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Nanjing Normal University

Nanjing, China
Global Rank Top 9.2% # 606 Worldwide
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Nanjing Normal University About

The history of Nanjing Normal University can be traced back to Sanjiang Normal Institute, which was established by Zhang Zhidong, Governor-General of Jiangsu and Jiangxi, in 1902. It was renamed Liangjiang Excellent Normal Institute in 1905, and evolved into National Nanjing Higher Normal School in 1914.

In 1927, NationalSoutheastUniversity, HehaiEngineeringUniversity, and other six national schools of professional college lever or above, integrated into the FourthZhongshanUniversity. It was renamedJiangsuUniversity, then NationalZhongyangUniversity, and evolved into NationalNanjingUniversity, which turned out to be NajingUniversity in 1950. The other source of NanjingNormalUniversity is HuiwenAcademy established in 1888. In 1910, HuiwenAcademy andHongyuAcademy merged into PrivateJinlingUniversity. In 1951, PrivateJinlingUniversityand Private Jinling Women Arts and ScienceCollege, which was established in 1913 and renamed JinglingWomenUniversity in 1914, integrated to NationalJinlingUniversity.

When the national adjustment of higher education took place in 1952, based on the normal school of Nanjing University, the educational department and the children well-being department of Jinling University, as well as other relative departments and colleges, such as the nursery specialty of Shanghai Zhendan University, the children well-being group of the social well-being department in Guangzhou Lingnan University and the science class of Nanjing Normal School integrated into Nanjing Normal College, which was set up on the former site of the Jinling Women Arts and Science College. In January 1984, it was namedNanjingNormalUniversity, and entered the national construction of key universities under the 211 project. In March 2000, NanjingDynamicsHigherProfessionalCollege merged into the university. At present, NanjingNormalUniversity has been striving to set up a comprehensive university well-known for the educational and scientific research.

Nanjing Normal University Key Statistics & Highlights

  • #482 Ranking
  • 2,406 Academic Staff
  • 30,317 Students
  • 1,213 Students (int'l)
  • 20,919 Students (female)

Nanjing Normal University Overview

Nanjing Normal University Rankings

Study Portals Meta Ranking

Top 20.9% China
Top 9.2% Worldwide

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Best Global Universities Rankings

482

By U.S. News & World Report

Climbed 10 places compared to 2026

Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.

3 year trend Best Global Universities Rankings

2025 2026 2027
569 492 482

QS World University Rankings

901

By TopUniversities

Climbed 50 places compared to 2026

QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.

3 year trend QS World University Rankings

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1001 951 901

World University Rankings

No 2027 Ranking

By Times Higher Education

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3 year trend World University Rankings

2025 2026 2027
801 801 -

Academic Ranking of World Universities

No 2026 Ranking

By Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.

3 year trend Academic Ranking of World Universities

2024 2025 2026
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Nanjing Normal University Campus Locations

#1 Main Campus
China Country
Nanjing City

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