According to Education Network, Lanzhou Jiaotong University belongs to a university and is a high-level university construction institution in Gansu Province. He was selected as a member of China-Russia Jiaotong University Alliance and the second batch of national demonstration universities for deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education reform.

Lanzhou Jiaotong University is located in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province. The school is one of the key railway universities invested by the central ministries and commissions, founded by the state. It is a high-level university and a "first-class discipline" construction university in Gansu Province.