Shanghai Normal University is a comprehensive university with the coordinated development of arts and crafts. It is good at arts and has the characteristics of normal education. According to the soft science ranking of China University in 2022, Shanghai Normal University ranked 2nd in education, 3rd in elementary education, 4th in history, 5th in musicology, 6th in fine arts, 7th in computer science and technology, 8th in finance, 9th in applied psychology, and 10 in tourism management.