Nankai University: Statistics

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#365 of 14,131 In the World
#47 of 5,830 In Asia
#25 of 960 In China
#2 of 21 In Tianjin
#14 of 2,335 For Pharmacy
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Enrollment
26,568
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
nankai.edu.cn
Languages
Chinese;English
Acceptance rate
28%*

* Nankai University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsGraduation from high school and National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao) Foreign students: for further information see CUCAS
Academic CalendarSeptember to July (September - January; February-July)
Enrollment26,568
Full time employee2,046
Student:staff ratio13:1

Research profile

Nankai University is a world-class research university with 89,313 scientific papers published and 2,085,028 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Biology, Quantum and Particle physics, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Environmental Science, and Computer Science.

Publications
89,313
Citations
2,085,028

Nankai University majors

by publication & citation count

Chemistry
60,667 / 1,747,033
Physics
55,800 / 1,523,157
Engineering
55,720 / 1,511,942
Biology
55,485 / 1,590,286
Quantum and Particle physics
42,093 / 1,201,573
Organic Chemistry
42,041 / 1,360,453
Materials Science
37,744 / 1,216,323
Biochemistry
35,868 / 1,084,930
Environmental Science
33,530 / 803,726
Computer Science
29,403 / 520,937
Medicine
25,659 / 605,611
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
24,252 / 361,666
Genetics
23,969 / 590,245
Optical Engineering
16,605 / 410,471
Chemical Engineering
15,810 / 691,965
Metallurgical Engineering
15,637 / 545,216
Geology
15,136 / 420,314
Nanotechnology
14,616 / 644,205
Physical chemistry
14,560 / 626,550
Ecology
14,446 / 363,009
Mathematics
14,069 / 235,792
Geography and Cartography
13,964 / 248,607
Philosophy
13,352 / 171,024
Political Science
13,253 / 181,976
Law
13,039 / 181,087
Business
12,554 / 156,854
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
12,122 / 192,958
Electrical Engineering
11,929 / 351,572
Psychology
11,196 / 266,530
Statistics
10,762 / 197,931
History
10,078 / 150,557
Paleontology
9,576 / 237,684
Archaeology
9,492 / 149,491
Economics
9,126 / 102,622
Pathology
7,696 / 177,481
Linguistics
7,367 / 96,933
Inorganic Chemistry
7,286 / 291,809
Telecommunications
7,044 / 138,481
Machine Learning
7,026 / 139,820
Condensed Matter Physics
6,730 / 187,591

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 220 315
1993 221 442
1994 208 433
1995 197 481
1996 294 622
1997 346 754
1998 399 872
1999 430 1042
2000 536 1372
2001 676 1611
2002 830 2201
2003 1024 3316
2004 1474 4317
2005 1920 6559
2006 2264 8829
2007 2633 11674
2008 2833 16080
2009 3063 20465
2010 3330 26193
2011 3331 34437
2012 3074 42103
2013 3263 52530
2014 3279 63160
2015 3219 71628
2016 3165 81274
2017 3375 93900
2018 4166 114644
2019 4827 141595
2020 5460 182539
2021 6125 223240
2022 7399 257107
2023 7563 286500
2024 6871 314520
Academic rankings

Tuition

International studetns 20,000-50,000 per annum (CNY)
Local studetns 20,000-50,000 per annum (CNY)

Nankai University has financial aid programs.

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Nankai University.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Bachelor - Xueshi Xuewei Accountancy, Administration, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Architectural and Environmental Design, Archiving, Artificial Intelligence, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Chinese, Communication Arts, Computer Science, Design, E-Business/Commerce, Economics, Electronics and Automation, Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Finance, Foreign Languages Education, French, German, History, Human Resources, Industrial Engineering, Information Management, Information Sciences, Insurance, International Business, International Studies, Japanese, Journalism, Law, Library Science, Logic, Marketing, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medicine, Museum Studies, Painting and Drawing, Pharmacy, Philosophical Schools, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Publishing and Book Trade, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Russian, Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, Spanish, Statistics, Stomatology, Telecommunications Engineering, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation, Urban Studies
Master - Shuoshi Xuewei Applied Linguistics, Applied Physics, Art Criticism, Biological and Life Sciences, Business Administration, Chemistry, Communication Arts, Comparative Literature, Design, Ecology, Economics, Electronic Engineering, Environmental Management, Ethnology, Finance, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, Hotel Management, Industrial and Production Economics, Information Sciences, Journalism, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Medicine, Modern Languages, Optical Technology, Optics, Pharmacy, Philosophical Schools, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Publishing and Book Trade, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Safety Engineering, Sociology, Solid State Physics, Tourism
PhD - Boshi Ancient Civilizations, Ancient Languages, Applied Linguistics, Applied Physics, Biochemistry, Botany, Business Administration, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Ecology, Economics, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Finance, Information Sciences, Inorganic Chemistry, Japanese, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Microbiology, Optical Technology, Optics, Organic Chemistry, Philology, Philosophical Schools, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Russian, Safety Engineering, Sociology, Software Engineering, Solid State Physics, Statistics, Zoology

Nankai University alumni

  1. Zhou Enlai

    Zhou Enlai
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1898-1976 (aged 78)
    Occupations
    foreign ministerpoliticianminister
    Biography

    Zhou Enlai was a Chinese statesman, diplomat, and revolutionary who served as the inaugural premier of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from 1949 until his death in 1976, and concurrently as the inaugural Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1949 to 1958. Zhou was a key figure in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and ally of Mao Zedong during the Chinese Civil War, later helping consolidate its control, form its foreign policy, and develop the economy.

  2. Zhang Yiming

    Zhang Yiming
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1983-.. (age 42)
    Enrolled in Nankai University
    Studied in 1919
    Occupations
    computer sciencebusinessperson
    Biography

    Zhang Yiming is a Chinese Internet entrepreneur. He founded ByteDance in 2012, developed the news aggregator Toutiao and the video sharing platform Douyin (internationally known as TikTok). Zhang is one of the richest individuals in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$45.6 billion as of October 2024, according to Forbes and US$43.1 billion according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index. On 4 November 2021, Zhang stepped down as CEO of ByteDance, completing a leadership handover announced in May 2021. According to Reuters, Zhang maintains over 50 percent of ByteDance's voting rights. The surging global popularity of TikTok made Zhang the richest man in China in 2024.

  3. Chen-ning Yang

    Chen-ning Yang
    Years
    1922-.. (age 103)
    Occupations
    physicistuniversity teachertheoretical physicist
    Biography

    Yang Chen-Ning or Chen-Ning Yang, also known as C. N. Yang or by the English name Frank Yang, is a Chinese theoretical physicist who made significant contributions to statistical mechanics, integrable systems, gauge theory, and both particle physics and condensed matter physics. He and Tsung-Dao Lee received the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work on parity non-conservation of weak interaction. The two proposed that the conservation of parity, a physical law observed to hold in all other physical processes, is violated in the so-called weak nuclear reactions, those nuclear processes that result in the emission of beta or alpha particles. Yang is also well known for his collaboration with Robert Mills in developing non-abelian gauge theory, widely known as the Yang–Mills theory.

  4. Tsung-Dao Lee

    Tsung-Dao Lee
    Born in
    China Flag China
    Years
    1926-2024 (aged 98)
    Occupations
    physicistuniversity teachertheoretical physicist
    Biography

    Tsung-Dao Lee was a Chinese-American physicist, known for his work on parity violation, the Lee–Yang theorem, particle physics, relativistic heavy ion (RHIC) physics, nontopological solitons, and soliton stars. He was a university professor emeritus at Columbia University in New York City, where he taught from 1953 until his retirement in 2012.

All 26 notable alumni

Nankai University faculties and divisions

College : Chemistry Applied Chemistry, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Physical Chemistry, Polymer and Plastics Technology
College : Chinese Language and Culture Applied Linguistics, Chinese, Cultural Studies, Foreign Languages Education, Linguistics
College : Computer and Control Engineering Computer Science, Electronics and Automation, Information Technology
College : Electronic Information and Optical Engineering Electronic Engineering, Information Sciences, Optical Technology, Optics
College : Environmental Science and Engineering Ecology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Safety Engineering
College : Foreign Languages English, French, German, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Translation and Interpretation
College : History History
College : Life Sciences Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Cell Biology, Entomology, Genetics, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Zoology
College : Pharmacy Microbiology, Pharmacy
College : TEDA Biology, Biotechnology
College : Tourism and Service Management Tourism
Faculty : Philosophy Aesthetics, Ethics, Logic, Philosophical Schools, Philosophy, Religious Studies
Institute : Economic and Social Development Economics, Industrial and Production Economics
Institute : Finance and Development Finance
Institute : Japan Studies Japanese
Institute : State Economy Economics
Institute : TEDA Applied Physics Applied Physics, Nanotechnology, Optical Technology
Institute : TEDA Institute of Biological Sciences and Biotechnology Nanotechnology, Optics
School : Business Accountancy, Archiving, Business Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Information Management, Library Science, Management, Marketing
School : Economics Economics
School : Finance Finance
School : Government Administration, Ethnology, Higher Education, International Relations and Diplomacy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Policy, Social Psychology, Social Work, Sociology
School : Law Law
School : Literature Applied Linguistics, Chinese, Communication Arts, Comparative Literature, Design, Fine Arts, Journalism, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages, Philology, Publishing and Book Trade, Radio and Television Broadcasting
School : Marxism Education Philosophical Schools
School : Materials Science and Engineering Inorganic Chemistry, Solid State Physics
School : Mathematical Sciences Applied Mathematics, Mathematics, Statistics
School : Medicine Medicine
School : Physics Physics

General information

Alternative names NKU
南开大学
Founded 1919
Accreditation Ministry of Education
Motto Dedication to Public Interests, Acquisition of All-round Capability, Aspiration for Progress with Each Passing Day

Location and contacts

Address Balitai campus 94 Weijin Road, Nankai District
Tianjin, 300071
China
City population 13,866,000

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