Nanjing University was founded in 1902 Sanjiang Normal School. Later, it was renamed Nanjing University on 1950 after the historical periods of Liangjiang Normal University, Nanjing Normal University, National Southeast University, National Fourth Sun Yat-sen University, Jiangsu University, National Central University and National Nanjing University. 1952, Nanjing University merged with the College of Arts and Sciences of Jinling University, still named Nanjing University.

Second, professional opening

The existing undergraduate majors of Nanjing University include Chinese language and literature, drama, film and television art, history, cultural relics and archaeology, physics, astronomy, earth science, geological engineering, meteorology, atmospheric physics, geographic information science, coastal marine science, electronic information, communication engineering, microelectronics, materials science and engineering, optical engineering, energy science and engineering, biomedical engineering, journalism and so on.

Third, scientific research results.

By April 2023, Nanjing University had 1 national laboratories (under construction), 7 national key laboratories, 1 national engineering technology research centers, 1 national service platform for sharing scientific and technological resources, 1 national applied mathematics center and 1 national field science observation and research station.