Founded in 1984, this university is a multidisciplinary, open and comprehensive national key university campus jointly established by Shandong University and Weihai Municipal People's Government. Shandong University Weihai Branch is a group of undergraduate students enrolled in Anhui, Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Heilongjiang, Jiangxi, Jilin, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan and other provinces.

After completing their studies, students from Weihai Branch of Shandong University will be awarded graduation certificates by Shandong University. The school has national and provincial specialties, covering arts, law, economics, management, science and engineering. In addition, the school also has doctoral and master's programs, as well as postdoctoral mobile stations, which shows its high level of education and scientific research.