Northeastern University was founded in April 1923. 1August, 928 to1June, 937, General Zhang Xueliang was the principal. 1in March, 949, Shenyang Institute of Technology was established on the basis of (part of) Engineering College and Science College of Northeastern University; 1August, 950, named Northeast Institute of Technology. 1960 10, which was designated as a national key university by the central government. /kloc-0 changed its name to northeastern university in March, 1993. 1987, northeastern university Qinhuangdao branch was established in Qinhuangdao city, Hebei province. 1997, the former Shenyang Gold Institute was merged into Northeastern University.

In the course of running a school for nearly a hundred years, Northeastern University has always adhered to the direction of national development and national rejuvenation, and has formed the school motto spirit of "self-improvement, integration of knowledge and practice" and the Dongda culture of "striving to serve the country and innovating Excellence".

Historically, the teachers and students of Northeastern University were the main force and pioneers of the December 9th Movement. During the construction period, the school has successively developed the first domestic analog electronic computer, the first domestic CT and the first super steel, as well as a large number of high-level scientific research achievements such as new smelting technology of vanadium-titanium magnetite, energy-saving theory and technology of iron and steel industry, controlled rolling and cooling technology, and hybrid intelligent optimization control technology, and established the first university science park, which was formed in terms of technological innovation, transfer and Industry-University-Research cooperation.