1, Nanjing University: it is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education and the central government of People's Republic of China (PRC), and it is the first batch of national key construction universities of "Double First Class", "21Project" and "985 Project";
2. Southeast University: It is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is a famous old eight-faction building and one of the original four engineering schools. The first batch was selected into "2 1 1 project", "985 project" and "double first-class" universities.
3. Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics: it is a comprehensive national key university directly under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People's Republic of China, featuring aerospace and civil aviation, and focusing on science and engineering. It is also a key university under the national "2 1 1 Project" and "985 Engineering Advantage Discipline Innovation Platform";
Hohai University: It is a national key university with a history of 100 years, featuring water conservancy, focusing on engineering and coordinated development of multiple disciplines. It is jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Water Resources, the State Oceanic Administration and the People's Government of Jiangsu Province.