Higher education is not only directly dependent on economic development, but may alsomake a great contribution to economic development. The development of Chinas economyhas made a great difference in the scope of higher education, including expansion of highereducation institutions, improvement of the quality of the institutions, and promoting reformof educational systems. This article discusses the recent development in these three areas asthe consequence of economic changes in China. Higher education is not only directly dependent on economic development, but may alsomake a great contribution to economic development. But the development of Chinas economyhas made a great difference in the scope of higher education, including expansion of highereducation institutions, improvement of the quality of the institutions , and promoting reformof educational systems. This article discusses the recent development in these three areas asthe consequence of economic changes in China.