Shanghai University of Engineering Science is an ordinary institution of higher learning that focuses on engineering technology, economic management, art design and other disciplines, and focuses on undergraduate education, with the coordinated development of postgraduate education and higher vocational education.

The school has established a discipline group focusing on the construction of "modern traffic engineering"; Actively promote the construction of "modern art design" and "modern management engineering and public policy decision support system"; Strive to develop the discipline development orientation of the three pillar disciplines of engineering "Eco-chemical Engineering and Advanced Materials", "Advanced Manufacturing and Control Engineering" and "Basic Discipline". 20 1 1, the major construction project of "modern traffic engineering and management" was listed as the connotation construction project of local universities in Shanghai, and the "development center of rail transit safety operation detection technology" was listed as the selected project to improve the knowledge service ability of local universities in Shanghai. The school's disciplines such as "Vehicle Operation Engineering" and "Modern Civil Aviation Engineering and Management" have been established as the key (cultivation) disciplines of Shanghai Education Commission. "Modern Urban Rail Transit Operation Project" and "Modern Traffic Project" were approved by Shanghai Education Commission as high-level characteristic development projects of Shanghai Education Commission. "Exhibition Art and Science and Technology Innovation Center" was identified as the humanities and art studio of Shanghai Education Commission; "Shanghai Creative Product Design Engineering Technology Research Center" was identified by Shanghai Science and Technology Commission as the construction project of Shanghai Engineering Technology Research Center.

The employment rate has been among the best among similar universities in Shanghai.