Nantong University was founded in 19 12, which originated from the private Nantong Medical College and Nantong Textile Institute founded by Mr. Zhang Jian, a famous industrialist and educator in modern times. In 2004, the former Nantong Medical College, Nantong Institute of Technology and Nantong Teachers College merged to form the new Nantong University. The school is a comprehensive university jointly established by the People's Government of Jiangsu Province and the Ministry of Transport. The Jiangsu Provincial High-level University Construction Summit plans to build universities. It ranks 106 in the evaluation of China University in 2022 by Chinese Academy of Management Sciences, 1 14 in the comprehensive ranking of ESI China University, and 33rd in the ranking of outstanding medical alumni trained by China University in 2020. For more than a century, the school has been adhering to the motto spirit of "linking China and the West, striving for perfection", the school-running concept of "learning must be used, adapting to the times" and the value pursuit of "virtue and pure learning", and is determined to forge ahead. At present, a local comprehensive university with reasonable scale structure, complete disciplines, excellent teaching quality and obvious school-running benefits has been built. 1977 since the resumption of the college entrance examination, a total of three undergraduate graduates have been selected as academicians of the two academies, ranking 35th among universities in China.