As of May, 20 14, Dalian University of Technology has 34,764 full-time college students, including 3,725 doctoral students, 9,567 master students, 20,685 undergraduates, 72 preparatory students and 7 15 foreign students.

Dalian University of Technology, referred to as Dagong, is located in Dalian. It is a national key university directly under the central government and the Ministry of Education. It is one of the famous "Four Engineering Schools" in China, and it is the national "2 1 1 Project", "985 Project", "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan", "Excellent University Alliance", "Sino-Russian Engineering University Alliance" and "Harmony".