Tsinghua University was established in 1911 as Tsing Hua Imperial College, renamed Tsing Hua College in 1912, added a university section in 1925 and adopted the name National Tsing Hua University in 1928. Its campus is in north-west Beijing on the site of former Qing dynasty imperial gardens. It was reorganised as a polytechnic institute in 1952 and since 1978 has developed into a comprehensive research university.
As of 31 December 2025 the university reported 33 schools, 54 departments, 17,382 faculty and staff, and 63,132 registered students: 16,526 undergraduates, 21,752 postgraduates and 24,854 doctoral candidates. The campus covers 483.43 hectares. The president is Li Luming; Qiu Yong is Secretary of the CPC Tsinghua University Committee.