China University of Petroleum is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education. It is one of the universities that are key construction projects of the "211 Project", part of the construction of the "Innovative Platform for Disciplines with Advantage", and also have graduate schools.

China University of Petroleum (East China) is a university jointly built by the Ministry of Education, five major energy enterprise groups, the Ministry of Education and the People's Government of Shandong Province. It is an important base for cultivating high-level talents in the petroleum and petrochemical industries and is hailed as the "cradle of petroleum science and technology talents". Now it has become a university mainly focusing on engineering, with distinctive features in petroleum and petrochemical industries and coordinated development of multiple disciplines.

The university is an important base for scientific research in the petroleum and petrochemical industries. It has relatively strong strength in basic theoretical research, applied research and other aspects, and ranks at the domestic leading level and the international advanced level in more than 10 research fields.

The Qingdao campus is located in the charming Qingdao, known as the "Sailing Capital" and a coastal city with a high reputation. The campus faces Tangdao Bay, which is known as the "West Lake on the Sea", and is backed by the lofty and majestic Xiaozhu Mountain. The mountain is by the sea, and the sea is beside the campus. The campus follows the terrain of the mountain, and the sea reflects the beauty of the mountain. The campus has beautiful scenery and complete teaching conditions.