Northeastern University is better. Lanzhou University is better in science, but not in engineering. From the ranking point of view, Northeastern University ranks high in civil engineering, with the top 20 or so. Lanzhou University is too backward to know many famous universities. Moreover, Lanzhou University is located in Gansu, and its geographical position is very bad, so there is no location advantage at all. Northeastern University is a strong engineering school, which is 985. Civil engineering is not bad, and the northeast is much better than the northwest. Employment is more favorable.