Nanjing University  南京大學(xué)

 Rank 2012: 6; Rank 2011: 6

Overall score: 83.82

National discipline ranking: 69.63

Quantity and structure of national key disciplines: 85.38

Research paper citations: 87.19

Average scores in national college entrance examination: 89.53

Internet popularity (university name search index and university president search frequency): 66.56

Attraction to international students: 72.43

Website: www.nju.edu.cn/cps/site/njueweb/fg/index.php

Nanjing University (NJU) is a national key comprehensive university founded in 1902 as Sanjiang Normal School. Located in Nanjing, the capital city of Jiangsu Province, NJU is known as the fountainhead of China's modern science. It has made significant contributions to China's education, academic research and cultural advancement. NJU has produced a great number of prominent elites and professionals over the past years, including China's modern physical science leader Wu Youxun, "Chinese Marie Curie" Chien-Shiung Wu, and renowned nuclear physicist Zhu Guangya. As one of the oldest universities in China, it features a full range of advanced teaching and research facilities.