China is a country with a long culture and an early formation of traditional education. The United States is a political, economic and military power in the world at present. Due to various reasons, private higher education in the two countries has its own characteristics and similarities. A comparison of private higher education between the two countries will help to further deepen the cultural and educational exchanges between China and the United States and accelerate the development of private higher education in China. First, the difference between Chinese and American private colleges 1. Different academic status. In America, many famous universities are private universities. These famous schools not only have a long history, but also have brilliant achievements, such as Harvard, MIT and Stanford. Compared with the higher academic popularity and social status of American private universities, private universities in China are in a weak position. In the 1980s, private colleges and universities set up training courses for higher education self-study exams as the main form. In the 1990s, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, they switched to setting up training courses and training schools for higher education diploma exams. 1996 1 There are only 2 1 private colleges and universities with the qualification of independently issuing academic diplomas. At present, the low academic and social status of private universities in China is mainly manifested in five aspects: (1) The enrollment level is lower than that of state-owned universities. The enrollment targets are mainly those who have not been admitted to state-owned universities, and some graduates from technical secondary schools, vocational high schools and technical schools. (2) Teachers in private colleges and universities have low academic qualifications and are aging. Private colleges and universities have recruited many retired teachers from public colleges and universities, resulting in private college teachers ...