The difference is geographical location, construction history and college distribution. Nanhu Campus is located next to Nanhu Park, Wenhua Road, Heping District, Shenyang, with a good geographical position, within the Second Ring Road and belonging to the city center. It is the headquarters of the school and the earliest one. School of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Metallurgy, School of Resources and Civil Engineering, School of Machinery, School of Science, School of Physical Education, School of Information Science and Engineering, etc.

Hunnan Campus is located in Hunnan District of Shenyang, which belongs to the suburbs. It is 0/5km away from Nanhu Campus/KLOC-and close to the airport. The campus was newly built and put into use in the autumn of 20 14. Its colleges include 9 colleges, including Business Administration College, Medical and Bioinformatics Engineering College, Life Science and Health College, He Jiang Institute of Architecture, Marxism College, Grammar College, Software College, Computer Science and Engineering College, and Robotics and Engineering College.

Shenhe Campus is 6 kilometers away from Nanhu Campus, which is relatively remote. It used to be Shenyang Gold College. 1997 was merged by Northeastern University and renamed Golden Campus. After the merger, Golden Campus became the basic college of Northeastern University. After 20 14, Hunnan Campus has been completed, and the Golden Campus is no longer used, and it has become the College of Continuing Education of Northeastern University, renamed Shenhe Campus.