Colleges are society's human resources training base. Construction of low-carbon colleges comes up with the development trend of global energy conservation and emission reduction. Based on five basic characteristics of low-carbon campus, this essay discussed the construction of four functional modules (low-carbon research institutions, high quality talents, environmental Infrastructure and effective supervision system) in low-carbon campus and management mode among them. This essay provided a research foundation for improving the competitiveness of colleges, guiding graduates’ and undergraduates’ low-carbon environmental awareness, and promoting high efficiency and low-carbon development of our society.