Through 40 years of development, DLUFL has fledged into a multi-disciplinary foreign language university which also offers programs in other fields like arts, economics, management, engineering and law.

In 2007, the university moved its main campus to Lüshunkou, formerly known as Lüshun Port, which, due to its enviable military harbor, was once the major theater for the Russo-Japanese war during 1904-1905.

Lüshunkou or Lüshun／Lvshun, along with its twin sister city Dalian, was also part of the former colony of the Empire of Japan, with Lvshun hosting the headquarters of the Japanese Kwantung Army.

The 20 bachelor programs include Japanese, English, Russian, French, Korean, German, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Chinese Literature, Teaching Chinese as a Second language, Art Design, Tourism Management, International Economics & Trade, Computer Science & Technology, Information Management and Information Systems, Computer Software Engineering, Journalism and Music Studies are named key disciplines at the provincial level.

DLUFL administers over 20 language tests such as TOEFL, GRE, HSK, JLPT, BJT, KLPT, and WSK.