Nanjing University of Science and Technology was founded in 1953 by the Military Engineering College of China People's Liberation Army. After the development stages of Artillery Engineering College, East China Engineering College and East China Engineering College, it was renamed Nanjing University of Science and Technology on 1993. ?

As of March 2022, the school has Nanjing Campus, Jiangyin Campus and Xuyi Campus (to be built), with a total area of 43 15 mu and a building area of 6,543,800+0.4 million square meters. The library has more than 2.8 million printed documents. 20 professional colleges; There are more than 30,000 full-time students and international students 1000. There are more than 3,500 faculty members and more than 2,200 full-time teachers.