The Central University of Finance and Economics and the University of Foreign Trade are generally considered to be universities of the same grade.

The University of Trade entered 2 1 1 earlier. In the early and middle period of reform and opening up, it was once famous because the country needed a large number of export-oriented trade talents. But in recent years, the development seems to be somewhat depressed. Cai Zhong entered the key point of 2 1 1 late, but it has accumulated a lot and made rapid progress in recent years. It has become the first batch of high-level graduate students and the first batch of 985 innovation platform to build universities, and has won the only first-class national key discipline of applied economics in financial institutions, which can be said to be thriving.

Choosing these two universities depends on the major. If it is finance, finance, accounting, actuarial science, taxation, etc. Central finance is better; If it is international trade, law and business or a foreign language, the University of Trade is better.