The university has distinctive advantages of disciplines, represented by Pharmacy, Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine. It provides 7 National and Provincial Key Disciplines, 5 first level disciplines at master’s degree level, 6 professional master's degree granting categories.

In 2021Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine ranked the 4th top 10% in‘The Best Disciplines Ranking’.Clinical Medicine,Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology , Agricultural Sciences successively ranked in world’s top 1% in ESL statistics.In 2021, the university has been approved to be the doctoral degree granting unit to be constructing.

GDPU is one of universities with most complete pharmaceutical majors in China, by establishing comprehensive system of medical education. It provides 49 bachelor’s degree programs,covering7 disciplines of Medicine, Science, Engineering, Management, Economics, Literature, and Law.