鲁东大学坐落在“中国最佳魅力城市”——烟台，是一所以文理工为主体、多学科协调发展的省属综合性大学。学校始建于1930年，历经山东省立第二乡村师范学校、胶东公学、莱阳师范学校、莱阳师范专科学校、烟台师范专科学校、烟台师范学院等历史阶段，2006年更名为鲁东大学。

Ludong University is located in Yantai, "China's Most Charming City". It is a provincial comprehensive university with liberal arts, science and engineering as the main body and coordinated development of multiple disciplines. Founded in 1930, the university has gone through historical stages such as Shandong Provincial No. 2 Rural Normal School, Jiaodong Public School, Laiyang Normal School, Laiyang Normal College, Yantai Normal College, and was renamed Ludong University in 2006.

学校现有25个学院，77个本科专业，涵盖文、理、工、经、管、法、教、艺等八大学科门类。拥有1个博士后科研流动站、1个博士学位授权一级学科、21个硕士学位授权一级学科、15个硕士专业学位授权类别。面向全国31个省（自治区、直辖市）和港澳台地区招生，全日制在校生3万余人，其中硕士、博士研究生4000余人。

The university currently has 25 colleges and 77 undergraduate majors, covering eight disciplines including arts, science, engineering, economics, management, law, education, and art. It has 1 post-doctoral research station, 1 first-level discipline authorized for doctoral degree, 21 first-level disciplines authorized for master's degree, and 15 categories of master's professional degree authorization. Enrolling students from 31 provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities directly under the Central Government) and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions, it has more than 30,000 full-time students, including more than 4,000 master's and doctoral students.