Due to the lack of innovation, it lacks attraction and competitiveness.

According to official data, Liaoning University has been in decline for nearly 20 years because of its lack of innovation, attraction and competitiveness, and its specialty setting is difficult to adapt to the society. Moreover, Liaoning University has been established for more than 70 years. Since 1994, the school has been paying attention to and vigorously building logistics infrastructure, but the effect is not very good.

Liaoning University is a comprehensive key university directly under the People's Government of Liaoning Province, with nine disciplines, including literature, history, philosophy, economics, law, science, engineering, management and art.