Through a review on literature about optimal allocation of higher education resources in China in recent years, the author summarizes the status quo and trends of research on higher education resource allocation both at home and abroad. Especially, the author sorts out existing literature at home and makes an inductive analysis in the following aspects: the concept of optimal allocation of higher education resources, the method of resource allocation, existing issues of resource allocation and corresponding research on countermeasures, which lays a foundation for writing relevant articles for subsequent researchers.
