Chongqing Medical University ranks 187th in 2022. Chongqing Medical University ranks 187th among national undergraduate institutions in 2022, and ranks 4th among universities in the province.

Chongqing Medical University ranks 188th among national undergraduate universities in 2021, 186th in 2020, and 185th in 2019. Chongqing Medical University, formerly known as Chongqing Medical College, was founded in 1956 when Shanghai First Medical College (now Fudan University School of Medicine) was relocated to Chongqing. It was renamed in 1985.

In 2008, the "Ministry-City Strategic Cooperation Agreement" between the Ministry of Education and Chongqing Municipality identified the school as a key university. As of June 2020, the school has two campuses, Yuanjiagang and Jinyun, with a total campus area of ??2,650 acres.