Hohai University (HHU; Chinese: 河海大学; pinyin: Héhǎi Dàxué) is a public research university in Nanjing, China.

Nanjing Normal University (NNU or NJNU; simplified Chinese: 南京师范大学; traditional Chinese: 南京師範大學; pinyin: Nánjīng Shīfàn Dàxué) is a public research university.

Southeast University (SEU, simplified Chinese: 东南大学; traditional Chinese: 東南大學; pinyin: Dōngnán Dàxué) is a public research university located in Nanjing, Jiangsu.

Jiangnan University (JiangnanU or JU; Chinese: 江南大学; pinyin: Jiāngnán Dàxué; lit. 'Southern Yangtze University') is a public research university located in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China.

Nanjing University (NJU; simplified Chinese: 南京大学; traditional Chinese: 南京大學; pinyin: Nánjīng Dàxué, Nánkīng Tàhsüéh), colloquially known as Nanda (Chinese: 南大)

China Pharmaceutical University (CPU) is a university in Nanjing, China that specializes in the pharmaceutical sciences.