南阳师范学院是由河南省人民政府举办、河南省教育厅主管的省属全日制普通本科高校，为河南省示范性应用技术类型本科院校、河南省特色骨干学科建设高校。学校始建于1907年的南阳县师范传习所，历经多次更名与发展，2000年升格为本科院校并定名为南阳师范学院，2017年获批硕士学位授予单位。

Nanyang Normal University is a provincial full-time ordinary undergraduate university sponsored by the People's Government of Henan Province and administered by the Department of Education of Henan Province. It is a demonstration application-oriented undergraduate university in Henan Province and a university with key disciplines construction in Henan Province. Founded in 1907 as Nanyang County Normal Training Institute, the university has undergone several name changes and developments. It was upgraded to an undergraduate institution in 2000 and named Nanyang Normal University, and approved as a master's degree-granting unit in 2017.

截至2024年10月，学校占地面积2460亩，建筑面积83.3万平方米，教学科研仪器设备总值5亿余元，纸质图书266万册，电子图书376万册；全日制在校生3万余人，教职工1900余人；设有23个教学单位、77个本科专业，拥有5个学术学位硕士点和18个专业学位硕士点；化学、材料科学和工程学学科进入ESI世界排名前1%，形成了以教师教育为特色、多学科协调发展的办学格局。

As of October 2024, the university covers an area of 2460 mu with a building area of 833,000 square meters. The total value of teaching and research instruments and equipment is more than 500 million yuan, with 2.66 million paper books and 3.76 million e-books. There are over 30,000 full-time students and more than 1,900 faculty members. The university has 23 teaching units, 77 undergraduate majors, 5 academic master's programs and 18 professional master's programs. Its chemistry, materials science and engineering disciplines have entered the top 1% of ESI world rankings, forming a school-running pattern featuring teacher education and coordinated development of multiple disciplines.