According to Baidu Encyclopedia, Jilin College of Nantong University is a medical college jointly founded by Nantong University and Jilin Medical College. As an important part of Nantong University, it belongs to Xinglin College of Nantong University. It is a three-college in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province. College was founded in February 1999, formerly known as Xinglin College of Nantong Medical College. In May 2004, after the former Nantong Medical College, Nantong Institute of Technology and Nantong Teachers College merged to form the new Nantong University, the college was renamed as Xinglin College of Nantong University.

In April 2023, the official website of the school showed that the total planned area of the school was nearly 1.200 mu, with nearly 1.200 full-time undergraduates, 4 secondary teaching units and 48 majors.