According to the latest work plan for the construction of double-class universities issued by the Ministry of Education, in 2025, eight universities in Tianjin are expected to be selected as double-class, including Tianjin University, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin University of Finance and Economics and Tianjin Medical University. In addition, there are many colleges and universities in Tianjin that are striving to improve their own level and are expected to be selected as double-class in 2025.

Double-class universities refer to universities that undertake the heavy responsibility of "double-class construction", that is, building a number of world-class universities and world-class disciplines.