Rankings
In 2012 QS World University Rankings ranked Nanjing University 168th overall in the world. Its individual subject rankings were: 138th in Arts and Humanities, 163th in Engineering and IT, 169rd in Life Sciences and Biomedicine, 78th in Natural Sciences, and 158th in Social Sciences.
The 2011 iteration of Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiaotong University recommended a worldwide rank of 201-300.
Domestically, Chinese university ranking (Chinese Academy of Management Science) since 1995 ranked the university 3rd or 2nd, once the first comprehensive Chinese university before 2000 and since then between 3rd and 6th. Chinese university ranking since 1999 by the higher education information internet company Netbig ranked the university constantly 3rd before 2005 and fell to 5th place in recent years. Academic Ranking of World Universities since 2003 by Shanghai Jiaotong University suggested a domestic rank of 2-7.
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