According to the data of vocational school enrollment network, Dalian Maritime University is not a military school. However, semi-militarized management is implemented for navigation students, but not for students from other colleges and majors.

Dalian Maritime University was founded in the Department of Shipping Management, Shanghai Polytechnic School, Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications 1909. It was formed by the merger of only three maritime colleges in China during the 40 years from the late Qing Dynasty to the founding of New China. 65438-0953, Dalian Maritime College was established by the merger of Northeast Maritime College, Shanghai Maritime College and Fujian Maritime College. 1994, Dalian Maritime College was renamed Dalian Maritime University. It is a national key university under the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China, a national "double-class" construction university, and is known as the "cradle of navigators".