Private universities cannot be transformed into state-owned universities. Unless there is a relationship, or other circumstances.

Private colleges and universities refer to institutions of higher learning and other educational institutions organized by enterprises, institutions, social organizations, other social organizations and individual citizens with non-state financial education funds. Their school-running level is divided into junior college and undergraduate course. The state encourages social forces to establish educational institutions that implement compulsory education as a supplement to the implementation of compulsory education by the state. The state strictly controls social forces to establish institutions of higher learning. The state implements a school-running license system for schools run by social forces. Education administrative departments at all levels shall, in accordance with the prescribed examination and approval authority, issue school licenses to approved educational institutions. State-owned universities are public universities. Public universities are established by the state, and the state provides part of the funds for their construction. Public universities in China are better than private universities, because they have a long history, profound cultural background, excellent style of study and relatively stable school-running strategies. The sources of funds for private universities are raised by college sponsors in various ways, and their funds, tuition fees and other related management are also managed in the way of private universities. Public colleges and universities are funded by the state.