1, Sun Yat-sen University (leading institution in software engineering): By 2022, the school will be composed of three campuses and five campuses in Guangzhou, Zhuhai and Shenzhen, with 70 colleges, 14 1 undergraduate majors, 44 post-doctoral research stations, 57 doctoral programs in first-level disciplines and 64 masters in first-level disciplines.

2. South China University of Technology (first-class major in software engineering): South China University of Technology, directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC), is a national key university approved by the Ministry of Education and the Guangdong Provincial People's Government. It is a comprehensive research university combining science and engineering with management, economics, literature, law and medicine. The school is divided into three campuses, the University Town Campus is located in Guangzhou University Town, Panyu District, and the Guangzhou International Campus is located in Innovation City, Panyu District.

3. Jinan University (the third major in software engineering in the province): As of March 2023, the school has five campuses in Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Zhuhai, with a total campus area of 2.26 million square meters and a school building area of1788,400 square meters. There are 37 colleges, 58 departments, 27 directly affiliated research institutes, and 1005 undergraduate majors.

4. South China Normal University (software engineering gold medal major): South China Normal University is a university approved by the Guangdong Provincial People's Government and the Ministry of Education. It is a national high-level university graduate program and intelligent education governing unit. The school has three campuses, four campuses, with a total area of 5328 mu, four departments and 42 colleges, 14 research center, 1 college.