1. Sun Yat-sen University ranks in the list of soft science universities 12. The school has 53 authorized points for doctoral degrees in first-class disciplines, 63 authorized points for master's degrees in first-class disciplines, 4 authorized points for doctoral degrees, 33 authorized points for master's degrees and 45 post-doctoral research stations.

2. Xiamen University ranks 26th in the list of soft science universities. There are 37 doctoral degree authorization points in the first-level discipline, 46 master degree authorization points in the first-level discipline, 1 doctoral degree authorization points, 24 master degree authorization points and 32 post-doctoral research mobile stations.