985 University refers to a higher education institution approved by the Ministry of Education and included in the 985 Project.
These universities usually have a high level of running schools and teaching quality, and they are an important part of higher education in China. 985 University includes top universities in China, such as Tsinghua, Peking University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China University of Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, etc.
2 1 1 University refers to the key university listed in the national 2 1 1 project. Usually, the running level and teaching quality of these universities are also very high, but compared with the 985 university, the overall strength is slightly inferior. 2 1 1 Universities include some local institutions, so the overall level of running schools is relatively low.
Therefore, from the overall level of running a school, the level of 985 University is higher than 2 1 1 University. But this does not mean that all 985 universities are better than 2 1 1 universities, which need to be evaluated according to different schools and majors.