61 years.

Shenyang Normal University was founded in 1951, formerly known as Northeast Education College. In 1953, it was renamed Shenyang Normal University and was one of the two earliest undergraduate normal colleges in Northeast China at that time. In 1965, it was renamed Liaoning First Normal College. In 1978, the name of Shenyang Normal University was restored. In 2002, the provincial government decided and with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Shenyang Normal University and Liaoning Institute of Education merged to form Shenyang Normal University.