18 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering in Nanjing

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nanjing ranked based on their research performance in Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 869K citations received by 56.6K academic papers made by 18 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.

1. Southeast University

For Aerospace Engineering

#20 in China

#33 in Asia

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

2. Nanjing University

For Aerospace Engineering

#23 in China

#38 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

3. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Aerospace Engineering

#31 in China

#50 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

4. Hohai University

For Aerospace Engineering

#51 in China

#93 in Asia

Founded: 1915

5. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Aerospace Engineering

#60 in China

#122 in Asia

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

6. Nanjing Tech University

For Aerospace Engineering

#67 in China

#132 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

7. Nanjing Medical University

For Aerospace Engineering

#72 in China

#145 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

8. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Aerospace Engineering

#91 in China

#212 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

9. Nanjing Normal University

For Aerospace Engineering

#94 in China

#229 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

10. Nanjing Forestry University

For Aerospace Engineering

#121 in China

#314 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

11. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Aerospace Engineering

#143 in China

#374 in Asia

Founded: 1952

12. China Pharmaceutical University

For Aerospace Engineering

#197 in China

#551 in Asia

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

13. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Aerospace Engineering

#203 in China

#570 in Asia

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

14. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Aerospace Engineering

#265 in China

#789 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

15. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Aerospace Engineering

#313 in China

#981 in Asia

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

16. Nanjing Audit University

For Aerospace Engineering

#410 in China

#1370 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

For Aerospace Engineering

#494 in China

#1825 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1952

18. Sanjiang University

For Aerospace Engineering

#507 in China

#1972 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,306
Founded: 1992

Universities for Aerospace Engineering near Nanjing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
5	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	11	Baixia
46	Anhui University of Technology	146	Ma'anshan
73	Jiangsu University	38	Zhenjiang
73	Yangzhou University	81	Yangzhou
84	Anhui Normal University	215	Wuhu
86	Anhui Polytechnic University	277	Wuhu
141	Hefei University	242	Hefei
143	University of Science and Technology of China	16	Hefei
144	Anhui Medical University	191	Hefei
144	Anhui Agricultural University	308	Hefei