1, Nanjing University, referred to as "Nanda", is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education and the Central Government. It is the first batch of "double first-class", "21project" and "985 project" universities in China, and the first batch of "Everest Plan" and "165438".

2. Southeast University, referred to as "Dongda", is located in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province. It is a national key university directly under the Ministry of Education of People's Republic of China (PRC). It is a famous old eight schools of architecture and one of the original four schools of engineering. It is the first batch of "2 1 1 project", "985 project" and "double-class" universities in China, which are world-class.

Hohai University is located in Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province. It is a national key university with a history of 100 years, featuring water conservancy projects and coordinated development of multiple disciplines. It is jointly established by the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Water Resources, the State Oceanic Administration and the People's Government of Jiangsu Province. It is the first unit in China that has the right to award doctoral, master and bachelor degrees.