Under normal circumstances, the universities directly under the Ministry of Education are generally 985, 2 1 1 universities jointly established by provinces and departments, with a higher level, that is, 2 1 1 local universities are directly under the Ministry of Education, and the presidents of general universities are deputy department heads. In addition, there are differences in the strength of teachers and school-running ability. Under normal circumstances, the strength of schools directly under ministerial units is relatively strong, and of course the funds are much higher than those of non-directly affiliated universities.

Universities directly under the Ministry of Education generally refer to universities directly under the Ministry of Education in People's Republic of China (PRC) (China). Universities directly under the Ministry of Education in People's Republic of China (PRC) refer to some universities directly managed by the Ministry of Education in People's Republic of China (PRC), and they are an important part of universities directly under the central government.