Pu'er College is an ordinary undergraduate school of higher education in Yunnan Province, founded in 1977 and started enrollment in 1978, with a history of 44 years. The school covers an area of 2,053 acres, 524 acres have been built, with a building area of 235,500 square meters; another 1,529 acres are under further planning and design.

Pu'er College is located in the downtown area of Pu'er City, Yunnan Province, formerly known as Simao Normal Higher and Specialized School, which began to prepare for construction in 1977, was officially enrolled in October 1978, and was upgraded to Pu'er College in March 2012, with a history of 40 years of schooling so far.

The school covers an area of 2024 acres, with a building area of 170,000 square meters and 12,535 full-time students (including 308 international students). There are 521 teaching staff, 477 full-time teachers, 120 external teachers, 41 professors, 34 PhDs, including 1 person enjoying the State Council special allowance, 3 people enjoying the special allowance of the provincial government, 2 people selected for the Yunling Teaching Master Teacher Cultivation Program, 5 people selected as Provincial Teaching Master Teachers, 5 people selected as Provincial Excellent Teachers, 1 person selected as Provincial Outstanding Contributions to Young Experts, 1 person selected as Provincial Academic and Technological Leaders, 4 people selected as Provincial Outstanding 4 young teachers, 2 provincial innovation teams, 2 provincial teaching teams; Chinese Academy of Sciences "Light of the West? Western young scholars" 1 person.