Xiamen University
Xiamen · Comprehensive
Top tier — Priority coverage — programs, tuition and English-taught options actively maintained; a full international admission profile is shown where available.
Xiamen
Regional hub Metro Est. budget CNY 2,200–4,200 (USD 300–580) / month incl. dorm or shared flatAn island-and-bay city regularly ranked among China's most livable, Xiamen pairs one of the country's most beautiful seafront campuses — Xiamen University — with a clean subtropical environment, overseas-Chinese heritage and the car-free UNESCO island of Gulangyu.
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International admission
Bachelor: High school certificate; HSK 4–5 (Chinese-taught) or IELTS 6.0 / TOEFL 80 (English-taught, incl. MBBS)
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 4–5 for bachelor, HSK 5 for postgrad
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)
Overseas Education College (OEC) runs international admission; popular with Southeast Asian students
Source: https://www.xmu.edu.cn · compiled 2026-09-21, source verification pending
English-taught programs (1)
| Program | Level | Tuition (official) | English req. |
|---|---|---|---|
| MBBS | Bachelor | CNY 45,000/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 |
|---|---|
| Ocean Science | A+ |
| Chemistry | A |
| Statistics | A |
| Business Administration | A |
| Biology | A- |
| Education | B+ |
| Journalism | B+ |
| Ecology | B+ |
| Chinese Language & Literature | B |
All evaluated disciplines (50)
- Ocean Science A+
- Applied Economics A
- Chemistry A
- Statistics A
- Business Administration A
- Law A-
- Biology A-
- Theoretical Economics B+
- Political Science B+
- Education B+
- Foreign Languages & Literatures B+
- Journalism B+
- Chinese History B+
- Mathematics B+
- Physics B+
- Ecology B+
- Computer Science B+
- Chemical Engineering B+
- Environmental Engineering B+
- Public Administration B+
- Theater, Film & Television B+
- Philosophy B
- Sociology B
- Marxist Theory B
- Chinese Language & Literature B
- World History B
- Instrumentation B
- Materials Science & Engineering B
- Electronic Science & Technology B
- Information & Communications Engineering B
- Software Engineering B
- Management Science & Engineering B
- Ethnology B-
- Mechanical Engineering B-
- Control Science & Engineering B-
- Public Health B-
- Pharmacy B-
- Music & Dance B-
- Archaeology C+
- Architecture C+
- Basic Medicine C+
- Art Theory C+
- Optical Engineering C
- Civil Engineering C
- Biomedical Engineering C
- Clinical Medicine C
- Fine Arts C
- Mechanics C-
- Traditional Chinese Medicine C-
- Design 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.