Shanghai has a placement policy. All full-time first-year undergraduate students studying in ordinary colleges and universities in Shanghai, with good moral character and good health, can take the placement examination after completing the first academic year and all their grades are qualified. Enrollment conditions, enrollment quotas, assessment methods, admission methods, etc. Announced to the public by the pilot universities. The admitted freshmen shall report to the Municipal Education Commission by the admission school, and go through the transfer formalities after examination. Transfer freshmen are managed according to the management measures of enrollment schools, and those who are not admitted stay in the original colleges and universities to continue their studies.

At present, there are 12 key universities in Shanghai, namely Fudan University, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Tongji University, East China Normal University, East China University of Science and Technology, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai University, Donghua University, Shanghai University of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai Maritime University and Shanghai University of Political Science and Law. However, the majors that are allowed to transfer classes are generally unpopular, and the number of students enrolled is small, with only a dozen places.