Yes 985 refers to the "985 Project" universities funded by the state. According to the Pocket College Entrance Examination, 985 colleges and universities include Peking University, Tsinghua University and Lanzhou University. Lanzhou University is on the 985 list, so Lanzhou University is a 985 university. Lanzhou University is a comprehensive national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). It was jointly established by the State Bureau of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense and the Ministry of Education. It is a world-class university construction university (Class A), a key construction university of "985 Project", and was selected into "Everest Plan" and "Strong Foundation Plan".