Wenzhou University is a local comprehensive university. Its history can be traced back to Wenzhou Normal School founded by Mr. Huang Xiangchu, a famous patriotic homesick person in modern Wenzhou. 1987 liters Wenzhou Normal University. Wenzhou Education College, Wenzhou Preschool Normal School, Ruian Normal School and Pingyang Normal School were successively merged into Wenzhou Normal College. In 2006, Wenzhou Normal University and Wenzhou University (junior college) merged to form a new Wenzhou University.

As of June 20 18, the school covers a total area of 1985 mu, which is divided into Chashan Campus and Xueyuan Road Campus. The building area of the school is1012,800 square meters, and the total value of teaching and research instruments and equipment is 539 million yuan. The school headquarters has 1788 thousand copies of paper books, about 1775 thousand copies of electronic books, and 78 electronic periodicals and databases in Chinese and foreign languages. There is 15 college under the school headquarters, with full-time students 1448 1 person and 9846 students in adult continuing education.

As of June 20 18, there were 746 faculty members/kloc-0, including full-time teachers 1072, including full-time teachers 189, and 388 teachers with deputy senior titles. 320 people (532 person-times) were selected for various talent projects at all levels, 2 were double-hired academicians, 4 were selected for the National "Ten Thousand Talents Program" 1 person, distinguished professor 1 person, winner of the National Outstanding Youth Fund 1 person, 3 were young and middle-aged experts with outstanding contributions, and 4 were selected for the National "Thousand Talents Program". National advanced worker 1 person, national "May 1st" labor medal winner 1 person, and 2 outstanding teachers. Oujiang College (independent college) was established, with 44 undergraduate majors, 7,306 full-time students and a relatively independent faculty.