Regional high-level universities generally refer to local key universities. In the ranking of comprehensive strength of Chinese universities, it is generally a two-star or three-star standard. For example, in Hubei, wuhan textile University, Wuhan University of Technology, Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan University of Light Industry, Hubei Normal University, Jianghan University, Hubei Institute of Economics, Hubei Engineering University and Hubei Institute for Nationalities all belong to regional high-level universities.

Regional first-class universities refer to the top universities in the local area. In the ranking of comprehensive strength of colleges and universities in China, the standards are generally three-star and four-star. For example, in Hubei, Hubei University, Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Hubei University of Technology, Yangtze University and Three Gorges University all belong to regional first-class universities.

Then, some people will ask, why are universities like Wuhan University and China University of Science and Technology not included? Actually, this is a misunderstanding. Regional first-class universities and regional high-level universities are only regional after all. For example, Wuhan University and Huazhong University of Science and Technology belong to the seven-star standard and are world-renowned high-level universities.

Huazhong Normal University, Wuhan University of Technology and Huazhong Agricultural University are five-star standards and belong to domestic first-class universities. Zhongnan University of Economics and Law and China Geo University (Wuhan) are six-star standards and belong to the top universities in the world.