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- World ranking
- #13QS 2027Source
About Peking University
Peking University was founded in 1898 as the Imperial University of Peking during the late-Qing reform movement, as China's first modern national university, and was renamed Peking University in 1912. Under president Cai Yuanpei from 1917 it became a centre of the New Culture and May Fourth movements. In 1952 it moved to the former Yenching University campus, Yan Yuan, in north-west Beijing, and in 2000 it merged with Beijing Medical University.
At a glance
- International
- 15%
- Students per teacher
- 11:1
- Founded
- 1898
- Type
- Public
- Campus
- Urban
Beijing, China39.907, 116.397
Open on mapRankings
- QSQS#13World · 2027Source
- THETHE#13World · 2026Source
- WebometricsWebometrics#18World · 2026China #2Source
- CWURCWUR#40World · 2026China #2Source
- ARWUARWU#22World · 2026Source
- URAPURAP#8World · 2025China #4Source
Admissions & how to apply
Application routeDirect online application to PKU International Students Division through the applicable undergraduate route (entrance examination or without written examination).Source
- Check the entry requirements for your course and qualifications.
- Apply through Direct online application to PKU International Students Division through the applicable undergraduate route (entrance examination or without written examination).
- Check the deadlines below.
Deadlines
2026 entry is the latest complete official undergraduate cycle located; no general 2027 undergraduate dates located as of 14 November 2026. Source
Foundation year Yes; PKU Yuke/Pre-university provides one to two years of preparatory training for eligible high-school graduates and successful completers may enter undergraduate programmes. Source
Costs & aid
International tuitionCN¥30,000per yearSource
Scholarships you can use here
- Yenching Scholarship (Yenching Academy, Peking University)Full funding · Tuition + housing + living allowance + round-trip travel + fieldwork costs · Deadline Nov 30, 2026
- Peking University Scholarship for International StudentsFull funding · Tuition, living costs, insurance
- Beijing Government Scholarship for Current International Students at PKUPartial funding
- Peking University International Students Academic Award (undergraduate graduating students)Partial funding