Founded in 1898, Peking University (PKU) is the first national university in Chinese modern history. Peking University now consists of five faculties: Humanities, Social Sciences, Sciences, Medicine, and Information and Engineering. The University has 43 colleges and departments, and offers 105 undergraduate programs, 291 graduate programs, and 249 doctoral programs. While still laying stress on basic sciences, the university has paid special attention to the development of applied sciences. In October 2007, there were 14,170 undergraduates, 11,249 postgraduates and 5,979 doctoral candidates. There were also on campus approximately 2,587 long-term international students from 80 countries. Among them, there were 1,947 Degree-Seeking students.
Peking University is also famous for outstanding research facilities and high qualifying teachers and researchers with extensive research interests and profound knowledge. Today the University has 5,568 full-time faculties, of whom 1,577 are professors and 1,986 are associate professors, 52 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Science, and 7 academicians of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. At present, Peking University has 12 national key laboratories, 46 state key laboratories, 2 national engineering research centers and 6 affiliated hospitals and health centers.
The Peking University library is the largest university library in Asia, with a collection of 7.7 million books, and Chinese and foreign journals and newspapers. The library also serves as a comprehensive modern information center.
Peking University places great importance on academic exchange and cooperation with foreign universities, research institutes and multinational enterprises. She has signed agreements with more than 200 universities in 50 countries and regions.
Admission information :
Admission will be determined according to the applicants’ educational background, the results of the Entrance
examinations and the interview. The admission result will be available in the end of May 2009 at www.oir.pku.edu.
cn. The ' Letter of Admission' and the attached documents can be obtained by the end of June.
Tuition and Fees :
Tuition Fee (per year per person)
Science Subjects: 30,000 RMB
Humanities: 26,000 RMB
Financial Aid Information:
Peking University Academic Excellence Scholarships
Student Candidates:
Third year undergraduates, masters, and doctoral exchange students
Basis Requirements:
1. Candidates must be regular students; they must not be on leave of absence or suspended
from the school.
2. Obey all Chinese laws and university rules, register on-time, study hard, and have superior
grades.
3. Undergraduates: Starting in their second school year, undergraduates must have passed all
required classes with an average GPA of at least 3.0. Undergraduates must have passed all
controlled elective classes.
4. Graduate students: Superior grades, great research ability, creative thought are all
requisite. Doctoral students who apply for scholarships must have published their thesis
and this must have taken place at Peking University and also published in an official
publication for your department at Peking University.
Values of Scholarships:
â— Doctorate Academic Excellence Scholarship:
1st Prize: 10,000 RMB 5 students
2nd Prize:5,000 RMB 10 students
â— Masters Academic Excellence Scholarship:
4,000 RMB 15 students
â— Undergraduate Academic Excellence Scholarship:
3,000 RMB 30 students
Additional Information:
Contact information
International Students Division, Office of International Relations
Shaoyuan Building 3
Peking University, Beijing 100871
People's Republic of China
