Taking 5 representative comprehensive universities in different locations of Chengdu City for example, this paper analyzed plant composition on the 5 campuses, i.e. Sichuan University, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Southwest Jiaotong University, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu University of Technology, as well as the application ratio of trees, shrubs, grasses as well as ground cover, coniferous plant, broad-leaved plant, deciduous plant, and evergreen plant. Plants in the 3 functional areas of the 5 campuses were investigated, application frequency of plants in each functional area was recorded and measured, and application differences of plants in different functional areas were compared and distinguished. Species confi guration, application frequency and species type, species richness, diversifi ed ornamental effect and life form on the campuses were analyzed.