Nankai University Admission 2027: Deadlines, Fees, Requirements

Admission at a glance

Nankai University is a national university in Tianjin, jointly built by the Ministry of Education, the Tianjin municipal government and the China National Tobacco Corporation, and is one of the members of the Double First Class Initiative. International undergraduate applicants apply through the School of International Education for one of 41 programmes taught in Chinese, spanning four years for most subjects and five years for medicine. Admission is not based on a single entrance exam: the school reviews academic transcripts, the personal statement and a Chinese language certificate together, and applicants who do not yet meet the HSK requirement for their chosen major can enrol in a preparatory Chinese language year first. Tuition depends on the programme, from 20,000 to 35,000 CNY a year, and a mandatory annual medical insurance charge of 800 CNY applies on top. Graduate admission is separate: master's and doctoral applicants apply directly to a school or department, and Nankai lists nine master's majors taught fully in English, mainly in business, economics and Chinese studies, each requiring its own IELTS or TOEFL score. Both undergraduate and graduate applicants use the same online International Student Service Platform to submit documents and track their application.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree

Applicants must hold a valid foreign passport, be a secondary school graduate, and be in good health. Chinese taught programmes ask for an HSK Level 4 certificate with a score of at least 180 at the point of application; students below this level can apply for the one year preparatory Chinese language programme first. Business Economics and Business Administration accept first choice applicants only, while other majors allow a second choice.

Master's and PhD

Each school sets its own academic and language requirement. English taught master's programmes, including Chinese Philosophy, Chinese Economy, Finance, the IMBA, the IMPA and Law, ask for IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 85 from applicants whose prior education was not in English. Chinese taught graduate programmes ask for HSK Level 4 or above, and doctoral applicants normally need a master's degree and, for research fields, a supervisor's agreement before applying.

Full requirements and documents