上海大学是上海市属、国家“211工程”重点建设的综合性大学，是教育部与上海市人民政府共建高校，上海市首批高水平地方高校建设试点，国家一流学科建设高校。

上海大学学科门类齐全，涵盖哲学、经济学、法学、文学、历史学、理学、工学、管理学、艺术学等学科门类。上海大学是上海市重要的人才培养基地，学校现有研究生16581人，全日制本科生19989人，预科生55人，成人教育学生17305人。

上海大学积极推进开放合作，开展了广泛的国际国内交流与合作，中外合作办学稳步发展。目前，学校已与51个国家和地区的210所大学或机构签署校际合作协议。在校就读的外国留学生4532人，其中学历生1872人，学校被教育部评为来华留学示范基地单位。学校建有4个中外合作办学学院，并已与北美洲、欧洲、亚洲等地区的大学合作建立了5所孔子学院。学校与中国科学院长三角地区研究院所、中国社会科学院、宝山区人民政府等单位开展了包括科学研究、人才培养、队伍建设在内的全面合作。

如今的上海大学，无论是办学水平，还是整体办学条件，在全国高校中都已跻身前列。“自强不息”“先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐”的校训和“求实创新”的校风在师生中不断弘扬光大。

展望未来，上海大学将继续发扬优良传统，抓住机遇、锐意改革，为社会培养具有全球视野、公民意识、人文情怀、创新精神、实践能力，并能应对未来挑战的人才，按照国际一流的标准，实现大学的核心价值。上海大学将努力建设成为世界一流特色鲜明的综合性研究型大学。

    Shanghai University (hereinafter referred to as SHU) is one of the top 40 Chinese universities, top 100 Asian universities, the premier university of Shanghai, and a member of China Project 211 Universities. It is a comprehensive university offering 82 undergraduate programs, 187 graduate programs, and 97 doctoral programs in various disciplines including science, humanities & social sciences, engineering, economics & management, art, etc. 

SHU was founded in 1922, and has been developed into a university with profound academic traditions and outstanding research facilities, embracing students from various countries with its global outlook. Just like the city of Shanghai, SHU has undergone dramatic changes in the past few decades，turning into a multicultural community with tremendous opportunities and resources. 

SHU is inspired to build a highly effective platform for "Developing Talent", "Conducting Science & Technology Research", and "Serving Society". Faculty and students can grow together in a supportive and pleasant learning environment. Through the continuous improvement of the "All-round and whole-person" education model, SHU aims at providing society graduates cultivated with global vision, citizenship consciousness, humanity mindset, innovative spirit and practical ability to meet future challenges. The university currently has 16,464 graduate students, 20,406 undergraduate students, and 4,505 international students. Students graduated from SHU are widely welcomed by employers from various firms and companies, as proved by the employment rate of 99.63% in 2017. 

Based on the contribution of our top-level faculty and diligent students, SHU has achieved collaboration with 208 universities in 51 nations and regions, managing 5 Confucius Institutes with partners in North America, Europe, Asia, etc. 

With a clear educational mission and objectives on talent cultivation, combined with global perspectives and creative awareness, SHU aims to become a key player in both the domestic and overseas education sectors.