China University of Political Science and Law

The China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL; Chinese: 中国政法大学; pinyin: Zhōng Guó Zhèng Fǎ Dà Xué), also translated as Zhengfa University, is a national public university in Beijing, China. It is affiliated with the Ministry of Education and co-sponsored with the Beijing Municipal People's Government. The university is part of Project 211 and the Double First-Class Construction.

China University of
Political Science and Law
中国政法大学
Motto厚德、明法、格物、致公
TypePublic university
Established1952; 73 years ago (1952)
PresidentMa Huaide (马怀德)
Location
Beijing
,
China

39°57′50″N 116°20′41″E / 39.9638°N 116.3447°E / 39.9638; 116.3447
Websitecupl.edu.cn

The university focuses on the fields of law, politics, economics, management, sociology, history, and philosophy. CUPL has two campuses, one in Haidian as the original campus of the university, and the other located in Changping. At present, Haidian campus only conducts postgraduate education while undergraduates study on the larger Changping campus. In 2015, CUPL comprises 13 schools, with 15,833 students and 951 faculty members, of whom 290 are professors. CUPL maintains a broad international exchange program, with approximately 1000 foreign students from many countries.

Rankings

University rankings
Regional – Overall
QS Asia=267 (2025)

The university features in the top 10 Asia universities in "Law and Legal Studies" as ranked by the QS World University Rankings by Subjects. As of 2023, it ranked 38th globally in "Law and Legal Studies" by the QS World University Rankings by Subjects.

Notable Alumni

  • Cai Dingjian - legal scholar

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