1. Lanzhou University: Lanzhou University, referred to as "Lanzhou University", is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education and the Central Government of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is one of the first universities in China with the right to award bachelor's degree, master's degree and doctor's degree and the first post-doctoral research mobile station, and has a graduate school approved by the Ministry of Education.

2. Northwest Normal University: Located in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, it is a key university determined by the Gansu Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education. Being selected into 14 universities in the western region supported by the state is the basic capacity building project and excellent teacher training plan of universities in the central and western regions of China;

3. Lanzhou Jiaotong University: referred to as Lanzhou Jiaotong University for short, it is an excellent university for undergraduate teaching level evaluation by the Ministry of Education, the governing unit of China Rail Transit Vocational Education Alliance, the China People's Liberation Army Air Force Reserve Officer Selection and Training College, and the "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan" of the Ministry of Education;

4. Lanzhou University of Technology: Located in Lanzhou City, Gansu Province, it is a key university in the national "Midwest Higher Education Revitalization Plan", and the "National Undergraduate Innovation Experiment Plan" and the "Outstanding Engineer Plan" of the Ministry of Education have been selected as universities.