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Shanghai University of Finance and Economics

Shanghai · Finance & Economics

Top tierDouble First-ClassProject 211

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 flat

China'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

All evaluated disciplines (9)
  • Applied Economics A
  • Business Administration A
  • Statistics A-
  • Theoretical Economics B+
  • Marxist Theory B+
  • Law B
  • Management Science & Engineering B
  • Public Administration B
  • Foreign Languages & Literatures C+

What its badges mean

Double First-Class

China’s elite university initiative (147 universities designated in the 2022 MOE list)

Project 211

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.