Beijing Normal University
Beijing · Normal (teacher-training)
Top tier — Priority coverage — programs, tuition and English-taught options actively maintained; a full international admission profile is shown where available.
Beijing
Major city Metro Est. budget CNY 3,500–6,500 (USD 490–900) / month incl. dorm or shared flatThe national capital and the center of Chinese education, politics and culture, Beijing packs Peking University, Tsinghua and dozens of other universities into the Haidian campus belt alone. For international students it offers the widest choice of programs and scholarships in China, the largest foreign-student community, and unmatched access to embassies, international organizations, media and multinationals. Four thousand years of history — from the Forbidden City to the Great Wall — sit alongside a first-tier modern city.
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International admission
Bachelor: High school certificate; HSK 5 (Chinese-taught) or IELTS 6.0 / TOEFL 80 (English-taught)
Master’s: Bachelor degree + HSK 5 (Chinese-taught) or IELTS 6.0–6.5 / TOEFL 80–90 (English-taught)
PhD: Master degree + research proposal and supervisor acceptance; HSK or English proof depending on program language
English-taught: IELTS 6.0–6.5 / TOEFL 80–90 typical
Chinese-taught: HSK 5 typical (normal university, language-heavy programs)
Tuition (typical range — pending verification): Bachelor ¥ 24,000–34,000 / Master ¥ 25,000–40,000 / PhD ¥ 25,000–35,000 per year (typical published ranges; verify)
Accommodation: On-campus international dormitory; typical CNY 800–1,500/month for shared rooms (verify)
Intakes: Sep (main); some programs Mar
Application window: Dec 1 – Mar 15 (Sep intake)
International Students Office portal; Mandarin-training tradition makes HSK requirements relatively strict
Source: https://www.bnu.edu.cn · compiled 2026-09-21, source verification pending
English-taught programs (1)
| Program | Level | Tuition (official) | English req. |
|---|---|---|---|
| MA in Education | Master | CNY 40,000/yr * | IELTS 6.0–6.5 / TOEFL 80–90 |
* upper end of the published range — see the profile page for the official wording.
Scholarships you can apply for
Academic strengths
China’s official discipline evaluation (MOE Degree Centre, 4th round, 2017): A+ ≈ top 2%, A ≈ top 2–5%. Methodology
| Double First-Class discipline | Evaluation |
|---|---|
| Education | A+ |
| Psychology | A+ |
| Chinese Language & Literature | A+ |
| Chinese History | A+ |
| Geography | A+ |
| Mathematics | A |
| Environmental Engineering | A |
| Ecology | A- |
| Public Administration | A- |
| Systems Science | B- |
All evaluated disciplines (37)
- Education A+
- Psychology A+
- Chinese Language & Literature A+
- Chinese History A+
- Geography A+
- Theater, Film & Television A+
- Mathematics A
- Environmental Engineering A
- Philosophy A-
- Theoretical Economics A-
- Marxist Theory A-
- Foreign Languages & Literatures A-
- Ecology A-
- Statistics A-
- Public Administration A-
- Law B+
- Physical Education B+
- World History B+
- Physics B+
- Chemistry B+
- Biology B+
- Art Theory B+
- Computer Science B
- Business Administration B
- Political Science B-
- Sociology B-
- Systems Science B-
- Applied Economics C+
- Journalism C+
- Water Engineering C+
- Geomatics C+
- Information Management C+
- Music & Dance C+
- Nuclear Science C
- Archaeology C-
- Astronomy C-
- Fine Arts C-
What its badges mean
China’s elite university initiative (147 universities designated in the 2022 MOE list)
The original 39 top universities selected in 1998 for world-class development
112 universities chosen in the 1990s for key national investment
Data sources: university international-admission pages (linked above), MOE Double First-Class list (2022), MOE Degree Centre discipline evaluation (2017). Figures marked as typical ranges are editorial estimates, dated — per-source verification in progress — full data notes.