2024 PKU International Students Application-Ph. D. Degree

Peking University (PKU) is a comprehensive research university with disciplines ranging from philosophy, literature, history, law, economics and education to science, engineering, medicine, management and art. Peking University admits students on the principle of “merit-based enrollment, quality before quantity” and is dedicated to educating innovation-minded scholars with a global perspective and understanding of China. 

Application Prerequisites

1) Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens with a valid passport. Residents of the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong, Macau or Taiwan who have emigrated to other countries and are applying to Peking University as international students must present valid passport or citizenship documents dating from before April 30, 2018, along with proof of cancellation of Chinese nationality.  

Note: The exit and entry administration authority of the public security organ of China reserves the right to judge whether an applicant still has Chinese nationality. If during the application period or even after the admission or registration the applicant is judged to be still holding Chinese nationality, his/her application, admission, registration or even enrollment will be nullified.  

2) Applicants should be healthy, both physically and psychologically, with no criminal record, friendly to China and must abide by the laws and decrees of China.  

3) Applicants for master's degree programs must have attained a bachelor's degree, and those who graduated from non-Chinese universities must hold a bachelor's degree from a university accredited by the Ministry of Education of China. (Grade skipping or joining in the middle of the course is not permitted.)  The special requirements for certain programs, such as MBA, EMBA, IMPA, etc., should be in accordance with the relevant regulations on nationwide master/doctoral admissions.  

4) The applicant's academic performance, academic level and language ability should meet the admission requirements of the major he/she is applying for.

Application Period 

1st Round: October 16 – December 15, 2023 

2nd Round: January 1 – January 31, 2024

Note: The deadline for the English-taught doctoral program applications is February 28, 2024.  Application Fee The application fee for each program/major is 800 RMB.    Note: Each applicant may apply for up to two programs/majors

Majors

Fees

Scholarships

New international students may apply for the following scholarships: 

(1) Chinese Government Scholarship (Type B): tuition waiver, for-free accommodation, monthly living expenses and medical insurance provided in accordance with the regulations.  

(2) Beijing Government Scholarship for International Students: tuition subsidy.  

(3) Peking University Scholarship for International Students: tuition waiver, monthly living expenses, medical insurance.

Contact us

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