According to China Education Online, according to China Education Online's soft science strength ranking in 2023, the soft science strength of Lanzhou University ranked 40th in China. According to the strength ranking of China Education Online University Alumni Association in 2023, the strength of Lanzhou University Alumni Association ranked 29th in China.
Lanzhou University is a national key university directly under People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Ministry of Education, and is jointly established by the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the Ministry of Education. It was rated as "Double First Class", "985 Project" and "2 1 1 Project", and was selected as "Everest Plan" and "Strong Project".