Chengdu University of Technology is based chiefly on the subjects of science and engineering, with geology, energy resources, resources and environment, management, basic engineering, electronic information as its advantages and characteristics. At present, there are 3 subjects accorded national key subject status, 1 subject accorded national key subject status (fostering), and 15 subjects accorded key subjects status of Sichuan Province. The university offers 77 undergraduate majors, 117 master's programs, including 23 professional master programs, and 36 doctoral programs and runs 2 post-doctoral research stations. The majors and programs cover 10 disciplinary categories, excluding medical science and military science.Chengdu University of Technology has over 32,700 full-time students, including 25,600 undergraduates, 4,900 graduates, and 2240 junior college students. Chengdu University of Technology presently comprises 16 colleges, 71 departments, 42research institutes (centers) as well as other academic units, including Graduate School, Institute of Sedimentary Geology, Institute of Geological Survey, College of Continuing Education and College of Applied Technology.