The College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Guizhou University traces its origins to the Department of Chemistry of National Guizhou University, founded in 1942, and the Department of Chemical Engineering of the former Guizhou Institute of Technology, established in 1958. With a long history of education, it is the earliest established college among those currently existing at Guizhou University. The College has a well-rounded disciplinary structure and offers a complete range of academic programs. At present, it hosts three doctoral degree programs: a Doctoral Degree Authorization Point in Chemistry (First-Level Discipline), a Doctoral Degree Authorization Point in Material Chemical Engineering (Second-Level Discipline), and a Professional Doctoral Degree Authorization Point in Materials and Chemical Engineering. It also maintains a Postdoctoral Research Station in Chemistry. At the master’s level, the College offers three master’s degree programs: a Master’s Degree Authorization Point in Chemistry (First-Level Discipline), a Master’s Degree Authorization Point in Chemical Engineering and Technology (First-Level Discipline), and a Professional Master’s Degree Authorization Point in Materials and Chemical Engineering. It offers three undergraduate majors: Chemical Engineering and Technology, Chemistry, and Chemical Biology. Among these, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Technology are National First-Class Undergraduate Programs. The Chemical Engineering and Technology program passed engineering education accreditation in 2017 and is currently undergoing its second round of accreditation.

The College focuses on three key research areas: intensive processing of mineral resources, new energy and new materials, and macrocyclic and supramolecular chemistry. Its comprehensive academic strengths are distinctive and prominent. The Chemistry discipline ranks in the top 1.653‰ in the Essential Science Indicators (ESI) global ranking, having entered the top 1‰ worldwide. The Chemical Engineering and Technology discipline is a Key Discipline with Distinctive Features of Guizhou Province and ranks in the top 42% nationally in the ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by subject. The College boasts a well-structured and highly qualified faculty, comprising 115 full-time teachers, including 23 professors, 44 associate professors, and 48 lecturers, among whom 78 hold doctoral degrees and 26 hold master's degrees. Its talent pool is rich and multi-tiered, with 2 national-level distinguished scholars. In addition, 10 faculty members have been selected into various provincial talent programs.

The College has established a complete integrated talent cultivation system covering bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels. Currently, it has 1,508 undergraduate students, 474 master's students, and 98 doctoral students. Supported by its excellent faculty and disciplinary platforms, the College demonstrates strong research and innovation capabilities. It hosts multiple high-level research platforms, including the National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Comprehensive Utilization of Biomass Resources, the Key Laboratory of Catalytic Materials for Green Conversion of Guizhou Resources, the Key Laboratory of Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry of Guizhou Province, the Engineering Research Center for Energy Conversion and Storage Technology of Guizhou Province, and the Technology Innovation Center for Coupling and Intensive Processing of Sulfur-Phosphorus-Titanium-Iron Resources of Guizhou Province.

During the period from 2023 to 2025, the College’s total research funding received amounted to 100.84 million RMB, of which 21.178 million RMB came from industry funded (horizontal) projects and 58.84 million RMB from government funded (vertical) projects. The research portfolio has been highly productive: a total of 34 national-level research projects were approved, with funding of 10.11 million RMB; 46 provincial-level research projects were approved, with funding of 29.07 million RMB; and over 100 industry collaborative technology contracts were signed. Research output has been substantial, with 574 papers indexed in SCI during this period, of which more than 60 were published in top-tier international journals. The College has also received one First Prize of the Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award and one Third Prize of the Guizhou Provincial Natural Science Progress Award. The College is well-equipped with modern facilities, having a total office and laboratory space of 12,000 square meters, comprising over 200 functional rooms, providing a solid physical foundation for talent cultivation, scientific research, and social services.

(Data as of September 2026)