Jilin University (JLU) is a leading national university under the direct jurisdiction of China's Ministry of Education. Located in Changchun, the capital city of Jilin Province in Northeastern China, the University has eight campuses in five districts which are home to thirty-nine colleges covering eleven academic disciplines, including philosophy, economics, law, literature, education, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, and management. The University boasts sixteen disciplinary areas, five national key laboratories, and eight national bases for the development of basic science. Other resources include five research bases for humanities and social sciences, seven key laboratories sponsored by the Ministry of Education and eleven by other ministries of Chinese government.

JLU offers a variety of degree programs. It has now 115 undergraduate programs, 192 master's degree program, 105 doctoral degree programs, and seventeen post-doctoral programs. The year of 2003 saw the enrollment of a total of 59,000-odd full time students among whom more than 10,000 are graduate students. At present there are 6585 faculty members, with eleven members of Chinese Academy of Science and Chinese Academy of Engineering, 2320 full professors, and 1652 associate professors. This dedicated education community is a guarantee of excellence in teaching and research. For years, the University has been playing a major role in the educational, cultural and economic life of Northeast Region of China. In the beginning decade of the new century, the University is committed to achieving the status as one of the leading institutions for higher education well known in China and around the world.

吉林大学（JLU）是教育部直属的全国重点综合性大学。位于中国东北吉林省省会长春市，在5个区拥有8个校区，共有39个学院，涵盖哲学，经济学，法学，文学，教育学，历史学，理学，工学，农学，医学和管理学11个学科。现有16个学科领域，5个国家重点实验室和8个国家基础科学发展基地。其他资源包括5个人文和社会科学研究基地，7个教育部重点实验室和11个由中国政府其他部门资助的重点实验室。

吉林大学提供各种学位课程。现有129个本科课程，192个硕士学位课程，105个博士学位课程和17个博士后课程。 截至2020年，共有69,862名全日制学生入学，其中18,000多名研究生。现有教职员工6585人，中国科学院和中国工程院院士11人，教授2320人，副教授1652人。专业的教育是卓越的教学和研究的保障。多年来，吉林大学在中国东北地区的教育、文化和经济生活中一直发挥着重要作用。在新世纪的前十年，吉林大学致力于建成中国乃至世界知名领先高等教育机构之一。