It came under the joint jurisdiction of China 's Ministry of Transportation and the Jiangsu Provincial Government In 1978.

Specialties for international students are Chinese Language and Literature, History, International Economy and Trade, Educational Technology, Administrative Management, Business Administration, Public Administration, Nursing, Management of Human Resources, Clinical Medicine (taught in English), Preventive Medicine, Artistic Design, Fine Arts, Music, Education (Education for Primary School).

Nantong University offers a complete set of disciplines including literature, science, engineering, medicine, pedagogy, economic, law, history, and administration.

NTU is one of the universities which can recruit MBBS students taught in English approved by Ministry of Education of P.R.C.

For 17 years, the university has successfully organized Chinese training courses for foreign students.