The university is a merger between its predecessor and Foshan Agriculture & Animal Husbandry College approved by the Chinese Education Ministry and comes under the administration of the Guangdong provincial government and Foshan local government in 1995. In 2002, Foshan University was accredited with the national teaching assessment for bachelor's degree program. After merging with Foshan Medical
College and Foshan College of Education in 2005, Foshan University has currently four campuses including home campus, Northern campus, Hebin Road campus, and Tongji West campus, covering a land area of 2,210.7 acres (8.946 km2), with a total construction area of 345,400 square meters.
