# Nanjing University

Nanjing University (NJU) is a public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated and sponsored by the Ministry of Education. The university is part of Project 211, Project 985, and the Double First-Class Construction. The university is a member of the C9 League.
Established in 1902 as Sanjiang Normal School, Nanjing University underwent a number of name changes, such as Nanjing Higher Normal School, National Southeastern University and National Central University, until it was renamed Nanjing University in 1950. It merged with the University of Nanking in 1952.
Nanjing University has four campuses: the Xianlin campus in the northeast of Nanjing, the Gulou campus in the city center of Nanjing, the Pukou campus in the Pukou District of Nanjing, and the Suzhou campus in the city of Suzhou.

## Faculties

Its faculty, including part-time faculty, includes more than twenty Nobel Laureates engaged in teaching. The university is a Double First-Class Construction university in 15 academic disciplines.

## Culture
### Motto

Nanjing University's motto is "Sincerity with Aspiration, Perseverance with Integrity".(simplified Chinese: 诚朴雄伟 励学敦行; traditional Chinese: 誠樸雄偉 勵學敦行; pinyin: chéng pǔ xióng wěi lì xué dūn xíng) The first part of the motto, "Sincerity with Aspiration," originated during the university's period as the historical National Central University, while "Perseverance with Integrity" draws inspiration from classical Chinese aphorisms.
Historically, Li Ruiqing, president of Liangjiang Higher Normal School, the precursor to Nanjing University, inscribed the motto "One who chews on the roots of vegetables can accomplish great things" (Chinese: 嚼得菜根 做得大事; pinyin: jiáo dé cài gēn zuò dé dà shì). Later, during the National Central University era, President Luo Jialun formally adopted "Sincerity with Aspiration" as the university's motto. Following the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949, Nanjing University underwent a series of reorganizations and consolidations, and a formal motto was not established for an extended period. The current motto, "Sincerity with Aspiration, Perseverance with Integrity", was adopted during the university's centennial celebration in 2002 under the leadership of then-President Jiang Shusheng, following extensive consultation with faculty and students.

### Song

The school song of Nanjing University was composed in 1916 and originally served as the school song of Nanjing Higher Normal School, with the lyrics written by Jiang Qian and melody composed by Li Shutong(Hong Yi).

## Rankings

As of 2025, Nanjing University ranked 7th in China and 65th globally by Times Higher Education World University Rankings. It also ranks 9th in China, 15th in Asia and 82nd globally by the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities. Nanjing University consistently features in the top 150 global universities as ranked by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, the QS World University Rankings, the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, and the U.S. News & World Report.
Nanjing University was ranked 7th in China, 15th in Asia and 75th worldwide in 2024 in terms of aggregate performance from the three most widely observed university rankings (THE+ARWU+QS) as reported by the Aggregate Ranking of Top Universities.
Regarding scientific research output, the Nature Index Annual Table 2022 ranked Nanjing University the 5th university in China and the Asia Pacific region, and 8th in the world among global universities.
The joint THE-QS World University Rankings 2007 ranked Nanjing University 4th in China (after Peking, Tsinghua and Fudan), 17th in Asia and 125th in the world. The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011 placed Nanjing 120th in the world, 16th in Asia and 4th in China. In 2017, Nanjing University was ranked 91-100 for World Reputation Ranking by Times Higher Education, and 114 by QS World University Rankings. In 2017, its Graduate Employability rankings placed at #101 globally in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings. Nanjing University has been consistently ranked among the top 20 universities in the world by Nature Index since 2016 by Nature Portfolio.
Chinese university ranking, conducted since 1999 by the higher education publisher Netbig, consistently ranked the university among the top 3 before 2005, and in the most recent ranking among the top 5. Academic Ranking of World Universities, conducted since 2003 by Shanghai Jiaotong University, suggested a domestic rank of number 2 to number 7.

## List of schools and departments

| Schools & Colleges & Standalone Institutes | Schools & Colleges & Standalone Institutes | Departments |
| College of First-Year Students | College of First-Year Students | Bingwen Academy |
| College of First-Year Students | College of First-Year Students | Xingzhi Academy |
| College of First-Year Students | College of First-Year Students | Yuxiu Academy |
| College of First-Year Students | College of First-Year Students | Anbang Academy |
| College of First-Year Students | College of First-Year Students | Youxun Academy |
| College of First-Year Students | College of First-Year Students | Kaijia Academy |
| College of First-Year Students | College of First-Year Students | Jianxiong Academy |
| School of Liberal Arts | School of Liberal Arts | Department of Ancient Chinese Literature |
| School of Liberal Arts | School of Liberal Arts | Department of Chinese Classics |
| School of Liberal Arts | School of Liberal Arts | Department of Theatre, Film and Television |
| School of Liberal Arts | School of Liberal Arts | Department of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature |
| School of Liberal Arts | School of Liberal Arts | Department of Comparative Literature and World Literature |
| School of Liberal Arts | School of Liberal Arts | Department of Literary Theory |
| School of Liberal Arts | School of Liberal Arts | Department of Chinese Philology |
| School of Liberal Arts | School of Liberal Arts | Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics |
| School of History | School of History | Department of Chinese History |
| School of History | School of History | Department of World History |
| School of History | School of History | Department of Archaeology and Cultural Relics |
| School of Philosophy | School of Philosophy | No subdivisions |
| School of Journalism and Communication | School of Journalism and Communication | Department of Radio, Film and Television |
| School of Journalism and Communication | School of Journalism and Communication | Department of Applied Communication |
| School of Journalism and Communication | School of Journalism and Communication | Department of Journalism and New Media |
| School of Law | School of Law | No subdivisions |
| School of Business | School of Business | Department of Economics |
| School of Business | School of Business | Department of International Economics |
| School of Business | School of Business | Department of Finance and Insurance |
| School of Business | School of Business | Department of Industrial Economics |
| School of Business | School of Business | Population Research Institute |
| School of Business | School of Business | Department of Business Administration |
| School of Business | School of Business | Department of Accounting |
| School of Business | School of Business | Department of Marketing and E-commerce |
| School of Business | School of Business | Department of Human Resource Management |
| School of Foreign Studies | School of Foreign Studies | Department of English |
| School of Foreign Studies | School of Foreign Studies | Department of French |
| School of Foreign Studies | School of Foreign Studies | Department of German |
| School of Foreign Studies | School of Foreign Studies | Department of Russian |
| School of Foreign Studies | School of Foreign Studies | Department of Japanese |
| School of Foreign Studies | School of Foreign Studies | Department of Spanish |
| School of Foreign Studies | School of Foreign Studies | Department of Korean |
| School of Government | School of Government | Department of Politics |
| School of Government | School of Government | Department of Public Administration |
| School of Government | School of Government | Department of Social Security |
| School of Government | School of Government | Department of Emergency Management |
| School of International Studies | School of International Studies | Department of International Politics |
| School of International Studies | School of International Studies | Department of Diplomacy and International Affairs |
| School of Information Management | School of Information Management | Department of Library and Digital Humanities |
| School of Information Management | School of Information Management | Department of Archives and E-government |
| School of Information Management | School of Information Management | Department of Information Management Science |
| School of Information Management | School of Information Management | Department of Publishing Science |
| School of Social and Behavioral Sciences | School of Social and Behavioral Sciences | Department of Sociology |
| School of Social and Behavioral Sciences | School of Social and Behavioral Sciences | Department of Psychology |
| School of Social and Behavioral Sciences | School of Social and Behavioral Sciences | Department of Social Work and Social Policy |
| School of Mathematics | School of Mathematics | No subdivisions |
| School of Physics | School of Physics | Department of Modern Physics |
| School of Physics | School of Physics | Department of Physics |
| School of Physics | School of Physics | Department of Optoelectronic Science |
| School of Physics | School of Physics | Department of Acoustics and Engineering |
| School of Physics | School of Physics | Center for Experimental Physics Education |
| School of Astronomy and Space Sciences | School of Astronomy and Space Sciences | Department of Astronomy |
| School of Astronomy and Space Sciences | School of Astronomy and Space Sciences | Department of Space Science and Technology |
| School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Department of Chemistry |
| School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Department of Highpolymer Science and Engineering |
| School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering | Department of Chemical Engineering |
| School of Computer Science | School of Computer Science | No subdivisions |
| Software Institute | Software Institute | No subdivisions |
| School of Artificial Intelligence | School of Artificial Intelligence | No subdivisions |
| School of Electronic Science and Engineering | School of Electronic Science and Engineering | Department of Electronic Engineering |
| School of Electronic Science and Engineering | School of Electronic Science and Engineering | Department of Microelectronics and Optoelectronics |
| School of Electronic Science and Engineering | School of Electronic Science and Engineering | Department of Information Electronics |
| School of Electronic Science and Engineering | School of Electronic Science and Engineering | Department of Communication Engineering |
| College of Engineering and Applied Sciences | College of Engineering and Applied Sciences | Department of Material Science and Engineering |
| College of Engineering and Applied Sciences | College of Engineering and Applied Sciences | Department of Quantum Electronics and Optical Engineering |
| College of Engineering and Applied Sciences | College of Engineering and Applied Sciences | Department of Biomedical Engineering |
| College of Engineering and Applied Sciences | College of Engineering and Applied Sciences | Department of Energy Science and Engineering |
| School of Environment | School of Environment | Department of Environmental Sciences |
| School of Environment | School of Environment | Department of Environmental Engineering |
| School of Environment | School of Environment | Department of Environmental Planning and Management |
| School of Earth Sciences and Engineering | School of Earth Sciences and Engineering | Department of Earth and Planetary Science |
| School of Earth Sciences and Engineering | School of Earth Sciences and Engineering | Department of Hydro-science |
| School of Earth Sciences and Engineering | School of Earth Sciences and Engineering | Department of Geological Engineering and Information Technology |
| School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences | School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences | Department of Physical Geography |
| School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences | School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences | Department of Land Resources and Tourism |
| School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences | School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences | Department of Geographic Information Technology |
| School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences | School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences | Department of Coastal and Oceanographic |
| School of Atmospheric Sciences | School of Atmospheric Sciences | Department of Meteorology |
| School of Atmospheric Sciences | School of Atmospheric Sciences | Department of Atmospheric Physics |
| School of Life Sciences | School of Life Sciences | Department of Biology |
| School of Life Sciences | School of Life Sciences | Department of Biochemistry |
| School of Life Sciences | School of Life Sciences | Department of Ecology |
| School of Life Sciences | School of Life Sciences | Department of Physiology |
| School of Life Sciences | School of Life Sciences | Department of Biotechnology and Pharmacy |
| Medical School | Medical School | No subdivisions |
| School of Management and Engineering | School of Management and Engineering | Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management |
| School of Management and Engineering | School of Management and Engineering | Department of Complex Project Management |
| School of Management and Engineering | School of Management and Engineering | Department of Financial Technology and Engineering |
| School of Management and Engineering | School of Management and Engineering | Department of Control Science and Intelligent Engineering |
| Kuang Yaming Honors School | Kuang Yaming Honors School | No subdivisions |
| School of Architecture and Urban Planning | School of Architecture and Urban Planning | Department of Architecture |
| School of Architecture and Urban Planning | School of Architecture and Urban Planning | Department of Urban Planning and Design |
| School of Marxism | School of Marxism | No subdivisions |
| School of Arts | School of Arts | Department of Art Theory and Creativity |
| School of Arts | School of Arts | Department of Art and Design |
| Education Research Institute & Tao Xingzhi Teacher Education College | Education Research Institute & Tao Xingzhi Teacher Education College | No subdivisions |
| Department of Foreign Language Education | Department of Foreign Language Education | No subdivisions |
| Department of Physical Education | Department of Physical Education | No subdivisions |
| Chinese Ideologue Research Center | Chinese Ideologue Research Center | Independent Research Institute |
| Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences | Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences | Independent Research Institute |
| Institute of Modern Biology | Institute of Modern Biology | Independent Research Institute |
| Yangtze IDEL | Yangtze IDEL | Independent Research Institute |

## Notable alumni and people

* Nanjing University ranks No.1 in the number of alumni elected as academicians of Chinese Academy of Sciences and/or Chinese Academy of Engineering graduated in recent more than 30 years since college admission entrance examination system was recovered in 1977 after Cultural Revolution.
* In the first time Examination for senior civil service post of Republic of China (as recovery of and equivalent to Imperial examination) in 1931, top 100 were selected, all were males, among them 25 are graduates of Nanjing University, including Zhuangyuan (principal graduate) Chow Bangdao, who was later president of China Medical College and Political Deputy Ministry of Examination, ROC, and the school in the second place is Peking University, with 8 graduates. In the second time exam held in 1933, there were females passed, half of whom graduated from Nanjing University, as well as Zhuangyuan Lee Hsuehteng, who graduated from law school and later became Chief Justice of ROC Supreme Court. One-fourth of Chief Justices in the early 60 more years of Republic of China are National Central University (Nanjing University) alumni.
* Of 53 first-time elected academicians of Academia Sinica in natural science including mathematics, 28 were graduates or once faculty members of Nanjing University.