Accreditation and memberships KUST is a member of
SAP University Alliances.
Programs With the current 29 faculties (schools) covering the fields ranging from science, engineering and economics to administration, arts, law and education, KUST offers a complete list of degree programs including Ph.D., MS., MSEng., MEng, MA, BS, BSEng and BA, as well as programs including
post-doctorate,
preparatory,
continuing education,
vocational training and
Chinese language training for international students.
Faculties Graduate School Division of Life and Medical Sciences Faculty of Life Science and Technology Center for Pharmaceutical Sciences and Engineering Center for Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Medical School Department of Clinical Medicine Department of Basic Medicine
Faculty of Agriculture and Food Department of Agricultural Mechanization Department of Agricultural Electrification Department of Agricultural Hydraulic Engineering Department of Food Science & Engineering Department of Food Quality & Safety Institute of Primate Translational Medicine
Faculty of Metallurgical and Energy Engineering Department of Metallurgical Engineering Department of New Energy Science and Engineering Department of Energy and Power Engineering
Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Materials Physics and Chemistry Department of Metallic Material Science Department of Inorganic & Non-metallic Material Science Department of Material Process Engineering Department of Gemmology and Materials Technology Materials Experiment and Testing Center
Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering Department of Environmental Engineering Department of Environmental Science Department of Renewable Resource Science and Technology
Faculty of Land Resources Engineering Department of Geosciences Department of Land Information and Mapping Engineering Department of Resource Exploration Engineering Department of Mineral Process Engineering
Faculty of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Industrial Engineering Department of Packaging Engineering
Faculty of Information Engineering and Automation Department of Computer Science Department of Automation Department of Telecommunication Engineering Department of Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Electric Power Engineering Department of Electrical Engineering Department of Hydraulic Engineering
Faculty of Civil Engineering and Mechanics Department of Civil Engineering Department of Engineering Mechanics Department of Municipal Engineering Department of Construction Management Institute of Building Environment and Energy Engineering
Faculty of Architecture and City Planning Department of Architecture Department of Urban and Rural Planning Department of Landscape Architecture
Faculty of Chemical Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering Department of Process Equipment and Control Engineering Department of Biomass Engineering
Faculty of Transportation Engineering Department of Traffic Engineering Department of Traffic and Transportation Department of Logistics Engineering Department of Vehicle Engineering
Faculty of Civil Aviation and Aeronautics Faculty of Public Security and Emergency Management Department of Safety Engineering
Faculty of Management and Economics Department of Business Administration Department of Accounting Department of Applied Economics Department of Finance Department of Marketing Department of Management Science and Information System
Law School Center of Criminal Law Center of Constitution and Administrative Law Center of Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center of Civil and Commercial Law Center of Economic Law Center of Laws of Southeast Asia and International Law Center of Theories of Jurisprudence Yunnan Provincial Institute for Local Legislation Yunnan Provincial Institute of Intellectual Property Development
Faculty of Science Department of System Science and Applied Mathematics Department of Electronic Science and Applied Physics Department of Applied Chemistry
Faculty of Art and Communication Department of Environmental Design Department of Industrial Design Department of Journalism and Mass Communication Department of Visual Communication Department of Fine Arts
School of Marxism Teaching & Research Centre of Fundamental Principles of Marxism Teaching & Research Centre of Sinicized Marxism Teaching & Research Centre of Ideological and Political Education Teaching & Research Centre of Development of Modern Chinese Society Research Centre of Philosophy and Social Sciences Education Centre of Humanistic Quality
Faculty of Foreign Languages and Cultures Department of English Language and Literature Department of College English Teaching Department of English Teaching for Non-English Major Postgraduates MTI Education Center
City College Department of Architecture Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Information Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Department of Art and Design Department of Accounting Department of Language Enhancement Department of Management and Economics Department of Earth Sciences Department of Public Foreign Language Teaching Department of Sports Department of General Core Courses Department of Communication Engineering Department of Traffic Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Department of Logistics Engineering
School of International Education School of Continuing Education Oxbridge College Students KUST recruits students from all over China, including Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. In addition, KUST is authorized to recruit international students for degree programs ranging from Bachelor to Master and Ph.D. There are about 52,754 students studying at KUST; among them, nearly 20,331 were graduate students (2015). KUST offers 64 Bachelor programs, 49 Master programs, and eight Ph.D. program areas. There are three state-authorized post-doctoral stations, one state-level key academic subject, and 14 province-level key academic subjects.
Staff The staff numbers about 3,844 including academic and non-academic ones. Nearly 1,100 are professors and associate professors, and about 1,600 are full-time teaching staffs. There is one academician of
China Academy of Engineering working for KUST and there are 17 academicians of
China Academy of Science and of China Academy of Engineering jointly working for KUST.
Campuses and facilities KUST is composed of three
campuses, Chenggong, Lianhua, and Xinying. All are in Kunming City, occupying an area of about 120 hectares. The buildings on the campuses occupy over 730,000 square meters, and many important construction projects are in progress. The
university library has about 1.7 million volumes of books and periodicals, and the library is authorized as a state-level research document collection unit. KUST has founded a state-level engineering research center, two provincial and/or ministerial level test stations, two research and development centers, two key laboratories of provincial level, and one class-A design and research institute. There are 32 research institutes, 13 research laboratories, and 13 research centers.
Rankings and Reputation In 2025, KUST ranked 301-400th globally by the
Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). The 2024
CWTS Leiden Ranking ranked KUST at #282 in the world based on their publications for the period 2019–2022. As of 2025, the
Best Chinese Universities Ranking ranked KUST 2nd best in
Yunnan Province after Yunnan University and 117th nationwide. == Exchange and cooperation ==