History
Chongqing University was founded in 1929. It became a provincial university in 1935. It was upgraded to a national university in 1942. Chongqing Jianzhu University (Chinese: 重庆建筑大学) and Chongqing Architectural College (Chinese: 重庆建筑专科学校) merged with Chongqing University on May 31, 2000.
Chongqing University has 27 colleges plus the graduate school, the City College, the College of Continuing Education and the College of Networking Education. As of 2006, the university has an enrollment of 57,472 students, 12,000 of which are master's and doctoral students.
| Chongqing University (1929) |
Chongqing Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture 1952 |
No. 1 School for PLA Infrastructure Engineer Military 1974 |
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| Chongqing University Provincial (1935) |
Chongqing Institute of Architectural Engineering (1954) |
Chongqing Architectural Polytechnical School Civilian 1983 |
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| Chongqing University National (1942) |
Chongqing Jianzhu University (1994) |
Chongqing Architectural College (1992) |
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| Chongqing Architectural College National Key University 1997 |
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| Chongqing University Amalgamated (2000) |
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