According to China Admissions Network, Taiyuan University of Technology ranks first among two A-class universities in Shanxi. The university ranks seventy-two in China and first in Shanxi Province. The university is located in Taiyuan, a national historical and cultural city with a history of more than 2,500 years. It has a long history and profound cultural heritage. Formerly known as the School of Western Studies of Shanxi University, it was founded in 1902, and it is one of the first three national universities in China.