In the fourth discipline evaluation of the Ministry of Education, Tianjin University has 1a+ (chemical engineering and technology), 4 A (mechanical engineering, instrument science and technology, management science and engineering, optical engineering) and 9 A- disciplines, totaling 14 A- disciplines, ranking 12 in the country. In the fourth discipline evaluation of the Ministry of Education, Xiamen University 1 A+ (marine science), 4 A (chemistry, applied economics, statistics, business administration), 2 A disciplines, a total of 7 A disciplines, ranked 29th in the country. In the subject evaluation, Tianjin University performed better.