Xiangtan University is better. 1. Xiangtan University has four disciplines entered the global ESI1, while Lake Normal University has only three. 2. Lake Normal University merged a large number of rubbish schools to improve its ranking, which is relatively low. However, Xiangtan University did not merge schools and still maintained a high ranking, which shows its strength. 3. The overall student level of Xiangtan University is relatively stable and the academic style is very good. However, due to various special policies at Lake Normal University, the students' level is uneven and their learning enthusiasm is not high. 4. If you just want to work stably in China, then choose Hunan Normal University. If you want to take the postgraduate entrance examination, then choose Xiangtan University. The postgraduate admission rate and postgraduate entrance examination rate of Xiangtan University are both higher than that of Hunan Normal University. 5. Xiangtan University is more famous abroad. Because of Mao Zedong, many famous foreign universities have established cooperative relationships with Xiangtan University. However, since Hunan Normal University is a normal university, it does not have much appeal abroad.