The College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering was established in July 2022, and its predecessor was the Department of Chemistry at Shantou University founded in 1984. The College aims at the national goal of "carbon peak by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2060," and follows the philosophy of highlighting strong foundation, interdisciplinary education, practice, and innovation". It is committed to cultivating comprehensive talent with international vision, industrial awareness, solid theoretical foundation, and multidisciplinary background.

Four undergraduate majors, including one national first-class major (Applied Chemistry) and two provincial first-class majors (Materials Science and Engineering, Environmental Engineering).

A First-level disciplines for master's program in chemistry.

Two Second-level disciplines master's programs in Applied Chemistry and Industrial Catalysis.

A professional master's program in Materials and Chemical Engineering.

A key discipline in Guangdong Province: Chemistry.

Three ESI top 1% subjects: Chemistry (3.54‰), Materials Science (5.05‰), Environmental Science and Ecology (3.62‰).

4 Provincial first-class curriculums.

Four scientific and educational platforms: Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Ordered Structural Materials Preparation and Application, Guangdong Provincial Teaching Demonstration Center of Chemical Laboratory, Guangdong-Hong Kong Joint Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials, Guangdong engineering and technology Research Center advanced polymer synthesis.

The College has 76 faculty and staff members, among 46 faculty members, 98% hold doctoral degrees and 63% have oversea studying/working experience.

The faculty team includes one national-level Class A talent and two national-level Class B talents, as well as four provincial- and ministerial-level Class A talents and six provincial- and ministerial-level Class B talents, one recipient of the "Guangdong Provincial May 1st Labor Medal", one recipient of the "Guangdong Provincial March 8th Red Banner Pacesetter", one "Outstanding Teacher of Southern Guangdong", one member of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress. Seven scholars were recognized in Stanford's annual "Top 2% Global Scientists" list, and two scholars were included in Stanford's annual "Career-long Impact" list.