Shanghai ranking 1. The universities ranked before Fudan University in China are: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (5th in the country), China University of Science and Technology (7th in the country) and Shanghai Jiaotong University (2nd in the province).

Fudan University, located in Shanghai, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC) and a comprehensive research university. Jointly established by the Ministry of Education and Shanghai, it ranks among the "double first-class", "985 Project" and "21/engineering" universities in China.

Selected into Everest Plan, Qiangji Plan,11Plan, 201/Plan, excellent doctoral education and training plan, excellent legal talents education and training plan, national high-level university public graduate program, new engineering research and practice project, China government scholarship for overseas students, and deepening innovation and entrepreneurship education.

The first batch of independent audit institutions authorized by degrees, members of Pacific Rim University Alliance, Nine University Alliance, Global Alliance of Advanced Research Institutes, Asian Campus, China University Presidents Association, East Asian Research University Association, New International Engineering Education Alliance, Medical "Double First-class" Construction Alliance, Yangtze River Delta Research University Alliance, Yangtze River Delta University Think Tank Alliance, and China-Russia Comprehensive University Alliance.

Scientific research platform

By the end of 10 in 2022, the school had established Shanghai Mathematics Center and Shanghai National Center for Applied Mathematics, with 1 national key laboratories, 1 national engineering laboratories, 1 national field observation stations, 5 national natural science foundation basic science center projects and 2 national clinical medical research centers.

National Manufacturing Innovation Center 1 each, National Innovation Platform for Integration of Industry and Education 1 each, Frontier Science Center of Ministry of Education 1 each, Integrated Research Platform of Ministry of Education 1 each, 9 innovation and intelligence introduction bases, 4 key laboratories of Ministry of Education 14, 7 engineering research centers of Ministry of Education and 9 key laboratories of Health and Health Committee.