For a long time after the school was established alone, the overall strength of Xi Jiaotong University was much higher than that of Shanghai Jiaotong University. However, with the development of local economy in the decades of reform and opening up, Shanghai Jiaotong University has developed rapidly, completely surpassing it. The huge gap in economic strength between Shanghai and Xi also determines the gap in school development.

Many people think that the economic level is not the reason, but the lack of money in colleges and universities, which directly leads to the retention of talents and the attraction of leading figures. In addition, do scientific research, buy equipment, invite Daniel to hold academic meetings, upgrade industries and so on. At the same time, the urban economy can't keep up, which not only leads to the lack of quality teachers, but also the lack of school hardware facilities. The most important thing is the poor quality of students.