18 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 3.64M citations received by 252K 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#16 in China

#28 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

2. Southeast University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#23 in China

#43 in Asia

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

3. Hohai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#55 in China

#125 in Asia

Founded: 1915

4. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#57 in China

#131 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

5. Nanjing Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#64 in China

#155 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

6. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#65 in China

#157 in Asia

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

7. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#68 in China

#172 in Asia

Founded: 1952

8. Nanjing Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#81 in China

#221 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

9. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#107 in China

#293 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

10. Nanjing Tech University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#133 in China

#376 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

11. Nanjing Forestry University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#144 in China

#411 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

12. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#196 in China

#602 in Asia

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

13. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#239 in China

#753 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

14. China Pharmaceutical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#256 in China

#817 in Asia

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

15. Nanjing Audit University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#294 in China

#947 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

16. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#328 in China

#1083 in Asia

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

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#486 in China

#1793 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1952

18. Sanjiang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#525 in China

#2270 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,306
Founded: 1992

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Nanjing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
5	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	51	Baixia
46	Anhui University of Technology	213	Ma'anshan
73	Jiangsu University	66	Zhenjiang
73	Yangzhou University	91	Yangzhou
84	Anhui Normal University	154	Wuhu
86	Anhui Polytechnic University	363	Wuhu
141	Hefei University	312	Hefei
143	University of Science and Technology of China	19	Hefei
144	Anhui Medical University	124	Hefei
144	Anhui Agricultural University	252	Hefei