There is no specific quota. Because the first-class scholarship for graduate students in Shanxi University only needs to rank in the top 5% of the compulsory courses, there is no specific quota. ShanxiUniversity, located in Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in China. It is a national "double-class" university, which is jointly established by the Ministry of Education and the Shanxi Provincial People's Government.