Southwest Jiaotong University
Chengdu · Science & Engineering
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Chengdu
Major city Metro Est. budget CNY 2,500–4,800 (USD 350–670) / month incl. dorm or shared flatSichuan's laid-back capital — teahouses, hotpot, giant pandas — has also become one of China's major tech-manufacturing bases, giving students at Sichuan University, UESTC and Southwest Jiaotong University a rare mix of relaxed living and serious industry. Its medical schools draw a large MBBS cohort from South Asia and Africa. Living costs sit well below the coastal first tier while the metro keeps growing.
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English-taught programs (1)
| Program | Level | Tuition (official) | English req. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Master of Engineering in Transportation Engineering (Rail Transit focus) | Master | CNY 30,000/yr * | IELTS 6.0 / TOEFL 80 |
* upper end of the published range — see the profile page for the official wording.
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 |
|---|---|
| Transportation | A+ |
| Civil Engineering | A- |
| Mechanical Engineering | B+ |
All evaluated disciplines (28)
- Transportation A+
- Civil Engineering A-
- Marxist Theory B+
- Mechanical Engineering B+
- Electrical Engineering B+
- Information & Communications Engineering B+
- Computer Science B+
- Management Science & Engineering B+
- Business Administration B+
- Mechanics B
- Materials Science & Engineering B
- Geomatics B
- Electronic Science & Technology B-
- Control Science & Engineering B-
- Architecture B-
- Software Engineering B-
- Foreign Languages & Literatures C+
- Physics C+
- Geological Resources & Engineering C+
- Urban Planning C+
- Public Administration C+
- Design C+
- Chinese Language & Literature C
- Mathematics C
- Statistics C
- Environmental Engineering C
- Biomedical Engineering C
- Pharmacy C-
What its badges mean
China’s elite university initiative (147 universities designated in the 2022 MOE list)
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.