Established in 2001, the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Zhengzhou University offers three undergraduate programs: materials science and engineering, polymer materials and engineering, and materials chemistry. It holds doctoral and master's degree authorization in materials science and engineering and in materials and chemical engineering and operates a postdoctoral research station in materials science and engineering.
The school currently has 1,223 undergraduate students and over 1,700 master's and doctoral students. In recent years, its undergraduate advancement rate has consistently exceeded 70 percent, reaching 72.1 percent in 2024 and 70.23 percent in 2025. The graduate employment rate remains above 95 percent.
The school employs 329 faculty members, including three academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences or Engineering, one foreign academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and 276 teachers holding doctoral degrees. Over 100 faculty members have studied overseas.
Leveraging its strong academic foundation, the school has been awarded multiple national honors, including a national teaching team, national first-class undergraduate courses, national model courses, and a national experimental teaching demonstration center.
It actively promotes international cooperation, maintaining close ties with renowned universities and research institutions such as the University of Auckland, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Osaka University, University of Surrey, National University of Singapore, and Japan's National Institute for Materials Science. Over 100 students participate annually in overseas exchange programs.
In 2017, its materials science and engineering discipline was selected for China's Double First-Class initiative. The subject ranks in the top 0.01837‰ globally in ESI and 17th globally in the ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects.
The school has received approval to establish several key research platforms, including the Collaborative Innovation Center for Resource Materials, and actively participates in multiple national key laboratories.
In 2021, the school's annual research funding exceeded 100 million yuan ($13.95 million) and continues to grow steadily. Key achievements include the development of manufacturing technologies for aerospace windows and optical visors for combat helmets, high-performance ITO target materials for flat panel displays, and abrasive processing technologies for semiconductor materials.