Nanjing Normal University

🇨🇳 China 4-Year University

Global #832 China #80

Institution Info

Founded: 1902
Type: 4-Year University
Students: 21,885 students
Faculty: 1,740
Website: http://www.njnu.edu.cn/

About

Nanjing Normal University is a higher education institution in China, founded in 1902. It is ranked among the top 1,000 universities worldwide. The university has approximately 22K students, a member of Global D-Tier (World 501-1000).

Rankings

Source	Year	Rank	Score
QS	2026	QS #951 · Ranked	—
THE	2026	THE #839 · Ranked	38.17
UNIRANKS	2026	UniRanks #832 · Ranked	78.86
ARWU	2025	ARWU #401 · Ranked	—

Research Output via OpenAlex

387

h-index

2,606,594

Citations

51,309

Publications

51,947

i10-index

3.78

Mean Citedness

Tier Memberships

Global D-Tier (World 501-1000)

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Frequently Asked Questions

Nanjing Normal University is ranked #832 globally according to the UniRanks aggregated ranking. Within China, it holds the #80 position.

Nanjing Normal University was founded in 1902, making it 124 years old. It is one of the established institutions in China.

Nanjing Normal University has a student body of approximately 21,885 students. The student-to-faculty ratio is approximately 12:1.

Nanjing Normal University has produced 51,309 research publications with 2,606,594 total citations and an h-index of 387, according to OpenAlex data.