Xiamen University ranks among the top 15 universities in China in terms of comprehensive ranking among more than 2,000 universities in China, and is a comprehensive university with a complete range of disciplines, strong faculty, top-notch in China, and widely influential in the international arena, and in 2017, it was selected to be included in the national Class A "world-class university" construction universities list.

With a complete range of disciplines and distinctive features, Xiamen University has a graduate school, six academic departments, 28 colleges (including 88 departments) and 14 research institutes, and has formed a complete discipline system including humanities, social sciences, natural sciences, engineering and technology sciences, management sciences, arts and sciences, medical sciences and other disciplines.

The campus of Xiamen University is located around Xiamen Bay, across the sea from Taiwan, and is known as one of the most beautiful universities in the world. The Siming Campus is located at the southern end of Xiamen Island, with the main gate adjacent to the gate of Nanputuo Temple Scenic Spot, and the Baicheng Campus Gate facing the beautiful seaside beach and Hulishan Fortress. Xiang'an Campus is located in Xiang'an District, Xiamen City, Xiangshan Scenic Spot in the north and the sea in the south, with beautiful scenery and convenient transportation.

Xiamen University's student apartments are clean and tidy, facing the sea, with fresh air, a quiet and pleasant environment, and well-equipped with public ****service facilities. The Overseas Student Service Center offers a wide range of services such as meals, coffee and leisure, and the purchase of commonly used items. "Xiamen University Catering" is renowned, international students can freely choose from dozens of restaurants on campus, taste all the delicious dishes from all over China, full-time students can also enjoy eating rice free of charge, drinking mineral water free of charge.