As indicated in its name, the university specializes in financial and economic disciplines, but also provides a wide range of degree programs in law, liberal arts, fine arts, science, and engineering. According to the Shanghai Ranking, NUFE ranks 11th among the universities in finance and economics in China.[3]
History
The university has evolved from a grain school which was subordinated to the Ministry of Grains in 1956 to many iterations of provincial and national grain schools. On May 6, 1993, the name was changed to Nanjing University of Economics (Chinese: 南京经济学院).[4] It was not until 2003, the university became the current Nanjing University of Finance & Economics.[5]
Nanjing Grain School Ministry of Grains (1956)
Nanjing Grain Cadres School Ministry of Grains (1957)
Nanjing Grain School Ministry of Grains (1959)
Jiangsu Grain School (1973)
Nanjing Grain School (1979)
Nanjing Grain Economic College (1981)
Nanjing Institute of Economics (1993)
Nanjing Materials College (1964)
Jiangsu Economic Management Cadres College (1985)
Jiangsu Finance and Economic College (1991)
Jiangsu Accounting College (1985)
Nanjing University of Finance and Economics (2000)
Nanjing University of Finance & Economics (2003)–present
Campuses
This photo is in the Xianlin campus. The large spherical building is the library. There are many small man-made lakes on campus, such as the one pictured here.Another vantage point of the same lake as pictured above.These are some of the buildings where classes are held at the Xianlin campus. They are commonly referred to as the "Z Buildings" because they are called Z1, Z2, Z3, and Z4. "Z" stands for "Zhuan ye" -- which means "Special Field of Study".
The Nanjing University of Finance & Economics has three campuses. One on Fujian Road in the city center, one at the new university city (Yadong District) 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) outside Nanjing called Xianlin, and a small campus approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) away from the Nanjing city center in a village called Qiaotou. The university was founded in 2000 by the combination of three universities. A variety of majors/disciplines are available for study. Like at other universities in China, English study is compulsory.
Rankings
As of 2023, Nanjing University of Finance and Economics ranked # 4 in East China region and # 11 nationwide among universities specialized in finance, business, and economics in the Best Chinese Universities Ranking.[6] Nanjing University of Finance and Economics has been ranked amongst the top # 400 universities in the world for "Economics".[7][8]
