Shanghai University
Shanghai · Comprehensive
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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 |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | B+ |
All evaluated disciplines (36)
- Sociology A-
- Fine Arts A-
- Marxist Theory B+
- Journalism B+
- Mathematics B+
- Mechanics B+
- Mechanical Engineering B+
- Materials Science & Engineering B+
- Theater, Film & Television B+
- Applied Economics B
- Chinese Language & Literature B
- Physics B
- Metallurgy B
- Information & Communications Engineering B
- Control Science & Engineering B
- Computer Science B
- Environmental Engineering B
- Management Science & Engineering B
- Information Management B
- Design B
- Foreign Languages & Literatures B-
- World History B-
- Civil Engineering B-
- Software Engineering B-
- Business Administration B-
- Law C+
- Chinese History C+
- Chemistry C+
- Electrical Engineering C+
- Electronic Science & Technology C+
- Chemical Engineering C+
- Philosophy C
- Biology C
- Statistics C
- Instrumentation C
- Theoretical Economics C-
What its badges mean
China’s elite university initiative (147 universities designated in the 2022 MOE list)
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.