1, Yangzhou University is neither 985 nor 2 1 1. Yangzhou University was just established when the state decided to build 2 1 1 and 985 universities. Although some majors have a certain influence in the whole country, Yangzhou University failed to enter the list of 2 1 1 and 985 universities due to the limitation of national construction places and the large number of famous universities in Jiangsu Province. Yangzhou University is now striving to enter the double-class ranks.

2. Yangzhou University, located in Yangzhou City, Jiangsu Province, is a university jointly established by the People's Government of Jiangsu Province and the Ministry of Education. It is a key comprehensive university in Jiangsu Province, a Class A construction university under the peak plan of high-level university construction in Jiangsu Province, the first batch of doctoral and master's degree awarding units in China, the first merged university in China, and a member of Jiangsu-UK high-level university alliance.