As of September 2019, there are 7493 in-service faculty members (excluding affiliated hospitals) in Shandong University. The school has brought together a group of outstanding talents, a total of 1246 professors and 897 doctoral tutors. The school currently has 12 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering, 37 specially appointed professors, 15 lecturers and 5 young project candidates for the Yangtze River Scholars Award Scheme, 41 national outstanding young science fund recipients, 29 outstanding young science fund recipients, 21 "ten thousand plan" leaders, 5 teaching teachers and young people. There are 11 top-notch talents in the year, 32 candidates for the National Million Talent Project, 15 candidates for the Taishan Scholar Climbing Program, 90 professors (experts) for Taishan Scholars, and 48 young experts for Taishan Scholars.