China University of Political Science and Law

China University of
Political Science and Law

中国政法大学
Motto	厚德、明法、格物、致公
Type	Public research university
Established	1952; 72 years ago (1952)
President	Ma Huaide (马怀德)
Academic staff	951 (2015)
Undergraduates	8,727 (2015)
Postgraduates	6,110 (2015)
Location	Beijing , China 39°57′50″N 116°20′41″E / 39.9638°N 116.3447°E / 39.9638; 116.3447
Website	cupl.edu.cn

The China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL; Chinese: 中国政法大学) 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.

The university has a strong emphasis on the research and teaching 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.^[1] CUPL maintains a broad international exchange program, with approximately 1000 foreign students from many countries.