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Beijing · est. 1911 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
China's strongest engineering, computer science and design brand, with a large English-taught graduate portfolio.
Tuition: CNY 26,000–40,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Beijing · est. 1898 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Broadest humanities and pure-science offering in the country, plus a top-ranked medical centre.
Tuition: CNY 26,000–40,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 5 for most Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Shanghai · est. 1905 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Strong in clinical medicine, economics, journalism and international relations; large international cohort.
Tuition: CNY 26,000–42,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Shanghai · est. 1896 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Engineering and medicine powerhouse; one of the largest English-taught master's catalogues in China.
Tuition: CNY 28,000–45,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Hangzhou · est. 1897 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Very wide discipline coverage on a large modern campus, close to Hangzhou's tech employers.
Tuition: CNY 24,000–40,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Nanjing · est. 1902 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Research-led university known for physics, chemistry, astronomy, environment and Chinese literature.
Tuition: CNY 22,000–35,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Hefei · est. 1958 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Small, intense, research-first campus; a leading choice for physics, chemistry, quantum and AI.
Tuition: CNY 26,000–38,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Wuhan · est. 1893 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Best known for geomatics and surveying, plus law, hydrology and a famously scenic campus.
Tuition: CNY 22,000–35,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Wuhan · est. 1952 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Mechanical, electrical, optical and clinical programs with close industry ties in central China.
Tuition: CNY 22,000–36,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Guangzhou · est. 1924 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Guangzhou's flagship, with affiliated hospitals that make it a strong clinical medicine option.
Tuition: CNY 24,000–38,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Guangzhou · est. 1952 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Architecture, civil engineering, food science and materials, in the heart of the Greater Bay Area.
Tuition: CNY 22,000–34,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Xi'an · est. 1896 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Energy, electrical and mechanical engineering with a long industrial research tradition.
Tuition: CNY 22,000–35,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Harbin · est. 1920 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Aerospace, robotics, civil engineering and materials; unusually generous funding for engineering researchers.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–32,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Tianjin · est. 1895 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
China's first modern university; chemical engineering, instruments and civil engineering are its core.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–32,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Tianjin · est. 1919 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Chemistry, mathematics and economics with a compact, academically focused campus.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–32,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Shanghai · est. 1907 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
The reference point for architecture, urban planning, civil engineering and automotive in China.
Tuition: CNY 24,000–40,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Beijing · est. 1902 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Education, psychology and Chinese-language teaching; a common first stop for future teachers.
Tuition: CNY 22,000–34,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Beijing · est. 1940 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Vehicle engineering, automation, aerospace and computer science with strong defence-adjacent labs.
Tuition: CNY 22,000–34,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Beijing · est. 1952 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Aeronautics, astronautics and software; the strongest aerospace brand outside Harbin and Xi'an.
Tuition: CNY 24,000–36,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Shanghai · est. 1951 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Education, psychology, geography and a well-regarded Chinese language centre for foreigners.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–32,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Beijing · est. 1962 · Double First-Class (language)
The specialist Chinese-language university: the largest intake of language students in the country.
Tuition: CNY 16,000–26,000 / yr
Chinese: Placement test on arrival · HSK 4 for degree entry
CSC host: yes — Type B
Chengdu · est. 1896 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Western China's largest comprehensive university, with a very large affiliated hospital system.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–32,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Xiamen · est. 1921 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Economics, accounting, chemistry and oceanography on a coastal campus with lower living costs.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–30,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Jinan · est. 1901 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Clinical medicine and materials science across several campuses; mid-range tuition for a 985 university.
Tuition: CNY 18,000–30,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Changsha · est. 2000 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Strong in clinical medicine, mining, metallurgy and rail transport; one of the better value 985s.
Tuition: CNY 18,000–30,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Suzhou · est. 1900 · Project 211 · Double First-Class
Medicine, materials, textiles and law, in a lower-cost city an hour from Shanghai.
Tuition: CNY 18,000–28,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Nanjing · est. 1902 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Architecture, civil engineering, electronics and biomedical engineering with a compact campus.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–34,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Guangzhou · est. 1906 · Project 211 · Double First-Class
Historically the university for overseas Chinese students; a well-established English-taught MBBS track.
Tuition: CNY 18,000–30,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Shenyang · est. 1931 · Provincial key · medical specialist
A dedicated medical university with a long-running English-medium MBBS programme.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–32,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught MBBS · HSK 5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Beijing · est. 1960 · Beijing municipal key · medical specialist
Clinical training across Beijing's municipal hospital network, including several tertiary centres.
Tuition: CNY 22,000–36,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught MBBS · HSK 5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Chongqing · est. 1956 · Municipal key · medical specialist
One of the earliest English-taught MBBS providers in western China, with lower living costs.
Tuition: CNY 18,000–28,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught MBBS · HSK 5 for Chinese-taught
Shenzhen · est. 2011 · Double First-Class (new university)
New research university with an English-heavy faculty, strong in materials, physics and AI.
Tuition: CNY 24,000–36,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Beijing · est. 1956 · Double First-Class (TCM)
The standard reference for Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture and Chinese pharmacy.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–32,000 / yr
Chinese: HSK 4–5 for TCM degrees · language year available
CSC host: yes — Type B
Shenzhen · est. 1983 · Shenzhen municipal key · not 985/211
The city's own university, built next to the tech firms its graduates go to work for.
Tuition: CNY 30,000–45,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Hangzhou · est. 1956 · Zhejiang provincial key · not 985/211
An electronics and computing school with unusually deep ties to Hangzhou's IT industry.
Tuition: CNY 18,000–28,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
Suzhou · est. 2006 · Sino-British joint venture · not 985/211
A joint venture with the University of Liverpool: an English-medium degree at UK-level tuition.
Tuition: CNY 88,000–93,000 / yr
Chinese: None — the degree is taught entirely in English
Changsha · est. 976 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Descended from the Yuelu Academy of 976; strong in civil engineering, architecture and chemistry.
Tuition: CNY 18,000–30,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Xi'an · est. 1938 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Aerospace, marine engineering and materials — one of the three pillars of China's aerospace system.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–32,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Chengdu · est. 1956 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Electronics, communications and integrated circuits, with the industry's recruiters on campus.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–34,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Chongqing · est. 1929 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Electrical, mechanical and civil engineering plus architecture, in China's south-western industrial hub.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–33,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Harbin · est. 1953 · Project 211 · Double First-Class
Shipbuilding, marine engineering and nuclear technology — a specialist school with a narrow, deep focus.
Tuition: CNY 18,000–30,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Shenyang · est. 1923 · Project 985 · 211 · Double First-Class
Metallurgy, materials, automation and computer science, in the centre of the old industrial base.
Tuition: CNY 20,000–32,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Hefei · est. 1945 · Project 211 · Double First-Class
Vehicle engineering, mechanical design and materials, tied to Anhui's car and appliance industries.
Tuition: CNY 18,000–30,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
Jinan · est. 1950 · Shandong provincial key · not 985/211
A teacher-training university with a long language-teaching tradition and a large Chinese programme.
Tuition: CNY 22,000–27,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
Xiamen · est. 1960 · National overseas-Chinese university · not 985/211
Founded for the Chinese diaspora, with the highest proportion of overseas students in the country.
Tuition: CNY 15,000–28,000 / yr
Chinese: None for English-taught · HSK 4–5 for Chinese-taught
CSC host: yes — Type B
45 universities shown. Fee bands are annual tuition for international students; confirm current amounts with each university.
A shortlist per discipline drawn from the same dataset. The cheapest option in each row is the lowest tuition band, not the lowest total cost.
| Discipline | Options listed | First choices | Lowest tuition band (CNY / yr) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medicine & Health | 17 | Peking University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhejiang University | Shandong University (18,000–30,000) |
| Engineering | 30 | Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhejiang University, University of Science and Technology of China | Huaqiao University (15,000–28,000) |
| Computer Science & AI | 17 | Tsinghua University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Zhejiang University, University of Science and Technology of China | Hangzhou Dianzi University (18,000–28,000) |
| Business & Economics | 22 | Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University | Huaqiao University (15,000–28,000) |
| Sciences | 33 | Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University, Nanjing University | Shandong University (18,000–30,000) |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 16 | Peking University, Fudan University, Nanjing University, Wuhan University | Huaqiao University (15,000–28,000) |
| Chinese Language | 7 | Beijing Normal University, East China Normal University, Beijing Language and Culture University, Jinan University | Huaqiao University (15,000–28,000) |
| Architecture & Design | 11 | Tsinghua University, Zhejiang University, South China University of Technology, Tianjin University | Huaqiao University (15,000–28,000) |
| Law | 3 | Peking University, Wuhan University, Soochow University | Soochow University (18,000–28,000) |
| Agriculture & Food | 2 | Zhejiang University, South China University of Technology | South China University of Technology (22,000–34,000) |
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