[5][6][7][better source needed] The original Soochow University was founded by Methodists in Suzhou, Jiangsu, Qing dynasty in 1900 as a merger of three institutions: the Buffington Institute and the Kung Hang School in the city of Soochow (now spelled Suzhou), in Jiangsu Province, and the Anglo-Chinese College in Shanghai.

The campus is home to the tomb of the prominent Chinese politician and diplomat Wang Ch'unghui, who fled to Taiwan after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949.

[9] In 1981, the first joint-issued class-made magazine, completely founded by students, called Xu Ai, appeared in Soochow University.

[citation needed] Students voiced political opinions as to temporal society, but the magazine was quickly banned by the strong commend of the college.

[citation needed] On 9 September 1982, the Academic Conference of Political Department[10] organized an audit for second year students about Taipei City Council.

The twelve union universities were all founded over half a century with each of their own strengths covering professional fields of science and technology, commerce, agronomy, medicine, media, law, education, art and design, etc.

The University is divided into six schools or colleges, each having a variety of departments: Sports play an important role in campus life.