Non-governmtny higher education is an important part of higher education and has made great contributions in the development of higher education in China. The scale and strength of non-government higher education has increased steadily，the spatial distribution of higher education has been more aggregating and the policy environments are improving. With the development of economy and technology progress，the demands of talents are increasing，and people’s demands for higher education are more diversified. Besides，the improving of policy environment，internationalization and informatization provided opportunities for the development of non-government higher education. However，the lack of awareness of connotation development and the traditional concepts still restrict the development of non-government higher education. There are still gaps between non-government higher institutions and public schools in terms of funds，students and teachers.