The top 15 universities in subject English are as follows: Beijing Normal University, East China Normal University, Northeast Normal University, Nanjing Normal University, Central China Normal University, Peking University, Capital Normal University, Zhejiang University, South China Normal University, Southwest University, Tsinghua University, Shanghai Normal University, Zhejiang Normal University, Xiamen University and Shandong Normal University.

South Normal University has a good pedagogy in 2 1 1 colleges and universities, with an advantage of not less than 985. Moreover, the conditions for transferring to Nanjing Normal University are very high and the second interview is guaranteed, so it is still very cost-effective. Although the postgraduate entrance examination papers are getting more and more serious now, most 985 colleges and universities apply for 2 1 1, so 21colleges and universities are more suitable for partners who don't have such a good foundation but want to compete for prestigious schools.