昆明学院（Kunming University）简称“昆院”，位于云南省昆明市，是经教育部批准建立的全日制普通高等学校，入选首批“三全育人”综合改革试点高校、云南省应用型整体转型试点高校、云南省应用型人才培养示范院校，为云南省应用型高校联盟理事长单位，全国新建本科院校联盟、全国地方院校教师教育联盟、云南省高等学校教师教育联盟成员单位。

Kunming University, referred to as "Kunyuan", is located in Kunming, Yunnan Province. It is a full-time public ordinary higher education institution approved by the Ministry of Education. It has been selected as one of the first batch of pilot universities for the comprehensive reform of "Three-full Education", a pilot university for the overall transformation of applied universities in Yunnan Province, and a demonstration institution for the cultivation of applied talents in Yunnan Province. It is the chairman unit of the Yunnan Applied Universities Alliance, and a member unit of the National Alliance of Newly-built Undergraduate Universities, the National Alliance of Teacher Education in Local Colleges and Universities, and the Yunnan Alliance of Higher Education Teacher Education.

学校前身是1980年5月建立的昆明师范高等专科学校和1984年3月建立的昆明大学，2004年5月经教育部批准，在两校合并基础上组建昆明学院。2009年7月，昆明市农业学校、昆明市卫生学校并入。学校地处中国（云南）自由贸易试验区昆明片区，总占地面积2439.18亩，设有20个教学单位，65个本科专业，教职工1565人，全日制在校生23512人，其中本科在校生22078人。中国国歌《义勇军进行曲》作曲者聂耳为学校杰出校友。

The predecessor of the university was Kunming Normal College established in May 1980 and Kunming University established in March 1984. With the approval of the Ministry of Education in May 2004, Kunming University was established on the basis of the merger of the two institutions. In July 2009, Kunming Agricultural School and Kunming Health School were merged into the university. Located in the Kunming area of China (Yunnan) Pilot Free Trade Zone, the university covers a total area of 2439.18 mu, with 20 teaching units, 65 undergraduate majors, 1565 faculty members, and 23512 full-time students, including 22078 undergraduate students. Nie Er, the composer of China's national anthem "March of the Volunteers", is an outstanding alumnus of the university.