Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance is a high-level local applied university construction unit in Shanghai and a national model university for graduate employment. It is an executive council member of the China Industry-University-Research Cooperation Promotion Association and the China University-Enterprise Collaborative Innovation Alliance. The university currently has 15 secondary colleges; offers 38 undergraduate programs and 1 professional master’s degree authorization point. Among its full-time faculty, there are more than 90 with senior professional titles, over 340 with associate senior titles, and more than 650 with doctoral degrees. There are 2 innovation research bases for humanities and social sciences in Shanghai universities, 2 think tanks of Shanghai universities, and 4 research institutions (platforms) including the Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center, the Research Base for Service Economy and the Construction of Shanghai International Financial Center, the Shanghai Counselor Workstation, and the Work Office for Non-Standing Members of the Standing Committee of the Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress. The university strengthens the construction of a civilized campus and is the leading unit of the National Integrity Culture Education Alliance in Universities. It has continuously been awarded the title of "Shanghai Civilized Unit" for many years, and in 2019, won the first “Shanghai Civilized Campus” title.