Shanghai Ocean University originated from Jiangsu Fisheries School. After Shanghai Fisheries College and Shanghai Fisheries University, it was renamed in 2008. As can be seen from the history of the school, the school is a specialized agricultural and forestry university featuring aquaculture. At present, there are more than 10 thousand students in the school, which is not large in scale. The school's characteristic is aquaculture. At present, there is a national key discipline and four first-class doctoral programs (aquatic products, marine science, biology, food science and engineering).

The aquatic science of Shanghai Ocean University got A+ in the discipline evaluation of the Ministry of Education, which made great contributions to the school's selection as a first-class discipline construction university. The fishery specialty of Shanghai Ocean University is the traditional advantage specialty of the school.

The aquaculture discipline 1993 was approved as the key discipline of the Ministry of Agriculture, 1999 was re-recognized as the key discipline by the Ministry of Agriculture, and 1996 was approved as the key discipline of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission. It became the national key discipline in 2002, the dominant discipline in Shanghai in 2005 and the national key discipline again in 2007. 1984 awarded the master's degree, 1998 awarded the doctor's degree, and established the postdoctoral mobile station in 2003.

Shanghai Ocean University, which is famous in Shanghai, belongs to agriculture and forestry universities. It is not popular to apply for the exam, but the school has two advantages. One is geography. The school is located in Shanghai, which has geographical advantages and institutional attributes. Although Shanghai Ocean University enrolls students in two batches, it is a "double-class" university, which is suitable for low-scoring candidates. For example, in the school's enrollment plan for 2020, there are two batches of undergraduate majors enrolled in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces.

Shanghai Ocean University will recruit two more students in 2020. On the whole, in recent years, choosing to apply for Shanghai Ocean University has a high cost performance and a low admission score.

For example, Shanghai's admission scores are far lower than those of East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai university of international business and economics, Shanghai University of Science and Technology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai Customs College, Shanghai Maritime University, and even lower than those of Shanghai University of Engineering Science and Shanghai Electric Power University in some provinces, but students can get the title of double-class university graduates whether they are directly employed or studying in the future.