Costs for Self-Supporting Students
The following table is only a rough guide to expenses for self-supporting foreign students. Costs vary from university to university as well as over time. For more detailed and up-to-date information, please consult the admission brochures of each institution.
    
        
            | Tuition fee for arts subjects | Sorts of Foreign Students | Fee Standard (per person per year) | 
        
            | Undergraduates, Chinese-language trainees | US $1,700-3,200 | 
        
            | Postgraduates | US $2,200-3,700 | 
        
            | Doctoral students | US $2,700-4,200 | 
        
            | Short-term students | US $350-600 per month | 
        
            | Tuition fee for science, technology, agriculture, medicine, sports, art | Undergraduates, common trainees | US $1,800-6,400 | 
        
            | Postgraduates | US $2,600-7,400 | 
        
            | Doctoral students | US $2,900-8,400 | 
        
            | Short-term students | US $350-1,200 | 
        
            | Undergraduates, common trainees |   | 
        
            | Registration fee | US $50-100 | 
        
            | Accommodation | US $2-3 per person (in a shared room with a public toilet and bathroom). Accommodation of a higher standard is often available, although at greater expense. | 
        
            | Course  materials | US $30-50 for arts subjects, a little bit more for sciences, agronomy, medicine, sports and art. | 
        
            | Canteen food | US $40-60 per person per month for foreign student dining halls; US $20-30 per person per month for Chinese student dining halls. |