Tianjin University of Finance and Economics is a public higher education institution, not a private university. State-owned universities are higher education institutions funded and managed by the government and belong to the public sector. It is mainly funded by national, provincial, municipal or local governments, and operates with government grants and its own funds.

Tianjin University of Finance and Economics is an undergraduate college directly under the Ministry of Education of China, founded in 1958 and formerly known as Tianjin University of Finance and Economics. After years of development, the school has become a comprehensive university with economic management as the main body and economy, management, literature, law, science and engineering infiltrating and supporting each other. The school has strong school-running strength and discipline advantages, and plays an important role in cultivating high-quality applied talents, promoting discipline development and serving local economic and social development.

As a state-owned university, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics takes serving the national and local development, cultivating high-quality talents needed by society, promoting scientific research and social services, and constantly improving the quality and level of education and teaching as its purpose and mission. State-owned universities usually adjust and optimize disciplines and majors, add new majors, carry out scientific research, promote the integration of Industry-University-Research and make contributions to national and local economic and social development according to the national development strategy and social needs.

Different from state-owned universities, private universities are higher education institutions funded by individuals, enterprises, institutions or social organizations. They are non-public educational institutions, established according to laws and regulations, and have legal personality. They mainly rely on tuition fees and social donations to operate.

Generally speaking, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics, as a public institution of higher learning, has strong educational strength and rich educational experience. In the future, the school will continue to focus on personnel training, promote discipline construction and scientific research, actively serve local and national economic and social development, and make greater contributions to society.