Yangtze University boasts a faculty of 3,437 members, including 2,150 full-time professors. Among them, 939 hold senior titles, with 233 serving as full professors and 501 as associate professors. The university has awarded postgraduate degrees to 1,154 students, including 242 doctoral graduates. Its libraries house an extensive collection of 2,976,599 books, 1,149,501 electronic books, 3,062 domestic and international journals, 50 digital databases, and numerous online resources.

The university offers 80 undergraduate programs across 10 disciplines, including economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering, agriculture, medicine, and management. Its student body consists of approximately 34,000 full-time students, encompassing undergraduates, postgraduates, and international students. Yangtze University is home to 20 provincially recognized key disciplines, 8 key laboratories at the provincial and ministerial levels, 13 laboratories co-developed by central and local governments, and 2 provincial engineering research centers.

The university strives to reform its talent cultivation methods to align with the needs of social and economic development. It actively promotes teaching reforms, including the credit system, supervisor system, major-minor system, and double-degree programs. Yangtze University places a strong emphasis on the holistic development of students, fostering well-rounded individuals with a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship. To date, over 188,700 graduates have successfully completed their education at Yangtze University, going on to make significant contributions in their respective fields.

Yangtze University offers different scholarships to encourage students to make excellent academic performances and to be talented in some specific areas.