It was founded in 1966 by the sisters of the Roman Union of the Order of St. Ursula as "Wenzao Ursuline Junior College of Modern Languages".

At the beginning of its establishment, admission was only open to female students.

In 1999, it was officially restructured to become "Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages".

Students come from: Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Philippines, Australia, China, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Mongolia, Hungary, Netherland, France, UK, Spain, Turkey, Portugal, Nigeria, Somalia, USA, Nicaragua, Saint Vincent, Brazil, Peru, Switzerland, and Germany.

[3] Since the Spring of 2021, the department of International Affairs has published a student-run magazine to showcase student's articles.