[1] The inspiration of establishing the university was derived from The White Deer Grotto Academy in Mount Lu, Jiujiang, its first principle was Hu Xiansu.

JXNU has over 2,600 faculty and administrative staff members on its payroll, including over 1,700 full-time teachers, over 700 doctoral degree holders.

22.16% of the faculty members are 35 years old or less; 53.73% attain senior academic rank; 84.67% hold Master's or higher degrees.

The university works with a dozen domestic and overseas research teams or institutes in key laboratory operations.

For over 70 years, JXNU has produced over 300,000 talents who exhibit excellence in all walks of life and a lot of them have become backbone of their industries.