Shanghai second polytechnic university was founded in 1960, referred to as "Second Polytechnic University", with engineering as its major.

Municipal colleges and universities are in charge of the coordinated development of arts and sciences; It has successively been selected as the pilot unit for postgraduate training of "Serving the National Special Needs Talents Training Project", the "Excellent Engineer Education Training Plan" of the Ministry of Education, the "Two Million Plan" of the Ministry of Education, the teacher training base of higher vocational colleges of the Ministry of Education, and the national college students' innovation and entrepreneurship training plan.

The school consists of a main campus and several sub-campuses, with a total area of nearly 800 mu; The main campus is located in Jinhai Road, Pudong, Shanghai, with a construction area of nearly 300,000 square meters.

There are 1 peak disciplines in shanghai second polytechnic university (materials science and engineering), 1 plateau disciplines (environmental science and engineering) in Shanghai universities, 3 specialties with national characteristics, 1 comprehensive pilot undergraduate majors in local universities of the Ministry of Education, and 9 applied undergraduate majors in Shanghai universities.

20 18, the minimum admission score of shanghai second polytechnic university is 462, and the average admission score of the school is 469. The minimum admission score for 20 17 is 465 points.