Yangtze University and Three Gorges University are universities of the same grade, with similar comprehensive strength, but different characteristics and advantages. The former has a certain reputation in petroleum, while the latter has more characteristics in water conservancy and hydropower.

Water conservancy and hydropower, resource exploration engineering, exploration technology and engineering, petroleum engineering, agronomy, mechanical design and manufacturing and automation, chemical engineering and technology, electronic information engineering and civil engineering are outstanding in Three Gorges University. Water conservancy engineering, civil engineering and electrical engineering in Three Gorges University are "domestic first-class disciplines" in Hubei Province. ?

When choosing a school, candidates can choose a university with corresponding advantages according to what major they want to study.