The college was founded in 1956, which was formed by the merger of Nanjing Sports School, Jiangsu Normal University Sports Department and Jiangsu Sports Cadre Training Course. It is the only independent sports college and an important provincial competitive sports training base in Jiangsu Province. It is a provincial-level key construction university jointly managed by Jiangsu Provincial Sports Bureau and Jiangsu Provincial Education Department, and is known as the "cradle of world champions". The school motto is "rigorous, harmonious, simple and practical".
The school is located in Nanjing, the ancient capital, and has four campuses: Linggu Temple, Xianlin, Wukesong (in preparation) and Binjiang. The main campus of Linggu Temple is located in the former site of the Central Stadium of the Republic of China at the southern foot of Zijinshan Mountain in the eastern suburb of Nanjing, covering an area of more than 640 mu. The College of Physical Education and Humanities has 1 1 unit, 15 undergraduate majors and more than 7,000 students of all kinds. Competitive training consists of five units, including Table Tennis and Badminton College, 1 1 provincial excellent sports teams, with 430 professional athletes.