CPU is committed to building a world-class “Modern Pharmaceutical Discipline System 2.0”, with “pharmacy + X”as the lead, “new pharmaceutical” and “Big pharmacy” as the feature, integrating the development of medicine, pesticide and veterinary medicine. There are a total of 16 schools and departments, covering 31 undergraduate majors,3 first-level disciplines of academic doctoral research centers (pharmacy, traditional Chinese pharmacy, biology), 1 professional doctoral research center (biology and medicine), 8 first-level master's academic degree programs, 5 master's academic degree programs, and 2 post-doctoral research sites (pharmacy, traditional Chinese pharmacy). The traditional Chinese pharmacy has been selected as the national Double First-class construction discipline. In the fourth round of national discipline evaluation, pharmacy was rated A+. In the fifth round of national discipline evaluation and national professional degree level assessment, the disciplines pharmacy and traditional Chinese pharmacy has always maintained a leading role. In 2023, 8 disciplines including Pharmacology & Toxicology, Chemistry, Clinical Medicine, Biology & Biochemistry, Materials Science, Agricultural Science, Molecular Biology and Genetics， and Neuroscience &Behavior ranked ESI global top 1%, among which Pharmacology & Toxicology ranked ESI global top 1‱ (0.955 per 10,000) in the world, 13th in the world and 1st in Asia. In the 2024-2025 US News World University Rankings, CPU's Pharmacology & Toxicology rank 4th in the world. In Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), CPU's Medicinal Chemistry has been ranked 3rd in the world. In the 2024 Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, the disciplines of pharmacy ranked the first in China respectively, entered the Top Disciplines in China.

CPU takes the initiative to serve China's major national strategies and continuously improves the independent innovation capability of new drug research and development. It has established the national key labs of Multi-target Natural Medicine, key labs at provincial or ministerial levels, engineering technical centers, and innovative platforms, realizing the full coverage of the scientific research platforms in the fields of chemical medicine, traditional Chinese pharmacy and biological medicine, and providing all-round services for the research and development of various new drugs. The university has established academic collaboration with overseas universities and institutions in over 40 countries and regions. Recent years, CPU ranks 1st among Chinese universities in the number of major scientific and technological projects awarded by the National Major New Drug Development project, winning 4 Science and Technology Progress Award and 1 Technology Invention Award.

    CPU will always adhere to President Xi Jinping’s guidance for new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics, adhere to socialist education, carry out the fundamental task of promoting morality and cultivating talents, and actively participate in global health governmance.It is striving towards its goal of a world-famous research-oriented pharmaceutical university, and work tirelessly to write a new chapter in national health.