On April 20 13, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, the school was transformed from Jinqiao Business School of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics to a private university, which mainly focuses on economic management and has five disciplines, including law, literature and art.
On May 2013 14, the Ministry of Education approved the merger of Jinqiao Business School of Dongbei University of Finance and Economics into Dalian University of Finance and Economics. 20 15 was identified as the first batch of 10 pilot universities in Liaoning province. In 20 18, it was awarded "Brand Strength University of the Year" in China.
As of 202 1, 1 1, the campus covers an area of 5,32618 square meters, with a total teaching area of 396,000 square meters and a collection of more than 6700 paper books1. There are 1 1 teaching units and 25 undergraduate majors. There are 845 teachers, including college students16,000.