According to China Education Online, Hegong University is Hefei University of Technology, and according to China Education Online's soft science strength ranking in 2023, Hefei University of Technology ranks 83rd in China. According to the strength ranking of China Education Online University Alumni Association in 2023, Hefei University of Technology Alumni Association ranks 47th in China.
Hefei University of Technology, headquartered in Hefei, Anhui Province, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the Anhui Provincial People's Government, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. It is a national "double first-class" construction university and a national "2 1 1 project" construction university.