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Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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Nanjing, China
601–800th in World University Rankings 2025
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The Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), known colloquially as Nanhang, is an elite university that was founded in 1952 as the Nanjing College of Aviation Industry, and was renamed in 1956 to the Nanjing Aeronautical Institute. It adopted its current name in 1993.

NUAA, which is a Double First Class Discipline University, as issued by the Chinese Ministry of Education, has evolved from a teaching-oriented university to a research-oriented university, with administration from the Commission of National Defense Science, Technology and Industry.

Although most of its courses are in science and engineering, it also offers integrated courses in applied science, management, humanities and social sciences, with aeronautics, civil aviation and astronautics.

It was one of the first Chinese institutions of higher learning to authorise doctoral, master's, and bachelor's degrees.

Nanhang has two main campuses - the Ming Palace Campus on the site of a 14th Century imperial palace during the early Ming dynasty, when Nanjing was the capital of China. The second is the Jiangjun Road campus, located in the Jiangning Economic and Technological Development Zone. These campuses cover an area of 173 hectares with a building floor space of 650,000 square metres.

Nanhang has produced many highly cited scientific papers, including works that have been picked up by Nature INDEX. In 2017, the Kun Drag (Kun Long AG600), designed to be the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, had its first successful flight which was co-developed by the NUAA Innovation Centre.

Notable alumni include Sifeng Liu, a world expert on Grey System Theory and Grey Relational Analysis.

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
30 F : 70 M (2)
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International student percentage
3% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
15.4 (1)
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Student total
33883 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2024, (2) World University Rankings 2023

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Subjects Taught at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics

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Business and Economics301–400th

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and Management
  • Accounting and Finance

Computer Science401–500th

  • Computer Science

Engineering401–500th

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Social Sciences501–600th

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Communication and Media Studies

Physical Sciences601–800th

  • Chemistry
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

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