Nanjing's 18 best Psychology universities [2025 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nanjing ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 1.94M citations received by 122K 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 Psychology

#20 in China

#49 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

2. Nanjing Medical University

For Psychology

#22 in China

#53 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

3. Southeast University

For Psychology

#32 in China

#74 in Asia

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

4. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#51 in China

#119 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

5. Nanjing Normal University

For Psychology

#85 in China

#242 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

6. China Pharmaceutical University

For Psychology

#90 in China

#253 in Asia

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

7. Hohai University

For Psychology

#100 in China

#312 in Asia

Founded: 1915

8. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Psychology

#106 in China

#330 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

9. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Psychology

#112 in China

#346 in Asia

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

10. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Psychology

#113 in China

#350 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

11. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Psychology

#139 in China

#454 in Asia

Founded: 1952

12. Nanjing Tech University

For Psychology

#146 in China

#468 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

13. Nanjing Forestry University

For Psychology

#202 in China

#681 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

14. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Psychology

#302 in China

#1012 in Asia

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

15. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#332 in China

#1144 in Asia

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

16. Nanjing Audit University

For Psychology

#386 in China

#1331 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

For Psychology

#487 in China

#1840 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1952

18. Sanjiang University

For Psychology

#530 in China

#2345 in Asia

Enrollment: 21,306
Founded: 1992

Universities for Psychology near Nanjing

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
5	Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics	63	Baixia
46	Anhui University of Technology	186	Ma'anshan
73	Jiangsu University	61	Zhenjiang
73	Yangzhou University	91	Yangzhou
84	Anhui Normal University	178	Wuhu
84	Wannan Medical College	203	Wuhu
86	Anhui Polytechnic University	360	Wuhu
141	Hefei University	258	Hefei
143	University of Science and Technology of China	17	Hefei
144	Anhui Medical University	48	Hefei

Psychology subfields in Nanjing

Child Psychology16

Clinical Psychology14

Cognitive Science17

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution4