It consists of 14 colleges, Anhui University's broad-based education covers philosophy, economics, law, literature, history, science, engineering and management.
In 1958 the Anhui provincial government rebuilt the university in Hefei.
The university library has a collection of more than 1.75 million books and over 7000 Chinese and foreign periodicals.
It is approved by the Ministry of Education to enroll international students who have received Chinese government's scholarships.
To date more than 700 international students from Asia, America and Europe have been admitted to study at the university.