Lanzhou University, referred to as "Lanzhou University" for short, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) and China. It was jointly established by the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the Ministry of Education. It is the first batch of "double first-class" world-class universities in China to build A-class universities.

In the fourth round of discipline evaluation, Lanzhou University has the highest rating of A+ (Grass); Grade a (ecology); B+ level (ethnology, Marxist theory, mathematics, physics, chemistry, geography, biology, public administration); Grade B (China history, mechanics, computer science and technology, business administration); Grade B (applied economics, law, China language and literature, journalism and communication, atmospheric science, basic medicine), with 8 C+ disciplines; 3 C-level disciplines; Five C-level subjects.

Four national top-notch innovative talent training bases (chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics)

There are 6 national training bases for basic scientific research and teaching talents (geography, physics, chemistry, biology, life science and technology, history).

There are 8 provincial and ministerial training bases for basic scientific research and teaching talents (atmospheric science, information science and technology, nuclear science and technology, theoretical and applied mechanics, mathematics, economics, management, grassland science).