The Weihai Campus shares with the main campus 17 academic doctoral programs, 6 professional doctoral programs, 19 academic master’s programs, and 6 professional master’s programs. Leveraging Weihai’s geographic advantages, it leads the development of signature disciplines, such as Marine Science (first‑level discipline doctoral/master’s programs), Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering (first‑level discipline master’s program), and Vehicle Engineering (second‑level discipline doctoral/master’s programs), thereby establishing a high‑level talent training system. The campus now has 8 key disciplines in Shandong Province, and Marine Science was selected in 2020 for Shandong’s “high‑level discipline” list.