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Overview Since 1917 · China's first commercial university · A national “Double First-Class” university |
Shanghai University of Finance and Economics (SUFE) began as a business program at the Nanjing Higher Normal School in 1917, with the well-known social activist and patriotic democrat Yang Xingfo as its program director. After generations of hard work and unremitting efforts, SUFE has grown into a multi-disciplinary key university that focuses on finance and economics and maintains coordinated development in economics, management, law, arts and science, opening a new chapter in its pursuit of a world-class university with Chinese characteristics. |
History |
| 1917 | | Began as a business program at the Nanjing Higher Normal School; the well-known social activist and patriotic democrat Yang Xingfo was appointed program director. | | 1921 | | Restructured and relocated to Shanghai as Shanghai University of Commerce under National Southeast University — the first commercial university in China's history of education. Guo Bingwen, a renowned educator, served as president, and Ma Yinchu, a well-known economist, as provost. | | 1932 | | Became an independent institution as the National Shanghai College of Commerce, then the only national undergraduate business school in China. | | 1950 | | Renamed the Shanghai College of Finance and Economics; the well-known economists Sun Yefang and Yao Nai served successively as president. | | 1985 | | Renamed Shanghai University of Finance and Economics. | | 2000 | | Became subordinate to the Ministry of Education. | | 2012 | | The Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and the Shanghai Municipal People's Government signed an agreement to jointly develop SUFE. | | 2017 | | Joined the national “Double First-Class” initiative, opening a new chapter in its pursuit of a world-class university with Chinese characteristics. |
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SUFE at a Glance |
 | SUFE covers 812.9 mu (about 54 hectares) across three campuses, with the main campus at No. 777 Guoding Road. Total enrollment stands at 18,299 students, and its disciplines cover economics, management, law, arts and science, with a distinctive emphasis on international education. |
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Global Standing Strong performance across major global rankings |
No. 1 in China ShanghaiRanking 2026
Best finance & economics
universities | No. 2 in Asia Financial Times 2025
Global MBA
No. 15 worldwide | No. 1 worldwide CS Rankings 2022–26
Economics & computation
No. 1 in Asia | No. 33 worldwide U.S. News 2026–27
Economics & business
No. 9 in China | No. 37 worldwide ShanghaiRanking 2025
Finance
No. 6 in China | No. 64 worldwide QS 2026 by subject
Economics & econometrics
No. 6 in China | No. 17 in Asia QS 2025
Global EMBA
Asia ranking | Top 1% ESI, July 2026
Economics & business
among 4 fields |
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SHANGHAI UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS · SINCE 1917 |
