1. Definition: College refers to all ordinary higher education institutions, including universities, colleges, teachers' colleges, vocational and technical colleges and junior colleges. University is a type of higher education institution, which refers to a comprehensive higher education institution with a complete education system at undergraduate, master and doctoral levels, and carries out high-level scientific research and personnel training.
2. Academic level: Colleges and universities can offer various academic courses at different levels, such as undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees, and can also provide non-academic education such as adult education and continuing education; The university is the highest institution of higher education, with a complete education system of undergraduate, master and doctor, and is the top institution of higher education.
3. School-running level: The school-running level of colleges and universities is relatively low, including vocational education, junior college education and undergraduate education. The level of running a university is relatively high, including undergraduate education, master's degree education and doctoral degree education.
4. School-running characteristics: Due to different types of institutions and school-running orientation, colleges and universities have different school-running characteristics. For example, normal colleges pay attention to normal education, while vocational and technical colleges pay attention to vocational skills training. Universities usually have high-level scientific research and talent training capabilities, and pay attention to the construction of comprehensive disciplines and the cultivation of innovative ability.
In a word, colleges and universities are two different concepts. College refers to all ordinary higher education institutions, including universities, junior colleges, teachers colleges, vocational and technical colleges, junior colleges and so on. University is a type of higher education institution, which refers to a comprehensive higher education institution with a complete education system at undergraduate, master and doctoral levels, and carries out high-level scientific research and personnel training.