Xiangtan University
Xiangtan · Comprehensive
Top tier — Priority coverage — programs, tuition and English-taught options actively maintained; a full international admission profile is shown where available.
Xiangtan
Smaller city Est. budget CNY 1,600–3,200 (USD 220–450) / month incl. dorm or shared flatA quieter Hunan city best known as Mao Zedong's home region — Shaoshan is a short bus ride away — and for Xiangtan University, a comprehensive school with strong mathematics and computing traditions. Changsha is 20–30 minutes away by intercity rail.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Mathematics | B+ |
| Materials Science & Engineering | B |
All evaluated disciplines (20)
- Law B+
- Marxist Theory B+
- Mathematics B+
- Materials Science & Engineering B
- Chemical Engineering B
- Public Administration B
- Theoretical Economics B-
- Physics B-
- Chemistry B-
- Political Science C+
- Chinese Language & Literature C+
- Foreign Languages & Literatures C+
- Statistics C+
- Mechanics C+
- Information Management C+
- Mechanical Engineering C
- Computer Science C
- Environmental Engineering C
- Software Engineering C
- Business Administration C
What its badges mean
China’s elite university initiative (147 universities designated in the 2022 MOE list)
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.