Expansion: According to the list of double-class construction universities published by the Ministry of Education on 20 17, there are currently 36 double-class A universities, 6 double-class B universities and 95 first-class discipline construction universities in China.

According to this list, it is found that Yantai University does not appear on this list. Therefore, it can be judged that Yantai University is not a double-class university.

Yantai University is a provincial key comprehensive university that was born at the beginning of reform and opening up. The school was established in July 1984, with the aid of Peking University and Tsinghua University.

The school 1985 officially enrolled students, and 1998 became an authorized unit for master's degree. In March, 20001year, with the approval of Shandong provincial government, the former Shandong Building Materials Industry School and the former Shandong Fisheries School merged into Yantai University. 20 12 was approved as the first batch of construction units of Shandong prestigious school project, and was approved to serve the national special needs doctoral talent training project in the same year. In 20 19, it became a university jointly built by provinces and cities.