University guide · Hubei

华中科技大学

Huazhong University of Science and Technology HUST

A leading Ministry of Education research university in Wuhan, strongest in engineering and medicine, on a campus known as the “University in the Forest”.

  • Formed in 2000 by a merger
  • Ministry of Education university
  • Project 985 · Double First-Class
  • Wuhan · Hubei

Checked against official websites · November 2026 · Sources

At a glance

25,000

CNY / year

Tuition for Chinese-taught science, engineering, business and design programmes

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HSK 4

180+

Chinese level for science, engineering and medicine (HSK 5 for other fields)

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30,000

CNY / year

Starting tuition for the English-taught bachelor's programmes

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15 Apr

2027

First-round deadline for 2027 entry (second round: 30 June 2027)

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Two ways to do a bachelor's degree here

Most international students take one of these two routes. They have different ages, tests and deadlines.

1

Self-funded bachelor's

High-school graduates (or final-year students) with a foreign passport

  • Tuition from 18,000 CNY a year (literature and law, taught in Chinese)
  • HSK 4 (180+) for science, engineering and medicine; HSK 5 (180+) for the rest; or TOEFL 80 / IELTS 5.5 / Duolingo 110 for English-taught programmes
  • CSCA exam report required; qualifying scores get priority
  • Apply at admission.hust.edu.cn; 800 CNY non-refundable fee
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Chinese Government Scholarship (Type A)

Bachelor's applicants, through their home country

  • Bachelor's degrees are covered by the Bilateral Program (Type A)
  • You apply to the dispatching authority in your home country, such as the Chinese embassy, usually between late November and early April
  • No application fee; do not send your application to HUST or the China Scholarship Council
  • A pre-admission document from HUST is preferred
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Bachelor's programmes and tuition

Tuition is per academic year, in Chinese yuan (CNY). Chinese names are shown so you can match them on the university's application system.

Taught in English 5

Requirement: TOEFL 80 / IELTS 5.5 / Duolingo 110, or another certificate HUST accepts. Not needed if your previous studies were in English.

  • Telecommunications Engineering 通信工程 4 years · 30,000 CNY
  • Software Engineering 软件工程 4 years · 30,000 CNY
  • Biomedical Engineering 生物医学工程 4 years · 30,000 CNY
  • Pharmacy 药学 4 years · 35,000 CNY
  • Clinical Medicine (MBBS) 临床医学 6 years · 40,000 CNY
In Chinese: science and engineering 10 25,000 CNY / year

Requirement: HSK 4 with 180 or more. Architecture and design programmes also ask for 5 or more pieces of your own artwork.

  • Intelligent Manufacturing Engineering · Industrial Engineering 智能制造工程 · 工业工程
  • Electrical Engineering and Automation 电气工程及其自动化
  • Biomedical Engineering · Bioinformatics · Biotechnology · Biological Sciences · Biopharmaceuticals 生物医学工程 · 生物信息学 · 生物技术 · 生物科学 · 生物制药
  • Electronic and Information Engineering 电子信息工程
  • Software Engineering 软件工程
  • Electronic Science and Technology 电子科学与技术
  • Computer Science and Technology · Data Science and Big Data Technology 计算机科学与技术 · 数据科学与大数据技术
  • Architecture · Urban Planning · Landscape Architecture 建筑学 · 城乡规划 · 风景园林 Architecture takes 5 years
  • Civil Engineering · Smart Construction · Traffic Engineering · Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering 土木工程 · 智能建造 · 交通工程 · 水利水电工程
  • Environmental Engineering 环境工程
In Chinese: medicine 6 33,000 CNY / year

Requirement: HSK 4 with 180 or more.

  • Clinical Medicine 临床医学 5 years
  • Stomatology (Dentistry) 口腔医学 5 years
  • Forensic Medicine 法医学 5 years
  • Pharmacy 药学
  • Clinical Pharmacy 临床药学 5 years
  • Nursing 护理学
In Chinese: AI, design, business and economics 4 25,000 CNY / year

Requirement: HSK 5 with 180 or more. Design programmes also ask for 5 or more pieces of your own artwork.

  • Artificial Intelligence · Automation 人工智能 · 自动化
  • Digital Media Art · Product Design · Environmental Design 数字媒体艺术 · 产品设计 · 环境设计
  • Business Administration · Supply Chain Management · Accounting 工商管理 · 供应链管理 · 会计学
  • International Economics and Trade 国际经济与贸易
In Chinese: languages, humanities and law 3 18,000 CNY / year

Requirement: HSK 5 with 180 or more.

  • Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages · Chinese Language and Literature 汉语国际教育 · 汉语言文学
  • Law 法学
  • English · German · French · Japanese · Translation and Interpreting 英语 · 德语 · 法语 · 日语 · 翻译
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Which CSCA subjects are required

Chinese-taught liberal arts, economics and management

Humanities Chinese + Mathematics

Chinese-taught science and engineering (not medicine or biology)

Science Chinese + Mathematics + Physics

Chinese-taught biology-related programmes and medicine

Science Chinese + Mathematics + Chemistry

English-taught Telecommunications Engineering and Software Engineering

Mathematics + Physics

English-taught Biomedical Engineering, Clinical Medicine (MBBS) and Pharmacy

Mathematics + Chemistry

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How to apply

Self-funded

  1. Log in to admission.hust.edu.cn, choose your programme, upload your academic documents and submit.
  2. Pay the 800 CNY application fee online within 15 days (UnionPay, Alipay, WeChat Pay or Visa/Mastercard; non-refundable).
  3. The school or department reviews your file; some hold an online interview.
  4. If you pass, upload your non-academic documents and wait for the decision by email. Admission letters and JW202 forms are expected from April 2027.

Documents: CSCA report · high-school diploma (or expected-graduation certificate) and transcripts · personal statement · self-introduction video (60 seconds max, Chinese or English) · language certificate · passport valid past 15 October 2028 · physical examination form · police clearance certificate · bank statement of at least 5,000 USD · guardian letters if you are under 18 on 1 September 2027

Scholarship (Type A)

  1. Ask HUST for a pre-admission letter: on admission.hust.edu.cn choose “ONLY for Pre-admission Letter”, pick a programme and upload your documents.
  2. Apply to the dispatching authority in your home country, such as the Chinese embassy, before its deadline.
  3. Complete the Chinese Government Scholarship online application and choose HUST as your only university.
  4. Only candidates recommended by the authority are considered; the authority announces the result.

📅 Dates

For 2027 entry, HUST's undergraduate guide sets two rounds: the first closes on 15 April 2027 and the second on 30 June 2027. Admission letters are expected from April 2027. Source

About the university

HUST is a national key comprehensive university under the direct administration of China's Ministry of Education. It was formed on 26 May 2000 by merging three schools, including Tongji Medical University, and it belongs to Project 211, Project 985 and the first round of the Double First-Class initiative.

Its roots go back to the Huazhong Institute of Technology, set up in Wuhan in 1952, and to a German medical school opened in Shanghai in 1907, which later became Tongji Medical University and moved to Wuhan. Engineering and medicine are its two strongest areas.

HUST offers 119 undergraduate majors. The main campus sits near East Lake, and 72% of it is green, which is why it is called the “University in the Forest”. The medical campus is in Hankou. The university says it has taught more than 17,000 international students from over 170 countries and regions since the 1960s.

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On-campus housing

Single room1,200 CNY / month
Double room700–900 CNY / month

From HUST's 2027 undergraduate guide. Rooms have a private bathroom, water heater, air conditioning, internet and furniture. Source

Admissions contact

International Admission and Cooperation Office · +86-27-87542457 · Undergraduate admissions: apply@hust.edu.cn · Scholarships: admission@hust.edu.cn

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from these official pages. Checked November 2026.

  1. HUST · 2027 Application Guide for International Undergraduate Programs
  2. HUST · Undergraduate Programs Offered in 2027 (PDF attached to the 2027 guide)
  3. HUST · Application for Chinese Government Scholarship 2027
  4. HUST · Chinese Government Scholarship, Bilateral Program
  5. HUST · Scholarship FAQ
  6. HUST · 2027 Application Guide for International Students
  7. HUST · 学校简介 (data as of December 2025)
  8. HUST · 历史沿革
  9. HUST · HUST at a Glance
  10. CSCA official site

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