Nanjing's 17 best Literature universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nanjing ranked based on their research performance in Literature. A graph of 108K citations received by 12.4K academic papers made by 17 universities in Nanjing was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. Nanjing University

For Literature

#13 in China

#25 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

2. Southeast University

For Literature

#23 in China

#45 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 30,664
Founded: 1902

3. Nanjing Normal University

For Literature

#46 in China

#92 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

4. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Literature

#63 in China

#124 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

5. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Literature

#93 in China

#197 in Asia

Founded: 1952

6. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Literature

#96 in China

#208 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1960

7. Hohai University

For Literature

#105 in China

#225 in Asia

Founded: 1915

8. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Literature

#110 in China

#250 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

9. Nanjing Tech University

For Literature

#142 in China

#340 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

10. Nanjing Forestry University

For Literature

#161 in China

#402 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

11. Nanjing Medical University

For Literature

#214 in China

#578 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

12. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Literature

#234 in China

#650 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1956

13. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Literature

#252 in China

#707 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

14. China Pharmaceutical University

For Literature

#277 in China

#795 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 16,465
Founded: 1936

15. Nanjing Audit University

For Literature

#336 in China

#1003 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

16. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Literature

#351 in China

#1053 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1915

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

For Literature

#470 in China

#1573 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1952

Universities for Literature near Nanjing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
5	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	50	Baixia
46	Anhui University of Technology	238	Ma'anshan
73	Yangzhou University	60	Yangzhou
73	Jiangsu University	67	Zhenjiang
84	Anhui Normal University	95	Wuhu
141	Hefei University	145	Hefei
143	University of Science and Technology of China	14	Hefei
144	Anhui Agricultural University	229	Hefei
145	Anhui University	71	Hefei
147	Hefei University of Technology	69	Hefei