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Peking University

北京大学

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Region
Beijing
Undergraduate directory
68 listings
Information collected
2026-10-18

Founded in 1898, Peking University was China’s first national comprehensive university. It has 7 academic divisions: Humanities, Social Sciences, Science, Information Science and Technology, Engineering, Economics and Management, and Health Sciences. It has 55 directly affiliated schools and departments, 137 bachelor’s programs, 286 master’s programs and 263 doctoral programs. Twenty-two disciplines rank in the global top 1% according to the US Essential Science Indicators (ESI) database. While maintaining its traditional leadership in basic disciplines, it has also made major progress in applied disciplines and many emerging interdisciplinary fields in recent years. According to statistics from December 2024, it has 16746 undergraduates, 17120 master’s students and 15955 doctoral students. It has 3220 long-term international students from 140 countries, including 2459 degree students. Many short-term international students also come each year.

It is renowned for its strong faculty and advanced research facilities. It has 3821 full-time teachers, including 1730 professors, 1658 associate professors, 54 members of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and 16 members of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Each year, it invites many world-renowned scholars to lecture. It has 7 national key laboratories, 5 national engineering research centers and 6 directly affiliated hospitals.

Peking University Library is the largest university library in Asia, with more than 8 million books, the largest collection among Chinese higher education institutions. Its digital library development is world-leading, and it is a large, modern and comprehensive documentation and information center.

International Students Division, Office of International Relations, Peking University: https://www.isd.pku.edu.cn/cn/

Undergraduate admissions guide:

Postgraduate admissions guide:

For medical studies, visit the Peking University Health Science Center website:

Which undergraduate programs are listed?

ProgramTeaching languageDurationDirectory tuition
Political Science and Public AdministrationChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
PhysicsChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
HistoryChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Materials Science and EngineeringChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
International PoliticsChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Religious StudiesChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
GeophysicsChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
ArchaeologyChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Human Geography and Urban-Rural PlanningChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Biomedical EngineeringChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Classical PhilologyChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
International Economics and TradeChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Dramatic Literature for Theatre and FilmChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Biological SciencesChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
LawChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
BiotechnologyChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
AccountingChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Information and Computing ScienceChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Information Management and Information SystemsChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Chemical BiologyChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Public AdministrationChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Art History and TheoryChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Environmental ScienceChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Business AdministrationChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Chinese Language and LiteratureChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
AdvertisingChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
JournalismChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
GeochemistryChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Computer Science and TechnologyChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Applied ChemistryChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
SociologyChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Library ScienceChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Intelligent Science and TechnologyChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Atmospheric ScienceChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Electronic Information Science and TechnologyChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
EcologyChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Applied PsychologyChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Politics, Economics and PhilosophyChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
EconomicsChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Radio and Television StudiesChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Urban and Rural PlanningChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
PsychologyChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Cultural Industry ManagementChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
InsuranceChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Space Science and TechnologyChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Physical Geography and Resources and EnvironmentChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (Engineering)Chinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Editing and PublishingChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
World HistoryChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Cultural Relics and MuseologyChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Mathematics and Applied MathematicsChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
GeologyChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Urban ManagementChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
DiplomacyChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Communication StudiesChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
FinanceChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
MarketingChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Public FinanceChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Applied LinguisticsChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Environmental EngineeringChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Social WorkChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Clinical MedicineChinese6 years45,000 CNY / academic year
AstronomyChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
ChemistryChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Microelectronic Science and EngineeringChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
PhilosophyChinese4 years26,000 CNY / academic year
Aerospace EngineeringChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year
Remote Sensing Science and TechnologyChinese4 years30,000 CNY / academic year

Tuition is shown in CNY per academic year as listed. Accommodation and living costs are not included. The listings do not specify an admission year, language-test thresholds, scholarship eligibility or program-specific CSCA requirements.

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