Shanghai University and Anhui University, both provincial original 2 1 1 universities, are also national double-class first-class discipline construction universities, and there is no difference in level.

However, due to geographical location and other reasons, Shanghai University has more employment opportunities, the quality of students is better than Anda University, and from the perspective of discipline construction, Shanghai University also has outstanding posts. In the fourth round of national discipline evaluation organized by the Ministry of Education, two first-level disciplines in Shanghai University were rated as A-, seven first-level disciplines were rated as B+, 1 1 each first-level discipline was rated as B, and the best discipline level in Anhui University was seven B-categories.