There are 16 universities in Jiangsu, including Nanjing University, Suzhou University, Southeast University, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, China University of Mining and Technology, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Hohai University, Jiangnan University, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China Pharmaceutical University and Nanjing Normal University.

Double-class universities generally refer to world-class universities and first-class disciplines, and world-class universities and first-class disciplines, referred to as "double-class" for short, are major strategic decisions made by the central authorities and the State Council. It is also another national strategy in the field of China's higher education after the "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Project", which is conducive to enhancing the comprehensive strength and international competitiveness of China's higher education and providing strong support for achieving the goal of "two hundred years" and realizing the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.