Tianjin University of Commerce is located at No. 409 Guangrong Road, Beichen District, Tianjin, between the Middle Ring Road and the Outer Ring Road. It covers an area of ??nearly 1,340 acres, has a construction area of ??nearly 490,000 square meters, and has a total value of teaching and scientific research instruments and equipment of 420 million yuan.

Tianjin University of Commerce was founded in 1980 and was affiliated to the former Ministry of Commerce. The original name of the school was Tianjin University of Commerce. In 1998, it came under the management of Tianjin City. In 2007, it was renamed Tianjin University of Commerce.

The school aims to build a high-level university with distinctive business characteristics that meets social needs and serves economic and social development.

The school currently has 7 municipal key disciplines, 1 Ministry of Education Engineering Research Center, 1 Tianjin Engineering Center, 2 Tianjin Key Laboratories, 2 Tianjin Humanities and Social Sciences Key Research Bases, and 1 Tianjin University Think Tank.

, and has established multiple school-level research institutes, institutes and centers.

The library currently has a collection of 2.1098 million Chinese and foreign language books, and subscribes to more than 1,200 Chinese and foreign language newspapers and periodicals every year, 107 Chinese and foreign language databases, and 4.8835 million electronic books.