Hohai University
Nanjing · Science & Engineering
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Nanjing
Major city Metro Est. budget CNY 2,500–4,800 (USD 350–670) / month incl. dorm or shared flatA former national capital on the Yangtze, Nanjing layers city walls, mausoleums and memorial sites under plane-tree avenues — while running one of China's strongest university clusters: Nanjing University, Southeast University and a dozen more. It delivers Shanghai-tier education at lower cost, one hour up the rail line, with a slower, greener city rhythm.
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Academic strengths
China’s official discipline evaluation (MOE Degree Centre, 4th round, 2017): A+ ≈ top 2%, A ≈ top 2–5%. Methodology
| Double First-Class discipline | Evaluation |
|---|---|
| Water Engineering | A+ |
| Civil Engineering | A- |
| Environmental Engineering | A- |
All evaluated disciplines (25)
- Water Engineering A+
- Civil Engineering A-
- Environmental Engineering A-
- Marxist Theory B+
- Management Science & Engineering B+
- Business Administration B+
- Sociology B
- Mechanics B
- Computer Science B
- Agricultural Engineering B
- Software Engineering B
- Electrical Engineering B-
- Information & Communications Engineering B-
- Geomatics B-
- Geological Resources & Engineering B-
- Public Administration B-
- Ocean Science C+
- Law C
- Geography C
- Mechanical Engineering C
- Materials Science & Engineering C
- Control Science & Engineering C
- Mathematics C-
- Power & Thermal Engineering C-
- Transportation C-
What its badges mean
China’s elite university initiative (147 universities designated in the 2022 MOE list)
112 universities chosen in the 1990s for key national investment
Data sources: university international-admission pages (linked above), MOE Double First-Class list (2022), MOE Degree Centre discipline evaluation (2017). Figures marked as typical ranges are editorial estimates, dated — per-source verification in progress — full data notes.