1 1. According to China Education Network, as of May 2023, 1 1, Nanjing University ranked1in the country. Nanjing University is a key comprehensive university directly under the Ministry of Education. It is a national "double-first-class" construction university, a national double-innovation demonstration base, a nine-school alliance, a China University Presidents' Association, a Pacific Rim University Alliance, and a 2 1 century academic alliance.