Shanghai Lida College is a for-profit private university, which focuses on management and art, with coordinated development of economy, engineering and medicine, and has a certain reputation in Shanghai and even the whole country. The school always adheres to the leadership of the party and leads the development of the school with party building. Give full play to the political core role of party organizations in private colleges and universities, adhere to the party's educational policy, and firmly grasp the correct direction of running schools.

The school has seven secondary colleges: School of Finance and Economics, School of Media, School of Art and Design, School of Information, School of Nursing, School of Basic and Foreign Languages and School of Marxism. International business, financial technology, data science and big data technology, broadcasting and hosting, photography, performance, visual communication design, environmental design and other undergraduate majors 12, nursing, art design and other specialties 2 1. At present, there are nearly 12000 full-time students.

The school has distinctive characteristics. Vigorously promote international education and have an international tutor team composed of top international scholars and elites. Actively expand overseas education projects, and open up "micro-study abroad", "overseas graduate oriented training" and "undergraduate and graduate direct training" projects in Canada, the United States, Britain and other countries to build a diversified and export-oriented development platform for students and provide convenient conditions and personalized services.

The school is strong in running a school. At present, the school has built 109 experimental training room and 358 off-campus practice bases, as well as overseas teaching bases in Canada, the United States and Britain, which can provide excellent practical teaching conditions for students. High-end cultural and sports facilities and living facilities have been built, and the library has more than 10,000 copies of paper books 1.