The university comprises 27 schools , with 12 disciplines ranked in the top 1% globally by ESI, including Chemistry, Engineering , and Materials Science, which are ranked in the top 0.1%. It has over 2,300 full-time faculty members , over 39,000 undergraduate students , and over 18,000 master's and doctoral students . The university actively engages in international educational cooperation and exchange, recruiting international students from around the world. 

It is a recipient of both the Chinese Government Scholarship for International Students and the Fujian Provincial Government Scholarship for International Students . The university currently has one Sino-foreign cooperative educational institution—the Maynooth International Institute of Engineering—and three Sino-foreign cooperative education programs covering undergraduate and graduate levels, fostering a strong international atmosphere on campus.