Southwest University
Chongqing · Comprehensive
Top tier — Priority coverage — programs, tuition and English-taught options actively maintained; a full international admission profile is shown where available.
Chongqing
Major city Metro Est. budget CNY 2,200–3,800 (USD 300–530) / month incl. dorm or shared flatChina’s largest municipality — a mountain city of 30 million where rivers, cliff-side towers and the world’s busiest metro network meet famous hotpot. Chongqing University, Southwest University and several medical schools draw a large international cohort, and living costs are among the lowest of China’s major cities.
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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- |
| Biology | B |
All evaluated disciplines (37)
- Marxist Theory A-
- Education A-
- Psychology A-
- Chinese Language & Literature B+
- Foreign Languages & Literatures B+
- Chemistry B+
- Agricultural Resources & Environment B+
- Animal Husbandry B+
- Chinese History B
- Mathematics B
- Biology B
- Computer Science B
- Food Science B
- Crop Science B
- Plant Protection B
- Agribusiness B
- Theater, Film & Television B
- Fine Arts B
- Philosophy B-
- Geography B-
- Statistics B-
- Software Engineering B-
- Horticulture B-
- Ecology C+
- Agricultural Engineering C+
- Landscape C+
- Business Administration C+
- Music & Dance C+
- Sociology C
- Physical Education C
- Physics C
- Veterinary C
- Fisheries C
- Journalism C-
- World History C-
- Environmental Engineering C-
- Public Administration 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.