A Rich and Long History
First established in 1896, with a glorious history of more than 120 years
One of the three origins of Jiaotong University
Comprehensive University
A comprehensive university featured by transportation;
A well-balanced development among engineering, management, economics, science, humanities, law, philosophy and other disciplines while taking Information and Management as its advantages, transportation science and technology as its characteristics to form a complete discipline training system;
focusing on building a world-class discipline in "Intelligent Transportation" at the current state;
National key disciplines at the first level: Transportation Engineering, Information and Communication Engineering;
Second level on Industrial Economics, Bridge and Tunnel Engineering
Authorization to Confer Doctoral and Master's Degrees
17 post-doctoral research mobile stations
21 PhD programs in first-level disciplines
33 first-level master degree programs
Discipline Ranking
QS2016 BRICS universities ranked in the top 60
Three disciplines maintain the ESI top 1% in the world
No.1 in system science in China
Students Care
Psychological counseling has become a signature service of the university's study-abroad work in China. We have set up the first independent psychological counseling room for overseas students in a Chinese university -- "Listening Studio", Listening Room. Professionals with CPE international certification and overseas study experience are employed on full-time post to attend on overseas students, which has been highly praised among overseas students and reputed as "the home of the soul".
66 years of history in international student education;
Universities accredited for quality of study in China;
More than 2,000 international students in the year of 2019
Global Rankings
World: 751-800; Mainland China: 29
World: 587; Mainland China: 47
World: 801-1000; Mainland China: 43
World: 401-500; Mainland China: 49
Excellent Geographical Location
Beijing Campus - Haidian District, famous for the "Study Center" of the capital
Strong Faculty
3007 teachers
13 Academicians (China)
1Academician(International)
Schools in Diverse Fields
A total number of 15 schools including School of Electrical and Information Engineering, School of Computer and Information Technology, School of Economics and Management, School of Traffic and Transportation, School of Civil Engineering, School of Mechanical, Electronic and Control Engineering, and etc.
Degree Programs Taught in English
9 master programs, including Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Urban and Rural Planning, Logistics Engineering, Computer Technology, Transportation Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Software Engineering, MBA;
8 undergraduate programs, including Vehicle Engineering, Rail Transit Signal and Control, Communication Engineering, Civil Engineering (Railway Engineering), Electrical Engineering and Automation, Engineering Management, Transportation (Railway Transportation), and Software Engineering.
Non-Degree education: Chinese language program (language and prep.) education, General and Senior visiting scholar programs (inter-universities exchange programs) education and various short-term training programs.
Technical Research and Development
62 scientific research platforms above the provincial and ministerial level;
published 10,103 papers in well-known scientific and technological journals domestic and abroad;
published 2749 papers on international conferences;
among 3135 patents applied, 1,624 were authorized
Foreign Cooperation
Cooperation with the United States, Britain, Germany, France and other 48 countries and regions of 279 universities and famous multinational enterprises;
four Confucius Institutes in Leuven, Belgium, Houston, USA, Campinas, Brazil and Warsaw, Poland;
Members of UIC and OSJD and the International Railway Cooperation Organization (OSJD);
Led to establish the "China-Asean Rail Transit Education and Training Alliance" and the UIC High Speed Railway University Alliance, and joined the China-CEEC University Association
