Address: 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Xuanwu District, 210094 Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
Optical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Chemical Engineering & Technology
Nanjing University of Science and Technology, abbreviated NJUST, traces its start to 1953 and today stands at Xiaolingwei Street in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province. The institution is a science and technology university, and its engineering and applied sciences carry most of its research weight, as the subject tables below show.
Its profile is clearest in the subject tables of ShanghaiRanking. In the Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2026 NJUST is 14th in metallurgical engineering, 29th in automation and control, 30th in transportation science and technology, 34th in remote sensing and 35th in instruments science and technology. Artificial intelligence stands at 39th, electrical and electronic engineering at 43rd, and chemical engineering and aerospace engineering both fall in the 51-75 band.
Across all fields, the university is placed in the 201-300 band of the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 and in the 551-600 band of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027. Optical engineering, materials science and engineering and chemical engineering and technology are the main specialties named in the institution’s directory entry, so the subject results above show how far its wider engineering base has developed around them.
Domains taught:
AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Chemistry, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
Public
Partnerships:
Strong ties with defense industries and research institutions. International collaborations in engineering.
Research:
Advanced Weapon Systems & Ammunition, Optoelectronic Technology & Applications, New Materials & Chemical Processes, AI & Intelligent Manufacturing.
Famous Alumnis:
Wang Zeshan
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
1900
Current students***:
32000
Foreign students***:
N/A%
Cumulative former students***:
120000
Pros
Leading university for defense-related engineering, strong in optical engineering and materials science.
Cons
Strong defense focus may not suit all.
Best For
Premier university for optical engineering, materials science, and defense technology.
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics is the other science-and-technology university in the same city, and it is public like NJUST, with Aerospace Engineering and Control Science & Engineering as main fields.
Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi'an is public and works in Aeronautics, Astronautics and Marine Science and Technology.
Harbin Institute of Technology, a public university in Harbin, covers Aerospace Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science.
Southeast University shares Nanjing with NJUST and lists Architecture, Civil Engineering and Electronic Engineering among its main specialties.
Beijing Institute of Technology is a public university in Beijing with Mechatronical Engineering and Control Science & Engineering among its main fields, close to the control and automation results of NJUST.
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*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
FAQ
Since when does NJUST exist?
Its history is traced to 1953, according to Wikipedia and to ShanghaiRanking, which both give that year. Its present address is Xiaolingwei Street in Nanjing.
In which engineering subjects is NJUST ranked highest?
The Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2026 puts it 14th in metallurgical engineering and 29th in automation and control. It is 30th in transportation science and technology and 34th in remote sensing.
What are its overall world positions?
ShanghaiRanking's Academic Ranking of World Universities 2026 lists NJUST in the 201-300 band. In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 it is in the 551-600 band.
Which city is the university in, and how is it reached?
NJUST is in the Xuanwu District of Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province. The official website gives directions and the current campus information for visitors.
Does NJUST rank in artificial intelligence and aerospace?
ShanghaiRanking has it at 39th in artificial intelligence in 2026 and in the 51-75 band for aerospace engineering. Both results come from the 2026 subject table.
How can an applicant find tuition and entry rules?
Fees, language levels and deadlines differ by degree and by year. The international office pages of the NJUST website give the current information for foreign applicants.
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
known locally
known locally and internationally
is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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