In 1970, three years after Tianjin was designated as an autonomous municipality, which rendered it outside of the jurisdiction of Hebei province, the university was moved to Baoding.

The university museum houses more than 8,000 objects, over 70 of which are designated as national treasures and protected by law.

As a comprehensive university, Hebei University offers a variety of courses covering a wide range of fields, including Philosophy, Economics, Law, Education, Literature, History, Science and Technology, Engineering, Medicine, and Management.

The 15 colleges offer 85 specialized undergraduate courses leading to bachelor's degrees.

The Chinese University Ranking (Wu Shulian) rankings by year: The university has a total of 3,372 teaching and administrative staff, of whom 1,910 are doing teaching and research work, including 417 professors and 722 associate professors.