Generally speaking, the construction of first-class undergraduate education has made great achievements and is on the way. At the same time, we should also be soberly aware that there is still a gap between undergraduate education and the people's increasingly good requirements for undergraduate education, and there is still an imbalance in the distribution of educational resources among universities in different regions, levels and types. The construction of first-class undergraduate education has a long way to go and needs continuous efforts.

The scale of undergraduate education in China ranks first in the world, and its quality has steadily improved. It is playing an increasingly active role in serving the national strategy, leading economic and social development, and cultivating diversified talents at different levels.

According to the report, as of 20 16, there were 2,596 ordinary colleges and universities in China, and there were 1237 ordinary undergraduate colleges and universities, which became the most important main force for the growth of colleges and universities. The enrollment scale of ordinary undergraduate colleges in China is 4.05 million, the number of students has exceeded 65,438 +0.665438 +0.3 million, and the number of graduates has exceeded 3.74 million. China has become a veritable country of higher education.

The data shows that during the ten years from 2005 to 20 15, the cumulative number of undergraduate graduates reached 28.53 million, and the proportion of undergraduate graduates in the newly-added urban employment population rose from 22% to 47.2%. Undergraduate graduates have become the most important engine of new human resources in China, providing a steady stream of intellectual support and human resources guarantee for the healthy development of economy and society.

At the same time, the report pointed out that the conditions for running undergraduate education have improved significantly, laying a good foundation for improving the quality of education and teaching and building a first-class undergraduate course. Investment in education has greatly increased. By the end of 20 15, the national average public budget expenditure for higher education was 18 144 yuan, which was 3.4 times of 5,376 yuan in 2005, with an average annual growth of 12%. The number of teachers has been increasing, from 1995 to 20 15, and the total number of teaching staff in ordinary undergraduate colleges in China has increased from165,000 to 2,369,000, ranking first in the world.