Taiyuan University is neither a 985 university nor a 2 1 1 university.

Although Taiyuan University is not a 985 or 2 1 1 university, it is also a comprehensive full-time ordinary university in Shanxi Province. It has a certain popularity and reputation in Shanxi Province, and the teaching quality is constantly improving.

985 University refers to the major decision made by the Party, People's Republic of China (PRC) and the State Council at the turn of the century to build a first-class university with world advanced level. 2 1 1 University is a key institution of higher learning and a number of key disciplines built by the country to meet the challenges of the new technological revolution in the 2 1 century.