Neither. According to the website of college students, there is no Shenzhen University in the list of 2 1 1 and 985 universities in China, that is, Shenzhen University is neither a 2 1 1 university nor a 985 university. Shenzhen University is a key university in Guangdong Province, but it is not a national key university. There are four 2 1 1 universities in Guangdong Province, namely Sun Yat-sen University, Jinan University, South China University of Technology and South China Normal University, among which Sun Yat-sen University and South China University of Technology are also 985 universities.