Jiangsu University of Science and Technology is an ordinary institution of higher learning with distinctive features. It is a key construction university in Jiangsu Province, an excellent undergraduate teaching evaluation school of the Ministry of Education, and an excellent engineer education and training plan of the Ministry of Education. Adhering to the road of characteristic development and connotation development, the school has formed three characteristics: shipbuilding, national defense and sericulture, formed a relatively complete talent training system for undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students, and gradually developed into a characteristic university with coordinated development of industry, management, agriculture, literature, science, economics and teaching.

Zhangjiagang Campus of Jiangsu University of Science and Technology was founded in 2005, which is the educational innovation achievement of Jiangsu University of Science and Technology in expanding the school space and co-constructing with the local government. The graduation certificate and degree certificate issued by Zhangjiagang Campus are exactly the same as those issued by Zhenjiang Headquarters. Zhangjiagang Campus of Jiangsu University of Science and Technology has schools of ship and architecture engineering, electromechanical and automotive engineering, metallurgy and materials engineering, electrical and information engineering, business school and public education. Metallurgical engineering majors include 1 master major and1/undergraduate major.