SHU is best known for its media and mass communication departments in Taiwan, founded in Muzha, Taipei in 1956.

Shih Hsin University was re-established in Taiwan in 1956 as Shih Hsin School of Journalism by the journalists and publishers Cheng Shewo and Yeh Ming-hsun.

[16] Originally an institution devoted to training professional journalists, the school became a full-fledged university in August 1997.

In October 2023, the university decided to close down its Chinese Literature Department within two years due to the declining enrollment of its students.

Shih Hsin University's notable sister/cooperative schools include but are not limited to:[28] The Shih Hsin University Chorus was established on March 22, 1965.