Nanjing University. [Photo/CFP]

Thirteen Jiangsu universities have been included in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, which was released on Sep 2. 

Nanjing University, which is ranked among the top 200, holds the highest position out of all Jiangsu universities on the list, including Southeast University (501-600), Nanjing Medical University (601-800), Soochow University (601-800), Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China University of Mining and Technology, Jiangsu University, Jiangsu Normal University, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and Yangzhou University. 

Ten universities in the Chinese mainland made the top 200 this year, three more than last year. Tsinghua University and Peking University are tied for 16th place, the highest position achieved by universities in the Chinese mainland. 

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings features a total of 147 Chinese universities, including 97 Chinese mainland universities.