The two philosophical achievements of Shanxi University were included in the ranking lists for philosophy and social sciences achievements released by Cuaa.net, a domestic third-party university evaluation consulting agency, in May .

Shanxi University, together with other seven universities tied for first place in the discipline ranking for the 2016-2019 Chinese University National Philosophy and Social Science Achievements Library.

The research achievements in the humanities and social sciences by 48 colleges and universities nationwide were shortlisted on the 2016-2019 list, with SXU ranked 9th for the achievements amount together with seven other universities.

The two lists by Cuaa.net provide an authoritative reference for the public, allowing people to fully understand the strength of Chinese universities in their academic levels in humanities and social sciences, discipline competitiveness and university strengths over the four-year period.