Shenyang University has developed a multi-layered and comprehensive mode of education to comprise postgraduate education, higher vocational education, continuing education and education for foreign students. It has 18 schools, 64 undergraduate programs, 26 vocational training programs, 1 Dr. Program, 10 Level 1 discipline master, 6 graduate programs.

The history of Shenyang University dates back to Fengtian Industrial School and Xinmin Public School established in 1906, more than 100 years ago. Throughout the long history, the university has been adhering to the motto of “academic study, social commitment, complete sincerity and diligence” and the philosophy of “scientific, democratic and open education”. It obtained the right to grant master’s degree in 2003, received an “A” in the evaluation of undergraduate teaching of the Ministry of Education in 2007, and became part of “Doctorate Personnel Cultivation Program for Serving Special Purposes in China” in 2012. With continuous growth of education power, the university has become a comprehensive institution of postgraduate and doctorate education, with undergraduate education as its main part.