Founded in 1902, Nanjing University （NJU） was known as San Jiang Normal School. During the following decades, it evolved as Liangjiang Normal School, Nanjing Higher Normal School, National Southeast University, the Fourth Zhongshan University, and National Central University, National Nanjing University. The name was changed to Nanjing University in 1950.

In1952, due to the nationwide reconstruction of colleges and universities, NJU'S some academic units such as the School of Engineering and the School of Agriculture were separated from the University. Meanwhile, it merged with the School of Liberal Arts and the School of Sciences of the University of Nanking founded in1888. Its name remained and became a comprehensive university mainly focused on fundamental teaching and research in arts and sciences. In 1994 NJU was selected among the first group of Chinese Project 211 universities, in 1999 among the first group of 9 Chinese universities selected for Project 985,  and 2009 as a member of  C9 （Chinese Consortium of 9 Universities）. 

Today, there are 28 Schools containing 75 departments in NJU. Among 4800 faculty and staff, there are 2228 full-time faculty members, among whom 29 are Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 3 Academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, 4 members of the Third World Academy of Sciences, 1 member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Currently, it has more than  30,000 full-time students, offering 86 undergraduate majors, 164 master programs, 150 doctoral programs and 28 postdoctoral research stations. NJU now homes 12 National Bases for Basic Sciences Research and Education,  4 Bases for Humanities and Social Sciences Research, 43 National Key Disciplines,1 National Laboratory of Microstructure (to be completed) and 7 State Key Laboratories of Science and Technology.

NJU is very active in international cooperation and academic exchanges. So far, it has established partnership with over 260 institutions of higher learning in the world's 30 countries and regions. Annually 30% of NJU undergraduates study abroad, and over 3000 oversears students come to study in NJU, including 1,300 degree-seeking students. Up to now the university has sent more than 8,000 faculty members and staff abroad for further study and academic visits, and has also invited more than 3,000 foreign scholars and specialists to give lectures and conduct cooperative research. NJU has never ceased its efforts to explore new models of international cooperation. Such efforts resulted in the founding of the Centre for Chinese and American Studies(with the Johns Hopkins University, US), the Sino-German Institute for Law Studies (with Goettingen University, Germany), and the Centre for Chinese and Japanese Studies (with University of Tokyo, Japan) among others. The Institute for International Students, founded in 1955, has graduated more than 18,000 international students from over 70 countries. Meanwhile, an International College has been established, offering joint degree or dual-degree course programs for Chinese students such as “Sino-Canadian College” and “Nanjing-New York College” jointly established with University of Waterloo and the State University of New York. 

The vision of NJU is to build itself as a world-class university characterized as research-intensive, comprehensive and international, and thus it will play a more prominent role in China’s rise in the 21st century.

Total Enrollment:26875
           International Students:496（2%）
Undergraduate Enrollment:14644
           International Students:249（2%）
Graduate Enrollment:12231
           International Students:247（2%）

Undergraduate Programs
           Accounting
           Administration
           Advertising and Communication
           Analytical Chemistry
           And High Analytical Chemistry and Physical
           Applied Chemistry
           Applied Psychology
           Archeology
           Archival Science
           Astrometry and Celestial Mechanics
           Astrophysics Professional
           Atmospheric Physics
           Automation
           Building
           Business Administration
           Chinese Language and Literature
           Coastal Marine Science
           Communication Engineering
           Computer Science and Technology
           Department of  International Business
           E-Commerce
           Economics
           Editing and Publishing (Electronic Publishing Direction)
           Educational Technology (Digital Media and Knowledge Engineering)
           Electronic Engineering
           English
           Environmental Engineering
           Environmental Science
           Finance and Insurance
           Financial Engineering
           French Language
           Fundamental Physics
           Geochemistry
           Geographic Information Science
           Geological Engineering
           Geology
           German
           History
           Human Resource Management
           Hydrology and Water Resources
           Industrial Economics
           Industrial Engineering
           Information and Computing Science
           Information Electronics
           Information Engineering
           Information Management and Information System
           Inorganic Chemistry
           International Economy and Trade
           International Political
           Japanese Language
           Journalism
           Korean Language
           Labor and Personnel and Social Security
           Land Resources and Tourism Sciences
           Law
           Library Science
           Marketing
           Materials Science and Engineering
           Mathematics and Applied Mathematics
           Meteorologists
           Microelectronics and Optoelectronics
           Modern Physics
           Movie Theater Arts Professional
           Organic Chemistry
           Philosophy
           Photoelectric Science
           Physical Chemistry
           Physics
           Political Science and Public Administration
           Radio, Television and New Media
           Russian
           Social Work
           Sociology
           Software Engineering
           Sound Science and Engineering
           Space Science and Technology
           Spanish Language
           Statistics
           Urban and Regional Planning
           Urban Planning and Design
Graduate Programs
           Accounting
           Acoustics
           Analytical Chemistry
           And High Analytical Chemistry and Physical
           Anthropology
           Applied Chemistry
           Applied Linguistics
           Applied Mathematics
           Applied Psychology
           Applied Software Engineering
           Archaeology and Museology
           Archeology
           Architectural Design and Theory
           Architectural History and Theory
           Architecture and Civil Engineering
           Archival Science
           Astrometry and Celestial Mechanics
           Astrophysics Professional
           Atmospheric Physics and Environmental Studies
           Basic Mathematics
           Basic Medical
           Basic Psychology
           Biomedical Engineering
           Business Administration
           Business Management
           Calligraphy
           Chinese Ancient Literature
           Chinese and Foreign Political System
           Chinese Art History and Theory
           Chinese Classical Literature Major
           Chinese Modern and Contemporary Literature
           Chinese Painting
           Chinese Philology Professional
           Chinese Philosophy
           Circuits and Systems
           Civil and Commercial Law
           Clinical Medicine
           Coastal Marine Science
           Communication Engineering
           Comparative Literature and World Literature
           Computational Mathematics
           Computer Science and Technology
           Condensed Matter Physics
           Condensed Matter Theory and Statistical Physics
           Constitutional and Administrative Law
           Control Science and Engineering
           Criminal Law
           Curriculum and Pedagogy
           Demographic
           Earth Exploration and Information Technology
           Eastern Philosophy and Religion
           Economic Law
           Editing and Publishing
           Educational Economy and Management
           Educational Technology
           Electronic Engineering
           English
           Environment and Natural Resources Protection Law
           Environmental Engineering
           Environmental Planning and Management
           Environmental Safety and Health
           Environmental Science
           Environmental Science
           Ethics
           Ethnology
           Field and Microwave Technology
           Finance
           Folklore
           Foreign Linguistics
           Foreign Philosophy
           French Language
           Geochemistry
           Geographic Information Science
           Geological Engineering
           German
           Higher Education
           History of  Ancient China
           History of  the  Chinese Communist Party
           Human Resource Management
           Hydrology and Water Resources
           Industrial Economics
           Industrial Engineering
           Information and Computational Mathematics
           Information Resources Management
           Information Science
           Inorganic Chemistry
           Internal Medicine
           International Law
           International Political
           International Relations
           International Trade
           Japanese Language
           Land Resource Management
           Legal History
           Library Science
           Linguistics and Applied Linguistics
           Literary Professional
           Logic
           Logistics Engineering
           Management Science and Engineering
           Marxist Philosophy
           Materials Physics and Chemistry
           Materials Science
           Materials Science and Engineering
           Meteorologists
           Microelectronics and Solid State Electronics
           Mineral Prospecting and Exploration
           Mineralogy, Petrology Study of  Ore Deposits
           Modern Chinese History
           Modern Decoration and Design Studies
           Monetary Economics
           Natural and Geographical
           Nomology
           Nuclear Physics with Low-Energy Hadron Physics
           Oil Paintings and Research
           Operational Research and Cybernetics
           Optical Engineering
           Oral Medicine
           Organic Chemistry
           Oriental Art History
           Paleontology and Stratigraphy
           Particle Physics and Cosmology
           Philosophy
           Philosophy of  Science and Technology
           Physical Chemistry
           Physical Electronics
           Physiology
           Political Economy
           Political Theory
           Population Research
           Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics
           Procedural Law
           Project Management
           Quaternary Geology
           Religious Studies
           Russian
           Sculpture and Research
           Signal and Information Processing
           Sociology
           Soft Matter Physics
           Software Engineering
           Space Science and Technology
           Spanish Language
           Special History
           Structural Geology
           Surgery
           Technical Economics and Management
           The Biophysics and Physical Biology
           Theatre & Opera Professional
           Theoretical Physics
           Tourism Geography and Tourism Planning
           Urban Environment Art Research
           Urban Planning and Design
           Urban Planning and Design
           Western Economics
           World Economy
           World History
Doctoral Programs
           Administration
           Applied Linguistics
           Borderland Studies
           Coastal Marine Science
           Economic Law
           English Language and Literature
           Foreign Linguistics
           French Language and Literature
           Geographic Information Science
           German Language and Literature
           History of  Ancient China
           History of  International Relations
           Land Use Planning
           Master of  Public Administration (Mpa)
           Modern Chinese History
           Physical Geography
           Quaternary Geology
           Russian Language and Literature
           Special History
           Tourism Geography and Tourism Planning
           Urban and Regional Planning
           World History