Universities in Nanjing mainly include: Nanjing University, Southeast University, Hohai University, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing Audit University, Nanjing University of Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing Institute of Technology and Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology.

Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing Railway Vocational and Technical College, Nanjing Art College, Nanjing University Jinling College, PLA Army Engineering University, Chengxian College of Southeast University, Jincheng College of Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, etc.

At present, there are 13 universities in Nanjing, all of which are "double-class" universities, among which Nanjing University and Southeast University are the two most famous universities in the region, both of which are 985 famous universities. Li Nan University, Heather University, Hohai University, Southern Agricultural University, China Southern Airlines University and China Pharmaceutical University are mostly former 2 1 1 universities, all of which have Class A disciplines, which are relatively strong among many former 2 1 1 universities in China.

Although the five universities, Nanyi, Lin Nan, Nanzhong, Nanyou and Nanxin University, have not entered the 2 1 1 project, they all have excellent disciplines, and they are all selected as "world-class discipline construction" universities in the "double-first-class" construction, and they are also quite powerful.

Nanyi, in particular, is a famous A+ medical school in China. Its medical strength ranks around 15 in domestic universities, and the admission scores of many majors are relatively high.

In 2022, the enrollment major in Zhejiang Province will be 17. Although the lowest score is only 604 (nursing), the 13 major has reached 633 and above, and the score of stomatology (5+3 integration) has even reached 662.

In addition, Nanjing also has a key military academy-Army Engineering University and Nanjing University of Technology. Among them, Nanjing University of Technology is excellent in chemical engineering, and its chemical engineering and technology is a class A discipline.

Although South University of Technology has not been listed as a "double-class" so far, it is very strong. Alumni have won the National Science and Technology Award 19 in recent 20 years (including the first prize 1 item). In the past five years, the school has added six academicians, ranking 1 in China's double-non-universities.