East China University of Science and Technology, formerly known as East China Institute of Chemical Technology, is also composed of chemical departments of Jiaotong University, Aurora University, Datong University, Soochow University and Jiangnan University. Therefore, the chemical engineering department of East China University of Science and Technology is among the best in China, and the chemical engineering discipline of the Institute of Chemical Engineering is also the first batch of key disciplines in China. Therefore, chemical engineering and technology is the best major.

East China University of Science and Technology is a national "world-class discipline construction university", and the national "21engineering" and "985 engineering advantage discipline innovation platform" are key construction universities.