Requirements
Bachelor's degree
Applicants must be non-Chinese citizens holding a valid passport and a senior high school diploma or equivalent. The Undergraduate Program Entrance Examination route requires passing a document review before sitting a written test in Chinese, English and mathematics, followed by a secondary examination. The Undergraduate Program Without Written Examination route instead requires a recognised international standardised test score in place of PKU's own written test.
Master's and PhD
A relevant bachelor's degree, or master's degree for PhD applicants, recognised as equivalent to a Chinese degree. Chinese taught programmes require HSK 6, with a minimum overall score of 200 for science subjects or 210 for humanities subjects and a writing section of at least 65. English taught programmes require TOEFL iBT 100 or above, GRE 315 or above, or an equivalent standard set by the individual programme.
Documents
Passport copy, senior high school diploma and transcripts, or degree certificate and transcripts for graduate applicants, a language test result matching the programme's language of instruction, a personal statement, recommendation letters, and a physical examination record. Applicants to the written examination route also register for and sit the Chinese, English and mathematics test in Beijing or at an approved test site.
How to apply
- Choose a pathway: the Yuke preparatory programme, the Boya Overseas Talent Training Programme, the Undergraduate Program Without Written Examination, or the Undergraduate Program Entrance Examination.
- Register at the online application system within the published window and upload the required documents.
- Pay the 800 CNY non refundable application fee.
- Applicants to the written examination route sit the test, covering Chinese, English and mathematics, followed by a secondary examination for those who pass.
- Wait for the admission decision; documents are issued ahead of the September start.
- Apply for the JW201 or JW202 form and an X1 student visa before travelling to China.
English test waiver
Peking University's main undergraduate route is its own Undergraduate Program Entrance Examination, a written test in Chinese, English and mathematics, rather than a fixed IELTS or TOEFL cutoff; a separate Undergraduate Program Without Written Examination route accepts international standardised test scores instead. For English taught graduate programmes, applicants whose first language is not English submit TOEFL iBT 100 or above, GRE 315 or above, or equivalent. Chinese taught graduate programmes ask for HSK 6, with a score above 200 for science subjects or above 210 for humanities subjects, both with a writing section of at least 65; HSK 7 to 9 scores are also accepted.