The school was founded in 1946; In 1952, it became the first comprehensive university founded by the Communist Party of China (CPC) after the founding of the People's Republic of China. In 1960, it was listed as a national key university; In 2000, Jilin University, Jilin University of Technology, Bethune Medical University, Changchun University of Science and Technology and Changchun University of Posts and Telecommunications merged to form New Jilin University. In 2004, China People's Liberation Army Quartermaster University was merged.