Faculty: In 2023, there were more than 4,600 faculty members in Henan University, including 22 full-time and part-time academicians and faculty members, and 59 Changjiang scholars, national Jieqing and leading talents in the "Ten Thousand Talents Program". In 2023, Shantou University had 1, 294 full-time teachers and 350 external teachers. Among the full-time teachers, there are 86 "double-qualified" teachers, accounting for 86%.

Area: Henan University covers an area of more than 5,500 mu with a building area of 6,543.8+0.47 million square meters, and Shantou University covers an area of 6,543.8+0.990.20 mu with a building area of 606,200 square meters, so Henan University is better.