Nanchang University(NCU) is a comprehensive university listed among the “Double First-Class”Initiative of China, a university which is co-constructed by the Chinese Ministry of Education and Jiangxi Province, and the overall construction university of Jiangxi Province high-level universities construction project.

NCU adheres to the “Double Ten Thousand” Plan of the Ministry of Education. 59 national first-class undergraduate major construction centers and 26 provincial first-class undergraduate major construction centers are granted. 30 curricula have been selected as national “first-class curriculum”, with the total number ranking 37th in China.

NCU has 132 undergraduate programs with 12 subject categories, 3 national key (fostering) disciplines, 22 first-level subjects with doctor’s degree authorization, 3 categories of doctor’s professional degree authorization, 11 postdoctoral scientific research stations; 51 first-level subjects with master’s degree authorization, and 31 categories of master’s professional degree authorization. NCU has 5 affiliated hospitals, and 9 national clinical key specialist disciplines. The subject of Materials and Engineering was selected as a national “double-first-class” construction subject. 11 subjects rank among the first 1% of ESI in the world, in which agricultural science (mainly Food Science ) ranks the top 0.74‰. Food Science is rated as A(the top three) in the national fourth-round of subjects assessment, and ranks 7th in U.S. News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings.  

The main campus of NCU has 34,677 full-time undergraduates, 17,887 graduates of all categories and 1,578 international students. NCU has established exchanges and cooperation with more than 170 universities and scientific research institutions in more than 40 countries(regions). It has established 4 Confucius Institutes and 2 Confucius Classrooms respectively in France, Spain and Indonesia.