Cities & universities
We help students get into universities all over China. Here are the main destinations — choose a city.
China's capital and top education hub: the strongest universities, museums and history at every corner.
北京大学Peking University
Beijing
China's oldest modern university and one of the country's two most prestigious — with the legendary Weiming Lake campus.
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清华大学Tsinghua University
Beijing
One of China's two most prestigious universities and a recognised world leader in engineering and technology.
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北京师范大学Beijing Normal University
Beijing
China's leading normal university — the top choice for a career in education or Chinese language.
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北京理工大学Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing
One of China's leading technical universities — a powerhouse in mechanical, defence and engineering sciences.
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北京航空航天大学Beihang University
Beijing
China's leading aerospace university, training engineers for aviation and space.
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北京化工大学Beijing University of Chemical Technology
Beijing
A leading Chinese university for chemistry, chemical engineering and materials science.
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中国石油大学（北京）China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
Beijing
China's flagship petroleum university — a talent pipeline for the country's energy industry.
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对外经济贸易大学University of International Business and Economics
Beijing
China's top university for international trade, business and economics — with a huge international student community.
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首都医科大学Capital Medical University
Beijing
One of China's leading medical universities, with a network of Beijing's largest hospitals.
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中国传媒大学Communication University of China
Beijing
China's top media and communication university — for future journalists, filmmakers and advertisers.
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复旦大学Fudan University
Shanghai
One of the best universities in China and the world — a prestigious research university in the heart of Shanghai.
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上海交通大学Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Shanghai
One of China's oldest and strongest universities — a world top-50 leader in engineering, medicine and business.
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同济大学Tongji University
Shanghai
One of the world's best universities for architecture and civil engineering, with long-standing ties to Germany.
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华东师范大学East China Normal University
Shanghai
One of China's leading normal universities, with a strong school of Chinese for international students.
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东华大学Donghua University
Shanghai
China's top university for textiles, fashion and clothing design.
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上海大学Shanghai University
Shanghai
A large comprehensive Shanghai university with strong engineering and creative programmes.
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华东理工大学East China University of Science and Technology
Shanghai
One of China's best universities for chemical engineering and materials.
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上海师范大学Shanghai Normal University
Shanghai
Shanghai's normal university, with strong programmes in Chinese, the humanities and tourism.
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浙江大学Zhejiang University
Hangzhou
One of China's strongest universities — world top 50, a huge range of fields and a beautiful city.
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杭州电子科技大学Hangzhou Dianzi University
Hangzhou
A strong Hangzhou engineering university for electronics, IT and computer science.
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浙江工商大学Zhejiang Gongshang University
Hangzhou
A Hangzhou university of business and economics — for future entrepreneurs and managers.
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浙江工业大学Zhejiang University of Technology
Hangzhou
A large Hangzhou technical university with strong engineering and chemistry programmes.
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浙江财经大学Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics
Hangzhou
A specialised university of finance and economics in Hangzhou.
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浙江中医药大学Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Hangzhou
A Hangzhou university of traditional Chinese medicine — for those who want to study TCM.
Learn moreAncient capital and start of the Silk Road: strong technical universities and an affordable cost of living.
西安交通大学Xi'an Jiaotong University
Xi'an
One of China's oldest and best universities — the strongest engineering school in north-west China.
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西北工业大学Northwestern Polytechnical University
Xi'an
China's leading university for aviation, astronautics and marine engineering.
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西安电子科技大学Xidian University
Xi'an
One of China's best universities for electronics, telecommunications and cybersecurity.
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长安大学Chang'an University
Xi'an
China's leading university for road construction, transport and geology.
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西北大学Northwest University
Xi'an
One of China's oldest universities, known for geology, history and archaeology.
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西安理工大学Xi'an University of Technology
Xi'an
A Xi'an technical university strong in water resources and mechanical engineering.
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西安石油大学Xi'an Shiyou University
Xi'an
A specialised petroleum university in Xi'an — for a career in oil and gas.
Learn moreA former capital and one of China's main university cities: history, greenery and dozens of strong universities.
南京大学Nanjing University
Nanjing
One of China's best and oldest universities, with outstanding natural sciences and humanities.
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南京林业大学Nanjing Forestry University
Nanjing
China's leader in forestry, landscape architecture and ecology.
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南京工业大学Nanjing Tech University
Nanjing
A Nanjing technical university strong in chemical engineering and materials.
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南京航空航天大学Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Nanjing
One of China's leading aviation universities — a leader in helicopter engineering.
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南京理工大学Nanjing University of Science and Technology
Nanjing
A strong Nanjing technical university in mechanical engineering, optics and electronics.
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南京医科大学Nanjing Medical University
Nanjing
One of China's leading medical universities, especially strong in public health.
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南京师范大学Nanjing Normal University
Nanjing
A leading normal university with 'the most beautiful campus in the East'.
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南京信息工程大学Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology
Nanjing
China's top university for meteorology and atmospheric sciences.
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中国药科大学China Pharmaceutical University
Nanjing
China's top pharmaceutical university.
Learn moreThe trade capital of southern China: warm climate, business, Cantonese food and a modern university town.
中山大学Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou
South China's strongest university, founded by Sun Yat-sen, with a historic campus in Guangzhou.
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暨南大学Jinan University
Guangzhou
One of China's most international universities — 'the university for overseas Chinese'.
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华南理工大学South China University of Technology
Guangzhou
South China's leading technical university — architecture, engineering and materials.
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华南师范大学South China Normal University
Guangzhou
South China's leading normal university, with strong Chinese language courses.
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广州大学Guangzhou University
Guangzhou
A large Guangzhou city university in the island University Town.
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广州医科大学Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou
Guangzhou's medical university — China's leader in respiratory medicine.
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Wuhan 4
Central China's largest student city on the Yangtze River.
武汉大学Wuhan University
Wuhan
One of China's best universities, with the country's most beautiful campus and famous cherry blossoms.
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华中科技大学Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan
One of China's strongest technical universities — Wuhan's 'forest university'.
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武汉科技大学Wuhan University of Science and Technology
Wuhan
A Wuhan technical university strong in metallurgy and materials science.
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江汉大学Jianghan University
Wuhan
Wuhan's city university with a modern lakeside campus.
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Northern China with Russian heritage, a strong engineering school and low living costs.
哈尔滨工业大学Harbin Institute of Technology
Harbin
One of China's strongest technical universities — a leader in space technology and robotics.
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哈尔滨工程大学Harbin Engineering University
Harbin
China's leading university for shipbuilding, marine engineering and nuclear energy.
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哈尔滨师范大学Harbin Normal University
Harbin
Harbin's normal university, with close ties to Russia.
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A port megacity just 30 minutes from Beijing by high-speed train.
天津大学Tianjin University
Tianjin
China's first modern university — the strongest engineering school in Tianjin.
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南开大学Nankai University
Tianjin
One of China's most prestigious classical universities, alma mater of Zhou Enlai.
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天津师范大学Tianjin Normal University
Tianjin
Tianjin's normal university with a large modern campus.
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天津理工大学Tianjin University of Technology
Tianjin
A Tianjin technical university with a well-known school of Chinese for international students.
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天津财经大学Tianjin University of Finance and Economics
Tianjin
A specialised university of finance and economics in Tianjin.
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Home of pandas and spicy food: IT, transport and a relaxed pace of life.
电子科技大学University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Chengdu
One of China's best universities for electronics and communications — in Chengdu, the city of pandas.
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西南交通大学Southwest Jiaotong University
Chengdu
China's leader in railways and high-speed transport.
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西南石油大学Southwest Petroleum University
Chengdu
Western China's leading oil and gas university.
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China's Silicon Valley: technology, startups and young ambitious universities.
Qingdao 3
A seaside city with a mild climate, beaches and European architecture.
中国海洋大学Ocean University of China
Qingdao
China's top university for oceanography and marine sciences — on the Qingdao coast.
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青岛大学Qingdao University
Qingdao
The largest comprehensive university in seaside Qingdao.
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青岛农业大学Qingdao Agricultural University
Qingdao
Qingdao's agricultural university, strong in agriculture and biology.
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A northern seaside city: engineering, maritime studies and clean air.
Chongqing 2
A mountain megacity at the meeting of two rivers: engineering and telecommunications.
Changsha 4
Capital of Hunan province: strong universities, medicine and affordable living.
中南大学Central South University
Changsha
A strong comprehensive university in Changsha with the famous Xiangya medical school.
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湖南大学Hunan University
Changsha
'The thousand-year-old university' — heir to the ancient Yuelu Academy at the foot of Yuelu Mountain.
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湖南师范大学Hunan Normal University
Changsha
Hunan's leading normal university, by Yuelu Mountain.
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湖南农业大学Hunan Agricultural University
Changsha
Changsha's agricultural university, with one of China's greenest campuses.
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An entrepreneurial coastal city in Zhejiang province.
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