Nanjing's 18 best Sociology universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nanjing ranked based on their research performance in Sociology. A graph of 748K citations received by 59.7K 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 Sociology

#19 in China

#55 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

2. Southeast University

For Sociology

#23 in China

#67 in Asia

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

3. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Sociology

#42 in China

#106 in Asia

Founded: 1952

4. Nanjing Medical University

For Sociology

#46 in China

#117 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

5. Nanjing Normal University

For Sociology

#55 in China

#145 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

6. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Sociology

#68 in China

#186 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

7. Hohai University

For Sociology

#103 in China

#300 in Asia

Founded: 1915

8. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Sociology

#118 in China

#361 in Asia

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

9. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Sociology

#120 in China

#366 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

10. Nanjing Forestry University

For Sociology

#159 in China

#527 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

11. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Sociology

#211 in China

#736 in Asia

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

12. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Sociology

#226 in China

#789 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

13. Nanjing Tech University

For Sociology

#229 in China

#811 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

14. China Pharmaceutical University

For Sociology

#251 in China

#892 in Asia

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

15. Nanjing Audit University

For Sociology

#316 in China

#1114 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

16. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Sociology

#376 in China

#1286 in Asia

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

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

For Sociology

#476 in China

#1784 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1952

18. Sanjiang University

For Sociology

#532 in China

#2341 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,306
Founded: 1992

Universities for Sociology near Nanjing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
5	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	56	Baixia
46	Anhui University of Technology	250	Ma'anshan
73	Jiangsu University	69	Zhenjiang
73	Yangzhou University	75	Yangzhou
84	Anhui Normal University	145	Wuhu
143	University of Science and Technology of China	24	Hefei
144	Anhui Medical University	64	Hefei
144	Anhui Agricultural University	207	Hefei
145	Anhui University	101	Hefei
147	Hefei University of Technology	87	Hefei

18 Best universities for Sociology in Nanjing

1. Nanjing University

2. Southeast University

3. Nanjing Agricultural University

4. Nanjing Medical University

5. Nanjing Normal University

6. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

7. Hohai University

8. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

9. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

10. Nanjing Forestry University

11. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

12. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

13. Nanjing Tech University

14. China Pharmaceutical University

15. Nanjing Audit University

16. Nanjing Institute of Technology

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

18. Sanjiang University

Universities for Sociology near Nanjing

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Nanjing