18 Best Engineering universities in Nanjing [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nanjing ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 9.8M citations received by 526K 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. Nanjing University

For Engineering

#11 in China

#19 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

2. Southeast University

For Engineering

#19 in China

#29 in Asia

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

3. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Engineering

#41 in China

#72 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

4. Nanjing Tech University

For Engineering

#57 in China

#98 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

5. Hohai University

For Engineering

#64 in China

#116 in Asia

Founded: 1915

6. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Engineering

#75 in China

#147 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

7. Nanjing Normal University

For Engineering

#93 in China

#184 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

8. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Engineering

#98 in China

#197 in Asia

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

9. Nanjing Forestry University

For Engineering

#99 in China

#200 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

10. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Engineering

#100 in China

#204 in Asia

Founded: 1952

11. Nanjing Medical University

For Engineering

#126 in China

#280 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

12. China Pharmaceutical University

For Engineering

#149 in China

#350 in Asia

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

13. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#257 in China

#699 in Asia

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

14. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Engineering

#298 in China

#866 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

15. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Engineering

#330 in China

#1033 in Asia

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

16. Nanjing Audit University

For Engineering

#437 in China

#1585 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

For Engineering

#499 in China

#2012 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1952

18. Sanjiang University

For Engineering

#521 in China

#2252 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,306
Founded: 1992

Universities for Engineering near Nanjing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
5	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	36	Baixia
46	Anhui University of Technology	152	Ma'anshan
73	Jiangsu University	49	Zhenjiang
73	Yangzhou University	80	Yangzhou
84	Anhui Normal University	165	Wuhu
86	Anhui Polytechnic University	282	Wuhu
141	Hefei University	175	Hefei
143	University of Science and Technology of China	8	Hefei
144	Anhui Medical University	225	Hefei
144	Anhui Agricultural University	251	Hefei