Shanghai University, commonly referred to as SHU, or colloquially Shangda (Chinese: 上大; pinyin: Shàngdà), is a public research university located in Shanghai.

The People's Liberation Army Naval Medical University (中国人民解放军海军军医大学) also known as the PLA Second Military Medical University (SMMU) (中国人民解放军第二军医大学)

Tongji University (simplified Chinese: 同济大学; traditional Chinese: 同濟大學; pinyin: Tóngjì Dàxué) is a comprehensive university located in Shanghai.

The Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE; Chinese: 上海财经大学; pinyin: Shànghǎi Cáijīng Dàxué) is founded in 1917.

East China University of Science and Technology (ECUST, simplified Chinese: 华东理工大学; traditional Chinese: 華東理工大學; pinyin: Huádōng Lǐgōng Dàxué) is a public research university.

East China Normal University (ECNU) is a comprehensive public research university in Shanghai, China.