Nanjing's 18 best Psychology universities [2026 Rankings]

Below is a list of best universities in Nanjing ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 2.21M citations received by 130K 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

#21 in China

#48 in Asia

Enrollment: 56,068
Founded: 1902

2. Nanjing Medical University

For Psychology

#22 in China

#50 in Asia

Enrollment: 17,000
Founded: 1934

3. Southeast University

For Psychology

#32 in China

#70 in Asia

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

4. Nanjing University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#50 in China

#115 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1953

5. Nanjing Normal University

For Psychology

#88 in China

#239 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1952

6. China Pharmaceutical University

For Psychology

#91 in China

#251 in Asia

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

7. Hohai University

For Psychology

#101 in China

#302 in Asia

Founded: 1915

8. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

For Psychology

#104 in China

#308 in Asia

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1955

9. Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology

For Psychology

#113 in China

#337 in Asia

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

10. Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

For Psychology

#115 in China

#341 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

11. Nanjing Agricultural University

For Psychology

#142 in China

#445 in Asia

Founded: 1952

12. Nanjing Tech University

For Psychology

#145 in China

#457 in Asia

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1958

13. Nanjing Forestry University

For Psychology

#196 in China

#644 in Asia

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1985

14. Nanjing University of Finance and Economics

For Psychology

#303 in China

#998 in Asia

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

15. Nanjing Institute of Technology

For Psychology

#348 in China

#1173 in Asia

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

16. Nanjing Audit University

For Psychology

#389 in China

#1329 in Asia

Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1983

17. Jiangsu Second Normal University

For Psychology

#485 in China

#1834 in Asia

Enrollment: 10,000
Founded: 1952

18. Sanjiang University

For Psychology

#532 in China

#2406 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	190	Ma'anshan
73	Jiangsu University	58	Zhenjiang
73	Yangzhou University	90	Yangzhou
84	Anhui Normal University	183	Wuhu
84	Wannan Medical College	205	Wuhu
86	Anhui Polytechnic University	358	Wuhu
141	Hefei University	265	Hefei
143	University of Science and Technology of China	17	Hefei
144	Anhui Medical University	47	Hefei

Psychology subfields in Nanjing

Child Psychology16

Clinical Psychology14

Cognitive Science17

Education Majors18

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution4