Beijing Normal University (BNU) grew out of the Education Department of Imperial University of Peking established in 1902, which initiated teacher training in China's higher education. After the development for over a century, BNU has become a comprehensive and research-intensive university with its main characteristics of basic disciplines in sciences and humanities, teacher education and educational science.

BNU consists of Beijing Campus and Zhuhai Campus. The University has 3 faculties, 29 schools, 8 research institutes and 5 academies. In addition, there are more than 5.8 million books and 10 million e-books in its libraries. BNU is home to more than 32,000 full-time students, and has 2637 full-time teachers, including 2061 teachers with Senior Professional and Technical Positions.

At present, the university has established cooperative ties with nearly 300 universities and international organizations from over 40 countries and regions. BNU has around 2100 long-term international students, the scale of which ranks among top in China's universities.

(Relevant data as of March, 2025)