The ace disciplines of East China University of Science and Technology are chemical engineering and technology and chemistry, especially chemical engineering, which ranks among the best in China and enjoys a high reputation in the chemical industry.

In addition to the first two majors, management science and engineering, power engineering and engineering thermophysics, control science and engineering, material science and engineering, environmental science and engineering, mechanical engineering, light industry technology and engineering are also good, but their fame is not as high as the first two ace disciplines.