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What's the difference between "university" and "college"
According to the documents of the Ministry of Education, there are five differences between universities and colleges:

First, the difference between the scale of running a school

University: The number of full-time students is more than 8,000, and the number of graduate students is not less than 5% of the total number of full-time students.

College: The number of full-time students should be more than 5,000.

Second, the difference between disciplines and majors

1, in the humanities (philosophy, literature, history), social sciences (economics, law, education), science, engineering, agronomy, medicine, management and other disciplines, universities should have more than 1 as the main disciplines, and universities should have more than three disciplines as the main disciplines.

2, known as the college, its main disciplines should be able to cover more than 3 majors in this discipline.

Ordinary undergraduate majors in the major disciplines of a university should be able to cover more than three first-level disciplines in this discipline. Full-time undergraduate students in all disciplines are not less than 15% of the total number of full-time undergraduates in our school, and there are at least 2 master's degree awarding points, and the total number of general undergraduate majors in our school is at least 20.

Third, the difference of teachers.

1. Ordinary undergraduate schools should have strong teaching and scientific research strength, and the total number of full-time teachers should generally make the student-teacher ratio not higher than18:1; The number of part-time teachers shall not exceed 1/4 of the total number of full-time teachers in our school.

2. There shall be no less than 280 full-time teachers at the beginning of the school. Among the full-time teachers, the number of teachers with graduate education should not be less than 30% of the total number of full-time teachers, and the number of full-time teachers with deputy senior professional and technical positions should generally not be less than 30% of the total number of full-time teachers, of which the number of full-time teachers with full professor positions should not be less than 10.

Each public compulsory course and professional basic compulsory course shall be equipped with at least 2 full-time teachers with deputy senior professional and technical positions or above; The required courses of each major shall be equipped with at least 1 full-time teachers with professional and technical positions at or above the deputy senior level; Each major shall be equipped with at least 1 full-time teachers with full-time professional and technical positions.

3. The proportion of full-time teachers with postgraduate degrees in colleges and universities should generally reach more than 50%, and the proportion of full-time teachers with doctoral degrees should generally reach more than 20%; The number of full-time teachers in senior professional and technical positions should generally be no less than 400, and the number of full-time teachers in full-time positions should generally be no less than 100.

Fourth, the differences between teaching and scientific research.

1. Ordinary undergraduate schools should have strong teaching strength and high teaching level. In the evaluation of teaching level organized by the Ministry of Education, the evaluation conclusion should be above "good" (for schools applying for junior college, it refers to the evaluation of teaching level in higher vocational colleges; Renaming the college as a university, referring to the evaluation of undergraduate teaching level in ordinary universities.

A university should have at least two projects that have won the first and second prizes at the national level or the first prize at the provincial level in the last two teaching achievement evaluations.

2. Ordinary undergraduate schools should have a high level of scientific research. A school called a university should also meet the following standards:

(1) In the past five years, the average annual research funding of schools focusing on humanities and social sciences should reach at least 5 million yuan, and other universities should reach at least 30 million yuan.

(2) In the past five years, scientific research achievements have won 20 awards at or above the provincial level, including at least 2 national awards.

(3) There are at least two key laboratories at or above the provincial level and two key disciplines.

(4) Generally, there should be at least 10 master programs, and more than 5 master graduates.

Verb (abbreviation for verb) infrastructure differences

1, land. The average area of students in ordinary undergraduate schools should reach more than 60 square meters. The early campus area of the college should reach more than 500 mu.

2. Building area. The average school building area of ordinary undergraduate schools should reach more than 30 square meters. A school called a college should have a total construction area of not less than 654.38+0.5 million square meters at the beginning of its establishment; The average area of teaching, scientific research and administrative buildings in ordinary undergraduate schools is not less than 20 square meters for science, engineering, agriculture and medicine, not less than 15 square meters for humanities, social sciences and management, and not less than 30 square meters for sports and art.

3. Instruments and equipment. The average value of teaching and research instruments and equipment in ordinary undergraduate colleges is not less than 5,000 yuan in universities of science and engineering, agriculture, medicine and normal universities, not less than 3,000 yuan in universities of humanities and social sciences, and not less than 4,000 yuan in universities of sports and art.

4. books. All undergraduates must apply for books, with at least 80 books for science, engineering, agriculture and medicine, at least 100 for humanities and social sciences teachers, and at least 80 books for sports and art.

5. Internship and training places. Ordinary undergraduate schools must have corresponding teaching practice and practice bases. Schools focusing on science, engineering, agriculture and forestry should have necessary teaching practice factories, agricultural (forestry) fields and fixed production practice bases.

Schools that focus on normal professional education should have affiliated experimental schools or fixed practice schools; A school focusing on medical education should have at least one directly affiliated hospital and one teaching hospital to meet the needs.

Extended data:

Educational institutions that implement general higher education include universities and colleges, vocational and technical colleges/vocational colleges, junior colleges, independent colleges, etc. Universities, independent colleges and junior colleges mainly implement undergraduate education; Vocational and technical colleges/vocational colleges and junior colleges mainly implement junior college (higher vocational) level education.

In 20 16, there were 2,880 ordinary and adult colleges and universities nationwide. Among them, there are 2,596 ordinary colleges (including 266 independent colleges), an increase of 36 over the previous year. There are 1237 undergraduate colleges and universities, an increase of 18 over the previous year; There are 1359 higher vocational colleges, an increase of 18 over the previous year.

The Ministry of Education -2065438+2006 college entrance examination registration season five commonly used terms explanation.