Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine

About Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine

The university traces its institutional origins to the Jiangxi Pharmaceutical School established in 1951 and the Jiangxi Chinese Medicine Training School established in 1953. Jiangxi College of Chinese Medicine was formally created in 1959, and the institution adopted its present Chinese and English name in 2013. It is now administered by the Jiangxi provincial education authority and jointly supported by the Ministry of Education, the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine and the Jiangxi Provincial People’s Government. Its defining feature is the combination of traditional Chinese medicine education with clinical care, pharmaceutical research and applied collaboration. As of August 2026, the university reported more than 23,000 full-time students, over 1,300 full-time teachers, 20 teaching units, three directly affiliated hospitals and 11 non-directly affiliated hospitals. These figures indicate a substantial specialist institution rather than a narrowly focused medical school. Prospective students should nevertheless distinguish among its programs carefully. The portfolio extends beyond medicine to science, engineering, management, economics, literature, arts and education, but the institution’s central identity remains Chinese medicine. Clinical, pharmaceutical, computing and management programs can lead to markedly different curricula and professional pathways. The university’s three campuses also mean that a student’s daily environment may vary by school or stage of study. Applicants should confirm the assigned campus, teaching language and clinical-training arrangements directly for their intended program before enrolling.

Domestic undergraduate admission for 2026 operates through China’s provincial examination and application system. The university uses the national college entrance examination score as the primary basis and follows the filing rules and subject requirements published by each provincial admissions authority. Where applicable, it assigns majors using a score-priority approach while considering applicants’ stated program preferences. Applicants must consult the plan and elective-subject requirements issued for their home province rather than treating the university charter as a single national cutoff. Several courses have additional rules. Music Therapy requires the relevant provincial arts examination and qualifying cultural and professional scores. Sports Rehabilitation requires qualifying provincial sports and academic results. The tuition-free rural-order Chinese Medicine route is restricted to eligible rural, physics-track applicants from Jiangxi and requires a service agreement with the designated local health authority. The English major requires English as the foreign-language examination subject; other majors do not restrict that examination language, although the university says their public foreign-language courses are English. Medical and health-related programs also carry extensive physical-examination requirements. The 2026 charter identifies color-vision restrictions across many medicine, pharmacy, laboratory, psychology, food and engineering programs. Applicants should read the official list before selecting a major. Graduate and international admissions follow separate notices, requirements and timelines; the undergraduate charter should not be applied to those categories.

Academic provision is centered on Chinese medicine and Chinese materia medica, with additional study in medicine, science, engineering, management, economics, literature, arts and education. The university reported 37 undergraduate programs in August 2026. Its 2026 fee schedule identifies offerings such as Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture and Tuina, Integrated Chinese and Western Clinical Medicine, Preventive Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Chinese Materia Medica, Rehabilitation Therapy, Medical Laboratory Technology, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science and Technology, Applied Psychology, Music Therapy and health-related management fields. At graduate level, the university reports two first-level doctoral authorization areas, in Chinese Medicine and Chinese Materia Medica, plus a professional doctorate category in Chinese Medicine. It also reports six first-level master’s authorization areas and eight professional master’s categories. The 2026 doctoral guide confirms academic and professional training routes and three admissions methods: ordinary examination, application-assessment and combined master’s-doctoral study. The university also has authorization for an integrated Chinese Medicine “5+3” pathway and for recommending eligible undergraduates for postgraduate study without the national entrance examination. Research and clinical exposure are important parts of the academic setting. The university reports four national-level research platforms and 59 provincial or ministerial platforms, alongside its affiliated hospital network. Students considering regulated clinical careers should examine the exact qualification outcome of the chosen program. The 2026 undergraduate charter states that graduates of several named Chinese-medicine programs are eligible to apply for the physician qualification examination, but the eventual examination category remains governed by health-authority rules.

Key Highlights

• Public university jointly supported by national Chinese-medicine and education authorities and the Jiangxi provincial government
• Founded as Jiangxi College of Chinese Medicine in 1959 and renamed in 2013
• More than 23,000 full-time students reported as of August 2026
• Three campuses and three directly affiliated hospitals

Student Life & Environment

Student life is distributed across the Wanli, Yangming and Fusheng campuses, so the experience depends partly on a student’s program and assigned location. The university’s charter expressly provides for student associations, student-union activities, cross-disciplinary electives, academic exchanges and organized practical education. It also states that students have access to psychological-health education, counseling, testing and crisis-intervention services. University-managed accommodation is a significant part of undergraduate life. The published residence rules say that full-time undergraduate students are normally housed in university-arranged student apartments and may not independently change rooms or beds. Living off campus generally requires an approved application and agreement. Because the publicly available residence rules date from 2020, incoming students should confirm current room configurations, facilities and campus allocation before accepting an offer. Support extends beyond coursework. The charter describes employment guidance, employability and vocational training, entrepreneurship education, placement recommendations and assistance for students facing employment difficulties. Students may also take part in supervised community service and work-study activities. The official 2026 undergraduate charter lists scholarships, need-based grants, student loans, work-study, tuition reductions, temporary hardship assistance and a green-channel process for students unable to pay required charges immediately. Eligibility and award amounts should be checked for the relevant student category.

Location & Surroundings

Jiangxi University of Chinese Medicine is based in Nanchang, the capital of Jiangxi Province. Its legal address and the address used for 2026 undergraduate admissions are 1688 Meiling Avenue, Xinjian District, Nanchang. This is the Wanli campus address. The university charter also identifies Yangming and Fusheng as its other two campuses. For applicants, the multi-campus structure is more important than a general description of Nanchang. Teaching, housing, administration and clinical activity may not all occur at the same site, and affiliated-hospital placements can introduce additional travel. Students should therefore ask the relevant school where their program is taught and whether later clinical or practical stages move elsewhere. The three-campus arrangement can provide access to both university facilities and the institution’s wider medical network, but commuting assumptions should not be made from the main admissions address alone. Before planning accommodation or transport, international and domestic students should obtain the current campus assignment, registration location and hospital-placement details from the university. No current official source reviewed provided sufficiently detailed campus-by-campus transport guidance to support more specific travel claims.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For the 2026 academic year, published domestic undergraduate tuition is CNY 4,660 per student per year for listed management, insurance, English and Applied Psychology programs; CNY 4,940 for Applied Chemistry and the listed food programs; and CNY 5,220 for the listed medicine, pharmacy, nursing, rehabilitation, computing and biomedical programs. Music Therapy costs CNY 9,600. University accommodation is listed at CNY 600–1,000 per academic year, depending on conditions. The rural-order Chinese Medicine program waives tuition and accommodation for eligible students under its service agreement. The same 2026 schedule lists academic master’s tuition at CNY 8,000 per year, professional master’s tuition at CNY 12,000, academic doctoral tuition at CNY 10,000 and the professional Chinese Medicine doctorate at CNY 15,000. Listed international-student rates are CNY 25,000 for science and engineering undergraduate study, CNY 30,000 for master’s study and CNY 35,000 for doctoral study; international accommodation is CNY 40 per day. Applicants should confirm whether their exact program falls within those published categories and budget separately for materials, insurance, travel and living expenses. Career preparation includes employment guidance, skills training, entrepreneurship support, recruitment services and affiliated clinical environments. Potential paths vary widely across clinical medicine, pharmaceuticals, research, health administration, rehabilitation and technology. The university does not provide a verified current salary or placement-rate figure in the sources used here, so applicants should assess professional licensing requirements and recent program-level outcomes directly rather than assuming that a degree alone guarantees clinical practice.