In terms of comprehensive strength, Nantong University ranks 234th and Jianghan University ranks 396th. In the fourth round of discipline evaluation by the Ministry of Education, Nantong University was rated as B-; Jianghan University was rated as C-class.

Jianghan University, located in Wuhan, Hubei Province, is a provincial and municipal key construction university. Nantong University, located in Nantong City, Jiangsu Province, is a provincial key university jointly established by Jiangsu Province and the Ministry of Transport.