The fourth round of disciplinary assessment of the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) was launched in April 2016, in accordance with the principle of "voluntary application and free participation", and was conducted in a way that "combines objective and subjective evaluation". The assessment system has made many innovations on the basis of the previous three rounds. Evaluation data are obtained through a combination of "public **** data and unit reports". The results of the assessment are presented in a "graded" manner, according to the percentile of the overall level score of the discipline.

University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) is a national key university affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), focusing on cutting-edge sciences and high-tech, as well as medicine and special liberal arts. The university has 30 colleges (academic departments), including 7 colleges of science and education integration. It has Suzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Shanghai Research Institute, Beijing Research Institute, Institute of Advanced Technology, Institute of International Finance, and the First Affiliated Hospital (Anhui Provincial Hospital).