1. Shanghai University of Political Science and Law, referred to as "Shangzheng" for short, is a public full-time ordinary undergraduate college with independent legal personality approved by the Shanghai Municipal People's Government and filed by the Ministry of Education. It is a pilot training institution for the reform of the recruitment system for police officers in the central government, a scholarship receiving institution for overseas students from China government, a training institution for overseas students from the Silk Road government, a member of the overseas preparatory education alliance for studying in China, a member of the Li Ge Alliance of the National University of Political Science and Law, and a governing unit of the "One Belt, One Road" think tank cooperation alliance. It has been selected into the Supreme People's Court Judicial Research Base, Shanghai Cooperation Organization International Judicial Exchange Training and Cooperation Base, National Defense Education Characteristic School of Ministry of Education, and demonstration construction unit of Marxist College of Shanghai University.

2. The predecessor of Shanghai University of Political Science and Law is Shanghai School of Political Science and Law Management, which was founded in 1984, and then Shanghai Law School; 1992 was renamed Shanghai Law School with the approval of the Ministry of Education; 1In April, 1993, with the approval of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, Shanghai Law School and the Law Department of Shanghai University College of Literature merged to form Shanghai University Law School, and began to cultivate talents at the undergraduate level. 1998, began to cultivate talents at the graduate level; In September 2004, with the approval of the Shanghai Municipal People's Government, Shanghai University of Political Science and Law became an independent Shanghai-owned ordinary institution of higher learning.

3. As of July 20 19, the school covers an area of 1000 mu; Secondary hospital16; There are 3 first-level discipline master's programs, 4 professional master's programs and more than 30 undergraduate majors (directions); More than 700 faculty members; The total assets of teaching and scientific research instruments and equipment are 78.7285 million yuan; 1 1000 full-time students; There are 35 professional laboratories and training rooms, and nearly 200 off-campus practice bases for college students.