Shanghai University, referred to as Shangda for short, is a comprehensive university under the "2 1 1 Project" jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. It is a national "double-class" world-class discipline construction university and the first batch of doctoral degree awarding units in China. 1994 in may, Shanghai university for science and technology, Shanghai university and Shanghai institute of science and technology merged to form a new Shanghai university.

The national "2 1 1 project" key construction universities jointly established by the Jiangxi Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education, the universities with excellent undergraduate teaching level evaluation by the Ministry of Education and the first batch of national innovative experimental projects for college students are the most comprehensive universities in Jiangxi Province. The school has the right to award 1 first-class doctorate and 15 master's degree. 3 national key cultivation disciplines, 1 national key laboratory, 1 national key engineering center.

Therefore, the comprehensive strength of these two universities is good, and the key point is to consider their own development needs, so as to choose the school that suits them.