Nantong University, founded in 19 12, is located in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. It is a comprehensive university jointly established by the People's Government of Jiangsu Province and the Ministry of Transport. He is also a member of fifteen key universities in Jiangsu Province, and a pilot university of the national "Excellent Doctor Education and Training Plan" and "Excellent Teacher Training Plan". It was formed by the merger of Nantong Medical College, Nantong Institute of Technology and Nantong Normal College.

This school is an excellent school for undergraduate teaching level evaluation by the Ministry of Education, the first batch of high-level universities in Jiangsu Province, the first batch of units with the right to award bachelor's and master's degrees in China, the doctoral degree awarding unit, the national advanced collective for graduates' employment, the national advanced unit for entrepreneurship education research and practice, the first batch of innovative and entrepreneurial demonstration universities in Jiangsu Province, the first batch of advanced universities in teaching in Jiangsu Province, the national advanced unit for spiritual civilization construction, and the typical spiritual birthplace of "Mo Wensui" in national spiritual civilization construction.

Nantong University Library, which was established by the original three libraries, is located in Siyuan Campus, Qixiu Campus, Zhongxiu Campus and Qidong Campus, with a total area of 645 12 square meters and 4,285 reading seats. Nantong University has 106 undergraduate majors, 20 colleges, 1 independent colleges (Xinglin College), 1 directly affiliated large-scale comprehensive 3A hospitals (Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University), international education colleges and continuing education colleges.