The motto of Henan Normal University is "Be knowledgeable and versatile, stop at perfection". After several generations' efforts, the school spirit of "learning from virtue, advocating harmony, bringing forth the old and bringing forth the new", the teaching spirit of "cultivating knowledge, enlightening wisdom and benefiting the line" and the excellent style of study of "learning honestly and simply, emphasizing unity and cultivating righteousness" have gradually formed.
Henan Normal University enjoys a high reputation both inside and outside the province for its pure school spirit, positive teaching spirit, strong style of study and high undergraduate teaching level. As an excellent school for undergraduate teaching evaluation of the Ministry of Education, it has 1 national teaching team, won three national teaching achievement awards in recent years, and built four national specialties, four national excellent courses and bilingual courses. There are many students in the school. Over the years, the number of first-choice applicants for undergraduate enrollment has been about twice that of the enrollment plan. At the end of the year, the employment rate of graduates remained above 90%, and the proportion of recent graduates who obtained master's degrees remained stable at above 30%. Since 2007, mathematics and applied mathematics, English, chemistry, biological sciences, Japanese, Chinese language and literature, physics and other majors have entered a batch of undergraduate enrollment, and the school's social reputation is increasing day by day.