The important role of modern campus waterscapes in adjusting micro climate, enhancing landscape sustainability, enriching university cultures and improving overall environmental image was introduced, principles and laws of campus waterscape design explored. Outstanding waterscape designs were introduced from the perspectives of waterscape space design, embankment and waterfront landscape, aquatic animals and plants, ambience expression of campus waterscapes. Key points of maintaining water environment and water system were elaborated, and new ecological means of campus waterscape design were recommended, for example, artificial wetland and rainwater collection.