According to Baidu Encyclopedia, the full name of Shanghai International Studies University is Shanghai International Studies University, address: Hongkou Campus: No.550 Dalian West Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai; Songjiang Campus: No.550/KLOC-0, Wen Xiang Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai. Shanghai Xianda is the full name of Xianda School of Economics and Humanities of Shanghai International Studies University, located in Hongkou Campus: No.390, East Sports Club Road, Hongkou District, Shanghai; Chongming Campus: No.999 Dongtan Avenue, Chongming District, Shanghai. This shows that they are not close together.

Shanghai International Studies University is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) and co-founded with the Shanghai Municipal People's Government. It is a national "double-first-class" construction university and a "2 1 1 project" construction university. Xianda College of Economics and Humanities (Shanghai International Studies University), located in Shanghai, was established in 2004. It is the first batch of full-time undergraduate independent colleges approved by the Ministry of Education in Shanghai. Co-organized by Shanghai International Studies University and Shanghai Xianda Investment Co., Ltd., it is an applied technology-oriented university with language and economy as the mainstay and other disciplines (major+English) developing harmoniously.