Harbin Sport University, located in Harbin, is the only ordinary college in Heilongjiang Province.The school was founded in 1958, formerly known as Harbin sports school; in September 1958, the State Council approved the establishment of Harbin Institute of physical education on the basis of Harbin sports school. In December 2003, the Ministry of Education approved the university to have the qualification of joint training for postgraduates.According to the information on the school's official website in February 2017, the school covers a total area of 2.781 million square meters, with a construction area of 174800 square meters. It is composed of Harbin main campus and Maoershan ski resort (the second teaching area). It has nine teaching departments and 12 undergraduate majors. It has 535 teaching staff, 5852 undergraduate students and 111 graduate students.