East China Normal University
Shanghai · Normal (teacher-training)
Top tier — Priority coverage — programs, tuition and English-taught options actively maintained; a full international admission profile is shown where available.
Shanghai
Major city Metro Est. budget CNY 3,500–6,500 (USD 490–900) / month incl. dorm or shared flatChina's financial and commercial capital on the Huangpu River is its most globally connected city — the natural study destination for finance, business, engineering and design students who want multinational internships alongside class. Fudan, Shanghai Jiao Tong, Tongji and a dozen other universities carry weight on any CV worldwide. The Bund's colonial skyline facing the Pudong towers tells the city's past-and-future story in one view.
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Academic strengths
China’s official discipline evaluation (MOE Degree Centre, 4th round, 2017): A+ ≈ top 2%, A ≈ top 2–5%. Methodology
| Double First-Class discipline | Evaluation |
|---|---|
| Education | A+ |
| Chinese Language & Literature | A |
| Geography | A |
| Statistics | A |
| Software Engineering | A |
| Psychology | A- |
| Foreign Languages & Literatures | A- |
| Mathematics | A- |
| Ecology | A- |
| Physics | B+ |
| Chemistry | B+ |
| Biology | B+ |
All evaluated disciplines (30)
- Education A+
- World History A+
- Physical Education A
- Chinese Language & Literature A
- Geography A
- Statistics A
- Software Engineering A
- Marxist Theory A-
- Psychology A-
- Foreign Languages & Literatures A-
- Mathematics A-
- Ecology A-
- Philosophy B+
- Political Science B+
- Sociology B+
- Journalism B+
- Chinese History B+
- Physics B+
- Chemistry B+
- Biology B+
- Computer Science B+
- Public Administration B+
- Applied Economics B
- Electronic Science & Technology B
- Environmental Engineering B
- Business Administration B
- Information Management B-
- Theoretical Economics C+
- Information & Communications Engineering C+
- Ocean Science C-
What its badges mean
China’s elite university initiative (147 universities designated in the 2022 MOE list)
The original 39 top universities selected in 1998 for world-class development
112 universities chosen in the 1990s for key national investment
Data sources: university international-admission pages (linked above), MOE Double First-Class list (2022), MOE Degree Centre discipline evaluation (2017). Figures marked as typical ranges are editorial estimates, dated — per-source verification in progress — full data notes.