UIBE ranked first among 547 economic undergraduate universities in 2016 and achieved third place in financial departments in a ranking by the Research Center for Chinese Science Evaluation. The UIBE International Trade and International Business department achieved first place among the other 164 departments and universities in 2015 and second place for financial MA training among 134 schools.

These departments at UIBE are evaluated as five-star, which demonstrates that its School of International Trade and Economics stands out from similar schools.