According to the new college entrance examination network, Suzhou University ranked 42nd in the country in 2023 and 7th in Jiangsu Province. The universities ranked before Suzhou University in China are: south university of science and technology of china, China, Beijing Jiaotong University, Nanjing Normal University and Hohai University, Jiangsu Province.

Soochow University, formerly known as 1900, is the first university in China to establish a modern university discipline system. It is the first university in China to establish a periodical, the first professional education in law (Anglo-American law) and the first postgraduate education.