Shantou University
汕头大学
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- 2026-10-18
Shantou University is a comprehensive university established in 1981 with State Council approval. It has received strong support from the renowned patriot and internationally known entrepreneur Li Ka-shing. The Li Ka Shing Foundation’s support for the university exceeds HKD 10 billion. It is jointly developed by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Guangdong Provincial People’s Government and Li Ka Shing Foundation. It covers 1888.70 mu, with 568000 square meters of buildings.
It has schools of Liberal Arts, Science, Engineering, Medicine, Law and Business, the Cheung Kong School of Art and Design and Cheung Kong School of Journalism and Communication, with a complete undergraduate-to-doctoral training system. It has 1637 faculty and staff and 10488 full-time students. It began admitting international students in 1986 and hosts Chinese Government Scholarship students, with agency number 10560. In September 2018, its International College was formally established to improve international education quality and its training system. The college will integrate teaching resources across the university, offer international students richer and higher-quality degree and training courses, and promote international education, cultural exchanges and communication.
Since its founding, support from the Li Ka Shing Foundation has enabled rapid improvement in educational standards. Three key discipline projects were approved under Guangdong’s High-Level University Key Discipline Development initiative, supporting other disciplines. Clinical medicine has consistently ranked in the global ESI top 1%. Since 2015, it has appeared continuously in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings in the 601-800 band. It appeared twice in the CWUR World University Rankings, in 2017 and 2018/19, both times in the global top 1000. In 2017, it first entered the QS Asia University Rankings 2018, tied for 64th among the 103 mainland Chinese universities listed, with a world ranking of 281-290. It also first entered the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2018 ranking, placing 94th among 136 mainland Chinese institutions and 1055th worldwide.
The university actively expands academic exchanges and cooperation, and its internationalization has improved rapidly. It has close academic partnerships with 69 universities in 17 countries and regions, including the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and Ireland, and has developed and implemented undergraduate and postgraduate exchange plans. In December 2016, the Ministry of Education formally approved Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, jointly founded by Shantou University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology.
Following its educational goal of “Aspiration, Knowledge, Perseverance and Achievement,” the university keeps pace with national education development and continues to serve as a testing ground for higher education reform. Starting with “advanced undergraduate education based on integrated thinking,” it undertakes comprehensive educational reform. It aims to become a high-level university with excellent educational quality, advanced systems and mechanisms, distinctive internationalization and strong innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, serving major national and Guangdong economic and social needs.
Which undergraduate programs are listed?
| Program | Teaching language | Duration | Directory tuition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Science | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Spanish | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Statistics | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Clinical Medicine | Chinese | 5 years | 30,000 CNY / academic year |
| Law | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Marketing | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Digital Media Art | Chinese | 4 years | 27,000 CNY / academic year |
| Architecture | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Biomedical Engineering | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Thai | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Biomedical Engineering | English | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Environmental Design | Chinese | 4 years | 27,000 CNY / academic year |
| English | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Public Art | Chinese | 4 years | 27,000 CNY / academic year |
| Materials Science and Engineering | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Journalism | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Optoelectronic Information Science and Engineering (Science) | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Art and Design Studies | Chinese | 4 years | 27,000 CNY / academic year |
| Accounting | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Electronic and Computer Engineering | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Chinese Language and Literature | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Public Administration | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Visual Communication Design | Chinese | 4 years | 27,000 CNY / academic year |
| Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Data Science and Big Data Technology | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Civil Engineering | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Mathematics and Applied Mathematics | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Environmental Engineering | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Applied Chemistry | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Physics | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Electronic Information Engineering | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| International Economics and Trade | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Business Administration | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Communication Engineering | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Mechanical Design, Manufacturing and Automation | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Internet and New Media | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Preventive Medicine | Chinese | 5 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Finance | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Advertising | Chinese | 4 years | 20,000 CNY / academic year |
| Biotechnology | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Computer Science and Technology | Chinese | 4 years | 23,000 CNY / academic year |
| Product Design | Chinese | 4 years | 27,000 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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