# Fudan University

- Location: Shanghai, China
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1905
- Official website: http://www.fudan.edu.cn/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/fudan-university-5c9532a7

## Summary

Fudan was established in Shanghai in 1905 as Fudan Public School, led by Ma Xiangbo, who had earlier founded Zhendan (Aurora) Academy, and it took the name Fudan University in 1917. It was named one of China's national key universities in 1959 and merged with Shanghai Medical University in 2000. Its main campus is on Handan Road in Shanghai's Yangpu District.

## Key facts

- rank: #26 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.fudan.edu.cn/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/013q1eq08)
- [Official About page: est. 1905, renamed 1917, 2000 merger; 13,623 UG/associate + 22,610 graduate students as of 1 May 2019 (total is the sum)](https://www.fudan.edu.cn/en/About/main.htm)
- [Wikipedia cross-check: history, type, motto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fudan_University)

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