18 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Nanjing

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 2.43M citations received by 217K 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

#29 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

2. Southeast University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in China

#39 in Asia

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

3. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#56 in China

#109 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

4. Hohai University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#57 in China

#111 in Asia

Founded: 1915

5. Nanjing Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#61 in China

#125 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

6. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#67 in China

#144 in Asia

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

7. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#68 in China

#147 in Asia

Founded: 1952

8. Nanjing Medical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#84 in China

#197 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

9. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#99 in China

#237 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

10. Nanjing Tech University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#124 in China

#320 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

11. Nanjing Forestry University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#154 in China

#423 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

12. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#203 in China

#596 in Asia

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

13. China Pharmaceutical University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#250 in China

#749 in Asia

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

14. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#262 in China

#782 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

15. Nanjing Audit University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#287 in China

#875 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

16. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#317 in China

#988 in Asia

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

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#501 in China

#1808 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1952

18. Sanjiang University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#528 in China

#2214 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	52	Baixia
46	Anhui University of Technology	202	Ma'anshan
73	Jiangsu University	71	Zhenjiang
73	Yangzhou University	89	Yangzhou
84	Anhui Normal University	149	Wuhu
86	Anhui Polytechnic University	372	Wuhu
141	Hefei University	274	Hefei
143	University of Science and Technology of China	21	Hefei
144	Anhui Medical University	126	Hefei
144	Anhui Agricultural University	255	Hefei