18 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Nanjing

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nanjing ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.05M citations received by 78K 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 Mechanical Engineering

#19 in China

#29 in Asia

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

2. Nanjing University

For Mechanical Engineering

#37 in China

#58 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

3. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#45 in China

#76 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

4. Nanjing Tech University

For Mechanical Engineering

#59 in China

#109 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

5. Hohai University

For Mechanical Engineering

#63 in China

#116 in Asia

Founded: 1915

6. Nanjing Forestry University

For Mechanical Engineering

#108 in China

#254 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

7. Nanjing Normal University

For Mechanical Engineering

#112 in China

#276 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

8. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Mechanical Engineering

#118 in China

#305 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

9. Nanjing Medical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#121 in China

#316 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

10. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Mechanical Engineering

#133 in China

#352 in Asia

Founded: 1952

11. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#138 in China

#368 in Asia

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

12. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#176 in China

#481 in Asia

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

13. China Pharmaceutical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#278 in China

#835 in Asia

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

14. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Mechanical Engineering

#314 in China

#1008 in Asia

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

15. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Mechanical Engineering

#364 in China

#1257 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

16. Nanjing Audit University

For Mechanical Engineering

#401 in China

#1416 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

17. Sanjiang University

For Mechanical Engineering

#494 in China

#1970 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,306
Founded: 1992

18. Jiangsu Second Normal University

For Mechanical Engineering

#497 in China

#1979 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1952

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near Nanjing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
5	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	16	Baixia
46	Anhui University of Technology	134	Ma'anshan
73	Jiangsu University	27	Zhenjiang
73	Yangzhou University	88	Yangzhou
84	Anhui Normal University	254	Wuhu
86	Anhui Polytechnic University	241	Wuhu
141	Hefei University	227	Hefei
143	University of Science and Technology of China	20	Hefei
144	Anhui Medical University	238	Hefei
144	Anhui Agricultural University	294	Hefei