In 1949, the school was moved to Changchun City and renamed Northeast Normal University in 1950.

In addition, NENU possesses several national training programs and research institutes such as Preparatory School for Chinese Students to Japan (PSCSJ).

In addition, there are five professors in the "Yangtze River Scholar Program", one recipient of the Ho Leung Ho Lee Prize, four recipients of National Outstanding Youth Fund, five national outstanding young and middle age specialists, three professors selected for the "One Hundred Experts Program" (a national personnel development project organized by the Chinese Academy of Sciences), 25 teachers selected for the personnel construction program sponsored by the Ministry of Education, and two state-level renowned teachers, 14 committee members of the Guiding Committee for Higher Education Instruction and 13 outstanding individuals in education system as well.

The university has enjoyed high prestige in basic education, and received a positive evaluation from the society.

The natural science research and education was ranked the 18th among all universities in China in 2013.