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Nanjing University

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For the historic university from 1888 to 1952, see University of Nanking.
Nanjing University
南京大学
Former name
  • Sanjiang or Liangjiang Normal College (1902–1914)
  • Nanking Higher Normal School (1915–1923)
  • National Southeastern University (1921–1927)
  • National Central University (1928–1949)
Motto诚朴雄伟励学敦行[1]
Motto in English
Sincerity with Aspiration, Perseverance and Integrity[2]
TypePublic
Established1902; 123 years ago (1902)
PresidentTan Zhemin
Academic staff
2,135
Undergraduates13,865
Postgraduates12,793
Location
Nanjing
,
Jiangsu
,
China
Colors  Purple
AffiliationsC9, APRU, AEARU, WUN, Service-Learning Asia Network
Websitenju.edu.cn/en
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese南京大学
Traditional Chinese南京大學
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinNánjīng Dàxué
Bopomofoㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
Wade–GilesNan2-ching1 Ta4-hsüeh2
Tongyong PinyinNán-jing Dà-syué
IPA[nǎn.tɕíŋ tâ.ɕɥě]
[3][4][5]

Nanjing University (NJU) is a public university in 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.[6]

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

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Old Great Hall (大禮堂)

Its faculty, including part-time faculty, includes more than twenty Nobel Laureates engaged in teaching.[7] The university is a Double First-Class Construction university in 15 academic disciplines.[8]

Culture

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Motto

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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)[9][10] 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. [11]

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).[11] 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.[11] 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.[12]

Song

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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).[13]

Rankings

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University rankings
BCUR National[14] Domestic 6
CUAA National[15] Alumni 6
QS National[16] General 7
THE National[17] General 7
QS Asia
(Asia version)[18]		 General 24
THE Asia
(Asia version)[19]		 General 16
ARWU World[20] Research 82
QS World[21] General 145
THE World[22] General 65
USNWR World[23] General 98

As of 2025, Nanjing University ranked 7th in China and 65th globally by Times Higher Education World University Rankings.[25] It also ranks 9th in China, 15th in Asia and 82nd globally by the 2024 Academic Ranking of World Universities.[26] 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.[27][28][29][30]

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.[31]

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.[32]

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.[33] The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011 placed Nanjing 120th in the world, 16th in Asia and 4th in China.[34] In 2017, Nanjing University was ranked 91-100 for World Reputation Ranking by Times Higher Education,[35] and 114 by QS World University Rankings.[36] In 2017, its Graduate Employability rankings placed at #101 globally in the QS Graduate Employability Rankings.[37] Nanjing University has been consistently ranked among the top 20 universities in the world by Nature Index since 2016 by Nature Portfolio.[38][39][40][41][42][43]

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.[44] Academic Ranking of World Universities, conducted since 2003 by Shanghai Jiaotong University, suggested a domestic rank of number 2 to number 7.[45][44]

Academics

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The northwestern corner of Nanjing University's Gulou campus houses most of the university's foreign students: Center for Chinese and American Studies (front left), Zeng Xianzi building (back center), Xiyuan (right).


List of schools and departments

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Schools & Colleges & Standalone Institutes Departments
College of First-Year Students[46] Bingwen Academy
Xingzhi Academy
Yuxiu Academy
Anbang Academy
Youxun Academy
Kaijia Academy
Jianxiong Academy
School of Liberal Arts[47] Department of Ancient Chinese Literature
Department of Chinese Classics
Department of Theatre, Film and Television
Department of Modern and Contemporary Chinese Literature
Department of Comparative Literature and World Literature
Department of Literary Theory
Department of Chinese Philology
Department of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
School of History[48] Department of Chinese History
Department of World History
Department of Archaeology and Cultural Relics
School of Philosophy[49] No subdivisions
School of Journalism and Communication[50] Department of Radio, Film and Television
Department of Applied Communication
Department of Journalism and New Media
School of Law[51] No subdivisions
School of Business[52] Department of Economics
Department of International Economics
Department of Finance and Insurance
Department of Industrial Economics
Population Research Institute
Department of Business Administration
Department of Accounting
Department of Marketing and E-commerce
Department of Human Resource Management
School of Foreign Studies[53] Department of English
Department of French
Department of German
Department of Russian
Department of Japanese
Department of Spanish
Department of Korean
School of Government[54] Department of Politics
Department of Public Administration
Department of Social Security
Department of Emergency Management
School of International Studies Department of International Politics[55]
Department of Diplomacy and International Affairs
School of Information Management[56] Department of Library and Digital Humanities
Department of Archives and E-government
Department of Information Management Science
Department of Publishing Science
School of Social and Behavioral Sciences[57] Department of Sociology
Department of Psychology
Department of Social Work and Social Policy
School of Mathematics[58] No subdivisions
School of Physics[59] Department of Modern Physics
Department of Physics
Department of Optoelectronic Science
Department of Acoustics and Engineering
Center for Experimental Physics Education
School of Astronomy and Space Sciences[60] Department of Astronomy
Department of Space Science and Technology
School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering[61] Department of Chemistry
Department of Highpolymer Science and Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering
School of Computer Science[62] No subdivisions
Software Institute[63] No subdivisions
School of Artificial Intelligence[64] No subdivisions
School of Electronic Science and Engineering[65] Department of Electronic Engineering
Department of Microelectronics and Optoelectronics
Department of Information Electronics
Department of Communication Engineering
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences[66] Department of Material Science and Engineering
Department of Quantum Electronics and Optical Engineering
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Energy Science and Engineering
School of Environment[67] Department of Environmental Sciences
Department of Environmental Engineering
Department of Environmental Planning and Management
School of Earth Sciences and Engineering[68] Department of Earth and Planetary Science
Department of Hydro-science
Department of Geological Engineering and Information Technology
School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences[69] Department of Physical Geography
Department of Land Resources and Tourism
Department of Geographic Information Technology
Department of Coastal and Oceanographic
School of Atmospheric Sciences[70] Department of Meteorology
Department of Atmospheric Physics
School of Life Sciences[71] Department of Biology
Department of Biochemistry
Department of Ecology
Department of Physiology
Department of Biotechnology and Pharmacy
Medical School[72] No subdivisions
School of Management and Engineering[73] Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Management
Department of Complex Project Management
Department of Financial Technology and Engineering
Department of Control Science and Intelligent Engineering
Kuang Yaming Honors School[74] No subdivisions
School of Architecture and Urban Planning[75] Department of Architecture
Department of Urban Planning and Design
School of Marxism[76] No subdivisions
School of Arts[77] Department of Art Theory and Creativity
Department of Art and Design
Education Research Institute & Tao Xingzhi Teacher Education College[78] No subdivisions
Department of Foreign Language Education[79] No subdivisions
Department of Physical Education[80] No subdivisions
Chinese Ideologue Research Center[81] Independent Research Institute
Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences[82] Independent Research Institute
Institute of Modern Biology

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Independent Research Institute
Yangtze IDEL[84] Independent Research Institute


Notable alumni and people

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For a more comprehensive list, see List of Nanjing University 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.[85]
  • 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.[86]
  • Of 53 first-time elected academicians of Academia Sinica in natural science including mathematics, 28 were graduates or once faculty members of Nanjing University.[87]

See also

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Notes

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  46. ^ "南京大学新生学院". Nanjing University. College of First-Year Student, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  47. ^ "南京大学文学院". Nanjing University. School of Liberal Arts, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  48. ^ "南京大学历史学院". Nanjing University. School of History, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  49. ^ "南京大学哲学学院". Nanjing University. School of Philosophy, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  50. ^ "南京大学新闻传播学院". Nanjing University. School of Journalism and Communication, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  51. ^ "南京大学法学院". Nanjing University. School of Law, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  52. ^ "南京大学商学院". Nanjing University. School of Business, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  53. ^ "School of Foreign Studies". Nanjing University. School of Foreign Studies, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  54. ^ "南京大学政府管理学院". Nanjing University. School of Government, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  55. ^ "南京大学国际关系学院". Nanjing University. School of International Studies, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  56. ^ "南京大学信息管理学院". Nanjing University. School of Information Management, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  57. ^ "南京大学社会学院". Nanjing University. School of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  58. ^ "南京大学数学学院". Nanjing University. School of Mathematics, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  59. ^ "南京大学物理学院". Nanjing University. School of Physics, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  60. ^ "南京大学天文与空间科学学院". Nanjing University. School of Astronomy and Space Sciences, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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  63. ^ "南京大学软件学院". Nanjing University. Software Institute, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  64. ^ "南京大学人工智能学院". Nanjing University. School of Artificial Intelligence, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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  71. ^ "南京大学生命科学学院". Nanjing University. School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
  72. ^ "南京大学医学院". Nanjing University. Medical School, Nanjing University. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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  87. ^ NU people of first-time (in 1948, and also the only time in mainland China) elected academicians of Academia Sinica in natural science: Wu Youxun, Ye Qisun, Zhao Zhongyao, Yan Jici, Wu Xuezhou, Zhuang Changgong, Zeng Zhaolun, Zhu Jiahua, Li Siguang, Huang Jiqing, Xie Jiarong, Zhu Kezhen, Zhou Ren, Mao Yisheng, Wang Jiayi, Wu Xianwen, Bing Zhi, Chen Zhen, Tong Dizhou, Hu Xiansu, Zhang Jingyue, Qian Chongpeng, Dai Fanglan, Luo Zongluo, Wu Dingliang, Cai Qiao, Li Xianwen, Deng Shuqun.
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