrolled in the School.

Departments

School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering

Departments

School of Economics and Management

Departments

School of Mathematics and Statistics

Departments

School of Humanities and Arts

Departments

School of Foreign Languages

Departments

School of Microelectronics

Departments

School of Life Science and Technology

Departments

School of Aerospace Science and Technology

Departments

School of Software

Departments

School of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology

Departments

Research

Research at Xidian University consists of:

Xidian University has four State Key Laboratories:

Xidian University has 5 Key Labs of Ministry of Education:

Xidian has 17 Provincial Key Labs:

Notable people

Alumni

Faculty

Notes

    References

    1. "2025 Best Chinese Universities Ranking". Shanghai Ranking. 2025. Retrieved April 17, 2025.
    2. "Wu Shulian 2025 China University Evaluation". Chinese Academy of Management Science. 2025. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
    3. Chinese Universities Alumni Association (2025). "Alumni Association (22nd Edition): Chinese University Rankings 2025" . Retrieved January 7, 2025. Alternative URL
    4. "THE University Rankings 2025 - China". Times Higher Education (THE). 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
    5. "QS World University Rankings: Asia 2025". QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited. 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
    6. "Asia University Rankings 2025". Times Higher Education. 2025. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
    7. "Academic Ranking of World Universities". Institute of Higher Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University. 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
    8. "THE World University Rankings". Times Higher Education. 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
    9. U.S. News & World Report (2024). "2024-2025 Best Global Universities Rankings" . Retrieved June 24, 2024.
    10. "ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021 - Telecommunication Engineering" . Retrieved May 30, 2020.
    11. "U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities for Computer Science in China" . Retrieved November 8, 2019.

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