Shandong University of Finance and Economics was founded in 1952 with the approval of Shandong Provincial People's Government and Ministry of Education. The school was formerly known as Shandong University of Finance and Economics, and 1978 was officially renamed Shandong University of Finance and Economics.
Shandong University of Finance and Economics is the earliest general university of finance and economics in Shandong Province and one of the six universities directly under the Ministry of Finance. The name of the school was inscribed by Comrade Deng Xiaoping.
The school has three campuses, Yanshan, Shungeng and Shengjing, covering an area of more than 3,000 mu, with a total construction area of 1 002,000 ㎡. As of March, 20021year, the school has more than 32,000 full-time undergraduate and graduate students and 688 faculty members1year.