中国政法大学是一所以法学为特色和优势，兼有文学、史学、哲学、经济学、管理学、教育学等多学科的“211工程”重点建设高校，国家“双一流”建设高校。学校前身是1952年由北京大学、清华大学、燕京大学、辅仁大学四校的法学、政治学、社会学等学科组合而成的北京政法学院，1983年更名为中国政法大学，邓小平同志为学校题写校名。

China University of Political Science and Law (CUPL) is a key university under the "211 Project" and a "Double First-Class" construction university with law as its特色 and advantage, and also has multiple disciplines such as literature, history, philosophy, economics, management, and education. Its predecessor was Beijing College of Political Science and Law, which was formed in 1952 by combining the disciplines of law, political science, sociology, etc. from Peking University, Tsinghua University, Yenching University, and Furen University. In 1983, it was renamed China University of Political Science and Law, and Comrade Deng Xiaoping inscribed the school name for it.

学校坚持立德树人，以“厚德、明法、格物、致公”为校训，着力培养高素质复合型、创新型法治人才。学校拥有法学、政治学、马克思主义理论、理论经济学4个一级学科博士学位授权点，13个一级学科硕士学位授权点，17个专业硕士学位授权点，设有法学博士后科研流动站。

The university adheres to moral education, with the school motto of "Houde (Virtue), Mingfa (Understanding Law), Gewu (Investigating Things), and Zhigong (Pursuing Public Good)", and strives to cultivate high-quality, compound, and innovative legal talents. It has 4 first-level discipline doctoral degree authorization points in law, political science, Marxist theory, and theoretical economics, 13 first-level discipline master's degree authorization points, 17 professional master's degree authorization points, and a post-doctoral research station in law.