Lanzhou University and Northeastern University are both "985" institutions, both well-known and established institutions in China, but their advantages are different.

Lanzhou University is located in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province. Lanzhou is an important city in northwest China and an important economic city in northwest China. Among Lanzhou universities, Lanzhou University was once a powerful 985 university.

Northeastern University, located in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is a national "double first-class" construction university jointly established by the Ministry of Education, Liaoning Province and Shenyang City.