Nanchang University (NCU) is a comprehensive university listed among the "World First-class Disciplines" in China's "Double First-Class" Initiative. NCU, as a whole, falls into the category of the First-Class Universities Construction Project of Jiangxi Province.The university currently has 42 teaching institutions and 92 undergraduate majors, covering 13 disciplinary categories. NCU is home to 18 postdoctoral scientific research stations and a total of 27 disciplines have been authorized by the state to grant doctoral degrees, 4 disciplines to grant professional doctoral degrees, 50 disciplines to grant master’s degrees and 36 disciplines to grant master’s professional degrees. NCU has 5 affiliated hospitals, and 16 national clinical key specialist disciplines. The subject of Materials and Engineering was selected as a national “Double-First-Class” construction subject. Six disciplines were selected as provincial first-class disciplines. 18 subjects rank among the top 1% of ESI in the world, with the subject of Food Science and Engineering ranking in the top 0.293‰. The food science discipline ranks 8th in the “US News- Best Global Universities Rankings”.

With a century-old legacy dating back to 1921, Nanchang University Jiangxi Medical College traces its roots to the founding of Jiangxi Public Medical College—where Mr. He Huankui served as the first president.For over a century, the college has steadfastly upheld its founding spirit of “Lofty Virtues and Excellent Medical Skills” and embodied the ethos of “Preciseness, Diligence, Solidarity, Creativity”. Guided by these principles, it has cultivated more than 160,000 distinguished medical professionals who have excelled at home and abroad, making remarkable contributions to global healthcare and medical advancement. Among its illustrious alumni are Zhao Baige, Ding Jian, Zheng Xiaoyan, He Jiang, Rao Yi, Guan Yi, Zhang Wei, Xu Ruihua, and Zeng Musheng—leaders and innovators shaping the future of medicine.

In recent years, the College has been honored with the Second Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award (ranked second among participating institutions) and the Second Prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award for Outstanding Achievements from the Ministry of Education. It has also secured 1 project from the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars and 1 from the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars. A total of 7 disciplines have entered the top 1% in the ESI global rankings. Among them, Clinical Medicine has ranked in the top 1.122‰, Pharmacology & Toxicology in the top 1.405‰, and Molecular Biology & Genetics along with Biology & Biochemistry in the top 5‰.

(Updated on November 2025)