China Ocean University is one of the key universities under the National "985 Project" and "2 1 1 Project", and it is the first unit approved by the State Council Academic Degrees Committee with the right to confer doctoral, master's and bachelor's degrees.

There are 5 academicians of China Academy of Sciences, 5 academicians of China Academy of Engineering, 6 distinguished professor of "Thousand Talents Program", winner of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars 17, Changjiang Scholar 17, 9 Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars, 24 distinguished professor, Taishan Scholar of Shandong Province, "Zhu Feng Talent Project", "Green Card Talent Project" and "Million Talents Project". There are 9 young and middle-aged experts who have made outstanding contributions at the national level, 10, the chief scientist of the 973 plan and major scientific research projects, 2 innovative research groups of the National Natural Science Foundation, 2 innovative teams in key fields of the Ministry of Science and Technology, 4 innovative teams of "Changjiang Scholars" of the Ministry of Education, 65,438 experts who enjoy special government allowance from the State Council, and 65,438 first-and second-class talents in the 11th Five-Year Plan.

School motto: if a hundred rivers enter the sea, take them far.