1. Tianjin University has 14 A disciplines: chemical engineering and technology, mechanical engineering, optical engineering, instrument science and technology, management science and engineering, mechanics, material science and engineering, power engineering and engineering thermophysics, architecture, civil engineering, water conservancy engineering, environmental science and engineering, urban and rural planning, and software engineering. Xiamen University has seven A subjects: marine science, applied economics, chemistry, statistics, business administration, law and biology.

2. Ranking of Tianjin University and Xiamen University. Comparing the rankings of the two universities in the soft science rankings in 2022, Tianjin University ranks high, five places higher than Xiamen University.