中国地质大学（武汉）是教育部直属全国重点大学，国家“双一流”建设高校，国家“211工程”“985工程优势学科创新平台”建设高校。学校以地球科学为主要特色，理工文管等多学科协调发展，是中国地球科学高层次人才培养和科学研究的重要基地之一。学校拥有地质学、地质资源与地质工程两个国家一级重点学科，在第四纪地质学、矿产资源普查与勘探等领域具有显著优势。校园位于武汉市洪山区，占地面积约11325亩，拥有国家重点实验室、国家工程技术研究中心等多个国家级科研平台，馆藏文献涵盖地学及相关学科，其中地质类文献收藏量全国领先。学校注重国际交流与合作，与全球多所高校和科研机构建立了稳定的合作关系，培养了大批投身地质事业的优秀人才，被誉为“中国地质工程师的摇篮”。

China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) is a key national university directly under the Ministry of Education, a national "Double First-Class" construction university, and a university under the "211 Project" and "985 Project Advantageous Discipline Innovation Platform" construction. With geoscience as its main feature, the university develops coordinately in multiple disciplines such as science, engineering, liberal arts and management, and is one of the important bases for high-level talent training and scientific research in earth sciences in China. The university has two national first-class key disciplines: Geology, and Geological Resources and Geological Engineering, and has remarkable advantages in fields such as Quaternary Geology, and Mineral Resources Prospecting and Exploration. Located in Hongshan District, Wuhan, the campus covers an area of about 11,325 mu, with multiple national-level scientific research platforms such as State Key Laboratories and National Engineering Technology Research Centers. The collected literature covers geosciences and related disciplines, among which the collection of geological literature ranks first in China. The university attaches importance to international exchanges and cooperation, has established stable cooperative relations with many universities and scientific research institutions around the world, and has cultivated a large number of outstanding talents engaged in geological undertakings, known as "the cradle of Chinese geological engineers".

学校前身是1952年由北京大学、清华大学、天津大学和唐山铁道学院等院校的地质系（科）合并组建的北京地质学院。1970年迁至湖北江陵，更名为湖北地质学院。1975年迁至武汉，更名为武汉地质学院。1987年，国家教育委员会批准武汉地质学院更名为中国地质大学，在武汉、北京两地办学，总部设在武汉。1997年，学校成为国家“211工程”重点建设高校。2006年，教育部批准中国地质大学（武汉）独立建制。2017年，学校进入国家“双一流”建设高校行列。历经七十余年发展，学校形成了“艰苦朴素、求真务实”的校训和“严在地大、学在地大”的优良校风，在地质找矿、环境保护、新能源开发等领域取得了一系列重大科研成果，为国家经济社会发展和地质事业进步作出了重要贡献。

The predecessor of the university was Beijing Institute of Geology, which was established in 1952 by merging the geology departments (sections) of Peking University, Tsinghua University, Tianjin University, and Tangshan Railway Institute. It moved to Jiangling, Hubei in 1970 and was renamed Hubei Institute of Geology. In 1975, it moved to Wuhan and was renamed Wuhan Institute of Geology. In 1987, the State Education Commission approved Wuhan Institute of Geology to be renamed China University of Geosciences, running schools in both Wuhan and Beijing with the headquarters in Wuhan. In 1997, the university became a key construction university of the national "211 Project". In 2006, the Ministry of Education approved China University of Geosciences (Wuhan) to be an independent institution. In 2017, the university entered the list of national "Double First-Class" construction universities. After more than 70 years of development, the university has formed the school motto of "Hard Work, Simplicity, Truth-Seeking and Pragmatism" and the fine school spirit of "Strictness in CUG, Learning in CUG". It has achieved a series of major scientific research results in fields such as geological prospecting, environmental protection, and new energy development, making important contributions to national economic and social development and the progress of geological undertakings.