Official website of Donghua University shows that Donghua University is a national "2 1 1 project" and a national "double-class" construction university directly under the Ministry of Education. Adhering to the motto of "respect for morality, erudition, determination and pragmatism", the school has developed into a multi-disciplinary and distinctive high-level university.

The "985 Project" aims to cultivate a group of high-level universities with high influence and competitiveness in the world. Donghua University has not yet reached the selection criteria of "985 Project".