Nanjing Normal University is a national "double-class" construction university and a high-level university construction university in Jiangsu Province. In 20 17, it was selected as the first batch of "double first-class" universities in China. 20 18 became a "double-class" university jointly established by the Ministry of Education and Jiangsu Province. In 2022, he was selected as the second round of "double first-class" universities in China. At present, the school is striving to build a "first-class university with distinctive characteristics and international influence".
Nanjing Normal University gives full play to the leading role of discipline construction. At present, there are "double first-class" national construction disciplines (geography) 1, 6 national key disciplines, 3 national key (cultivation) disciplines, 14 dominant disciplines in Jiangsu universities, and 9 key disciplines in the "Tenth Five-Year Plan" of Jiangsu Province. Marxism College was selected as the third batch of national key horse colleges.