海南大学现有四个校区，占地6073亩，有36个学院，全日制在校学生42000多人，其中普通本科生33000多人，硕士研究生7000多人，博士研究生800多人，国际学生和国际交换生近500人。

海南大学是教育部来华留学示范基地、国务院侨办全国华文教育基地，也是国家汉语水平考试（HSK）考点。海南大学已建成学历层次完整的“学士-硕士-博士”国际学生人才培养体系，为来华国际学生提供全日制学历项目和非学历项目进修课程。

Hainan University has four campuses, covering an area of more than 6073 mu, with 36 colleges including more than 42,000 full-time students, 33,000 ordinary undergraduates, 7,000 master's students, 800 doctoral students, and nearly 500 international students and international exchange students.

Hainan University is a demonstration base for the Ministry of Education to study in China and the national Chinese language education base of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, also it’s the test site of the National Chinese Language Level Examination (HSK). Hainan University has established a complete "bachelor-master-doctor" international students’ talent training system, providing full-time academic programs and non-academic programs for international students in China.