Yuxi Teachers College is located in Yuxi, the hometown of Nie Er, the famous "Top Ten Leisure and Livable Ecological Cities in China" in central Yunnan. It is the nearest local college in Yunnan Province to the provincial capital.

The school covers an area of 104 1 mu, and the total assets of teaching and research instruments and equipment are142.63 million yuan. The library has 1049300 volumes of paper books, 365438 kinds of paper periodicals and 30 specialized databases, including 870800 kinds of e-books and 65438 kinds of electronic periodicals.

There are 56 majors in the school, among which fine arts is a national major, while Thai, geographical science, biological science and art design are the major construction in colleges and universities in Yunnan Province.