Nantong University is located in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. Nantong University is the first batch of high-level universities in Jiangsu Province, the first batch of bachelor's and master's degree awarding units in China, the first batch of doctoral degree awarding units, the national advanced collective for graduate employment, the national advanced unit for entrepreneurship education research and practice, the first batch of innovation and entrepreneurship demonstration universities in Jiangsu Province, and the first batch of advanced universities in Jiangsu Province.
The history of the school can be traced back to the private Nantong Medical College and Nantong Textile College founded by Mr. Zhang Jian, a famous industrialist and educator in modern times, on 19 12. In May 2004, with the approval of the Ministry of Education, Nantong Medical College, Nantong Institute of Technology and Nantong Teachers College merged to form a new Nantong University.
Nantong University has 99 undergraduate majors, 23 second-level colleges, 1 independent colleges, 1 college of international education, 1 college of continuing education, and 1 large comprehensive first-level affiliated hospital with a history of nearly 100 years.
The school has 99 undergraduate majors, 3 first-class discipline doctoral degree authorization points, more than 20 two disciplines doctoral degree authorization points, 17 first-class discipline master degree authorization points, and 105 two disciplines master degree authorization points. There are 1 national key discipline cultivation and construction sites in Jiangsu universities, 6 first-class key disciplines in Jiangsu province, 3 first-class key disciplines in Jiangsu province, 5 provincial excellent discipline echelons, and 2 first-phase projects of dominant disciplines construction projects in Jiangsu universities.