The ratio of male to female is related to the major. Generally speaking, there are more men than women majoring in science and engineering, and there are more women than men majoring in language, finance and economics and medicine. Tianjin University of Technology is a municipality directly under the central government of Tianjin, with engineering as the main course and the combination of engineering and management, so boys account for a relatively large proportion. But the school is also a multidisciplinary university with coordinated development of engineering, science, management, literature and art. It was selected into the "National Innovative Experiment Plan for College Students" and also a key university in the "Excellent Engineer Education and Training Plan".

The school, formerly known as Tianjin University of Technology, began to recruit undergraduates in the name of Tianjin University of Technology in199, and was formally established in198 with the approval of the State Council. 1996, the former Tianjin Institute of Technology merged with the former Tianjin University Branch, Tianjin University Electromechanical Branch and Tianjin University Metallurgical Branch to form a new Tianjin Institute of Technology. Approved by the Ministry of Education, it was renamed Tianjin University of Technology in 2004.

The undergraduate major is 6 1, the first-class master's program is 15, there are 69 master's programs in two disciplines, the authorized field of master of engineering is 12, and there are 2 masters in translation, covering engineering, science, literature, management and other disciplines. It has 7 municipal key disciplines, 2 key laboratories of the Ministry of Education, 1 Engineering Research Center of the Ministry of Education, 4 municipal key laboratories, 3 provincial and ministerial engineering research centers and 2 municipal humanities and social science research bases.