Generally speaking, provincial capitals generally enjoy more colleges and universities in local provinces. Apart from the provincial capital cities, the strongest higher education strength should be Shenzhen, Xiamen, Ningbo, Qingdao and Dalian. Among them, in terms of the quality and quantity of higher education, Dalian is the strongest among the five cities with separate plans.

There are 30 universities in Dalian with 285,000 undergraduate and junior college students. There are 7 adult colleges and universities with 42,000 students, among which the key ones are:

985 University: Dalian University of Technology

2 1 1 Universities: Dalian University of Technology, Dalian Maritime University

World-class discipline construction universities: Dalian University of Technology and Dalian Maritime University.

Other key universities include Dalian Jiaotong University, dalian polytechnic university, Dalian Ocean University and Dalian Medical University. Liaoning Normal University, Dalian Foreign Studies University, Dongbei University of Finance and Economics, Dalian University, Dalian University for Nationalities.

And Liaoning Institute of International Business and Economics, Liaoning Police College, City College of Dalian University of Technology, dalian polytechnic university College of Arts and Information Engineering, Dalian Institute of Science and Technology, Zhongshan College of Dalian Medical University, Dalian University of Finance and Economics, Dalian Neusoft Institute of Information and other ordinary undergraduate colleges.

As well as Dalian Vocational and Technical College, Liaoning Taxation College, Dalian Business Vocational College, Dalian Software Vocational College, Dalian Translation Vocational College, Dalian Maple Leaf Vocational and Technical College, Dalian Shipbuilding Vocational and Technical College, Dalian Automobile Vocational and Technical College, Liaoning Light Industry Vocational College and other institutions of higher learning.

Compared with other cities, there are 20 undergraduates in Dalian, majoring in 10, Qingdao 13, 7 majors, 7 majors in Xiamen, 8 majors in Ningbo and 6 majors. In terms of higher education institutions, Dalian is ahead of the other four cities with separate plans.

In terms of high-quality higher education, there are 1 985,121colleges and universities in Dalian; Qingdao has 1 985,121/universities; There are 1 985 colleges and universities in Xiamen, but there are no 985 and 21/colleges and universities in Ningbo. Therefore, Dalian is the strongest among the five cities with separate plans, both in quality and quantity of higher education.