Its coat of arms is constituted by a dolphin and ocean flows, designating intellectual and mind opening respectively.

The majority of students registering in Yantai University are Shandong natives.

The university library serves the community with 1,680,000 physical bibliographies and 700,000 electronic items.

Each year, about 500 international students accept their admissions from Yantai University.

The Coal College now named Shandong Institute is no more than a 15-minute walk from the university's north gate.