Despite its English name, the institution has not yet been granted university status, Its main campus was located on West Zhongshan Rd in Shanghai.
The students are from 23 provinces and municipalities of mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
227 teachers hold senior professional titles and three are entitled to 'State Special Allowance' by the China State Council.
To meet the needs of economic development, the People's Bank of China started financial education.
The school offered programs and majors in finance, insurance, accounting, foreign exchange, etc.
The People's Bank of China worked with the Shanghai Municipal Government to build a financial specialist institution.
It has actively participated in the overall layout of Shanghai Higher Education and Talent Training.
Shanghai Finance College is made up of 11 schools, six departments, and four research institutes.
SFU has established cooperative relationships with more than 40 universities and organizations in countries and areas such as the US, Canada, UK, France, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Hungary, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.
Given that Shanghai has stepped up efforts to build into an international financial center by increasing its support on financial education, SFU as a university with concentration on finance and in close proximity to China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone[3] has embarked on an exhilarating new phase of development.