Nanjing's 18 best Physics universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nanjing ranked based on their research performance in Physics. A graph of 9.14M citations received by 475K 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 Physics

#10 in China

#18 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

2. Southeast University

For Physics

#20 in China

#35 in Asia

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

3. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Physics

#42 in China

#71 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

4. Nanjing Tech University

For Physics

#54 in China

#93 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

5. Hohai University

For Physics

#68 in China

#137 in Asia

Founded: 1915

6. Nanjing Normal University

For Physics

#85 in China

#169 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

7. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Physics

#86 in China

#170 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

8. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Physics

#100 in China

#210 in Asia

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

9. Nanjing Forestry University

For Physics

#103 in China

#218 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

10. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Physics

#105 in China

#225 in Asia

Founded: 1952

11. China Pharmaceutical University

For Physics

#148 in China

#339 in Asia

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

12. Nanjing Medical University

For Physics

#151 in China

#348 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

13. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Physics

#257 in China

#701 in Asia

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

14. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Physics

#302 in China

#894 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

15. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Physics

#327 in China

#1019 in Asia

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

16. Nanjing Audit University

For Physics

#439 in China

#1548 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

For Physics

#489 in China

#1873 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1952

18. Sanjiang University

For Physics

#520 in China

#2255 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,306
Founded: 1992

Universities for Physics near Nanjing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
5	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	39	Baixia
46	Anhui University of Technology	145	Ma'anshan
73	Jiangsu University	46	Zhenjiang
73	Yangzhou University	77	Yangzhou
84	Anhui Normal University	144	Wuhu
86	Anhui Polytechnic University	284	Wuhu
141	Hefei University	165	Hefei
143	University of Science and Technology of China	4	Hefei
144	Anhui Medical University	241	Hefei
144	Anhui Agricultural University	258	Hefei