With 236 faculty and staff memers,1499 undergraduate students, 1085 postgraduate students, 635 international students and 21,000 alumni living worldwide, the School of Petroleum Engineering claims one of the largest and strongest petroleum engineering schools in the nation. The school consists of three academic departments offering 3 undergraduate majors, 7 master programs and 3 PhD programs. The petroleum engineering research is funded by over ¥160 million annual.

Ranking

The School of Petroleum Engineering is one of the best in the nation, with the Petroleum and Gas Engineering discipline ranked top in the nation and world.

No. 3 best petroleum engineering discipline in the world (Center for World University Rankings, CWUR)

No. 1 best Petroleum & Gas Engineering discipline in the nation (China University Subject Rankings, CUSR )

Top 1‰ of engineering discipline (Essential Science Indicators, Web of Science)

Students

Besides the 2584 domestic students, there are over 600 international students from 64 countries make the School of Petroleum Engineering a highly diverse community.

l 1499 domestic undergraduate students,

l 857 domestic master students

l 228 domestic PhD students

l 554 international undergraduate students

l 63 international master students

l 18 international PhD students

Faculty

National academy fellow, national teaching master, national S&T award winner, national model teacher—these are the professor who teach and research in the School of Petroleum Engineering. Among the 236 faculties are:

l 8 academy fellows (including part-time professors)

l 3 Yangtze River Distinguished Professors

l 4 National Distinguished/Oustanding Youth Funding winner

l 3 National leading talents

l 63 full professors

l 72 associate professors

Alumni

The alumni’s footprints are all over the major oil & gas fields at home and abroad. Four of them have become national academy fellows, and twelve have become provincial/ministerial level or above leaders. They have made significant contributions to the national petroleum industry and national economic development.