There are three key universities in Shanghai, namely Shanghai University, Shanghai University of Technology and Shanghai Normal University. Among them, Shanghai University is a 2 1 1 engineering college, which was formed by the merger of the former Shanghai University of Science and Technology, Shanghai University of Science and Technology and the former Shanghai University.

Municipal colleges and universities refer to colleges and universities funded by the municipal government and managed by the education departments at the same level. 985, 2 1 1 Most schools are "universities directly under the Ministry of Education".