18 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 1.19M citations received by 81K 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

#28 in Asia

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

2. Nanjing University

For Mechanical Engineering

#38 in China

#58 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

3. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#45 in China

#73 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

4. Nanjing Tech University

For Mechanical Engineering

#57 in China

#106 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

5. Hohai University

For Mechanical Engineering

#62 in China

#113 in Asia

Founded: 1915

6. Nanjing Forestry University

For Mechanical Engineering

#106 in China

#239 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

7. Nanjing Normal University

For Mechanical Engineering

#113 in China

#269 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

8. Nanjing Medical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#118 in China

#297 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

9. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Mechanical Engineering

#121 in China

#306 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

10. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Mechanical Engineering

#129 in China

#338 in Asia

Founded: 1952

11. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#139 in China

#359 in Asia

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

12. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#180 in China

#473 in Asia

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

13. China Pharmaceutical University

For Mechanical Engineering

#277 in China

#822 in Asia

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

14. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Mechanical Engineering

#314 in China

#977 in Asia

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

15. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Mechanical Engineering

#355 in China

#1194 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

16. Nanjing Audit University

For Mechanical Engineering

#396 in China

#1391 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

For Mechanical Engineering

#495 in China

#1966 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1952

18. Sanjiang University

For Mechanical Engineering

#501 in China

#1998 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,306
Founded: 1992

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	132	Ma'anshan
73	Jiangsu University	26	Zhenjiang
73	Yangzhou University	86	Yangzhou
84	Anhui Normal University	261	Wuhu
86	Anhui Polytechnic University	238	Wuhu
141	Hefei University	229	Hefei
143	University of Science and Technology of China	21	Hefei
144	Anhui Medical University	239	Hefei
144	Anhui Agricultural University	290	Hefei