Henan university of economics and law is located in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, which is the hinterland of China and the thoroughfare of Kyushu. It is adjacent to the Yellow River in the north and Songshan Mountain in the west. It is a provincial public full-time ordinary college, a characteristic backbone university in Henan Province, and a priority project construction unit awarded a doctorate in Henan Province.
In recent years, the school has successively won the titles of "National Excellent Unit for College Student Volunteers' Summer Social Practice Activities in Rural Areas", "National May 4th Red Flag Youth League Committee", "National Advanced Unit for Mass Sports", "Advanced Unit for Party Committees of Colleges and Universities in Henan Province" and "Advanced Unit for Ideological and Political Work in Henan Province".