天水师范大学始建于1959年，前身为天水师范高等专科学校，2000年升格为天水师范学院，2025年6月正式更名为天水师范大学。学校秉承“明德、新民、至善”的校训，坚持师范教育办学定位，着力建设区域高水平综合性师范大学。目前设有18个二级学院，65个本科专业，涵盖文、理、工、教、管等多学科领域，其中国家级一流本科专业建设点5个，省级一流本科专业建设点20个。

Tianshui Normal University was founded in 1959, formerly known as Tianshui Teachers College. It was upgraded to Tianshui Normal University in 2000 and officially renamed Tianshui Normal University in June 2025. Adhering to the school motto of "Virtue, Renewal, Perfection", the university insists on the orientation of teacher education and strives to build a regional high-level comprehensive normal university. Currently, it has 18 secondary colleges and 65 undergraduate majors, covering multiple disciplines such as arts, science, engineering, education, and management, including 5 national first-class undergraduate major construction sites and 20 provincial first-class undergraduate major construction sites.

学校师资力量雄厚，现有教职工1455人，其中专任教师952人，具有高级专业技术职务教师438人。拥有全国高校黄大年式教师团队1个、省级教学团队12个，以及享受国务院特殊津贴专家、全国优秀教师等各类高层次人才110余人。学科建设成效显著，拥有中国史、生态学2个甘肃省一流特色学科，8个省级重点学科，3个硕士学位授权一级学科和6个专业学位授权类别。

The university has a strong faculty, with 1,455 faculty members, including 952 full-time teachers and 438 teachers with senior professional and technical positions. It has 1 national Huang Danian-style teacher team, 12 provincial teaching teams, and more than 110 high-level talents such as experts enjoying special government allowances from the State Council and national excellent teachers. The discipline construction has achieved remarkable results, with 2 first-class characteristic disciplines in Gansu Province (Chinese History and Ecology), 8 provincial key disciplines, 3 first-level disciplines authorized for master's degrees, and 6 professional degree authorization categories.

面向未来，天水师范大学将继续立足陇东南、服务甘肃省、走向全中国，主动融入国家战略与地方发展需求，培养更多高素质应用型人才，为区域教育和经济社会发展作出更大贡献。

Facing the future, Tianshui Normal University will continue to be based in southeastern Gansu, serve Gansu Province, and move towards the whole country, actively integrate into national strategies and local development needs, cultivate more high-quality applied talents, and make greater contributions to regional education and economic and social development.