How to apply to China Agricultural University

中国农业大学

Beijing, Beijing, China

This guide brings together the application routes, published timing, submission methods, scholarship steps, documents, and source links recorded for China Agricultural University. Requirements can differ by degree, program, teaching language, and funding route. The university’s current notice controls the application.

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The profile includes CSC-related application guidance for China Agricultural University. Type B participation, eligible programs, and deadlines must be confirmed in the current university call.

Agency number recorded: 10019. Confirm it in the current Type B notice before submitting.

Application fee

The recorded application fee is CNY 400. The application fee at China Agricultural University is CNY 400 per person and is stated as non-refundable in the admission notices that publish a fee. The 2027 international undergraduate admission information (2027年中国农业大学国际学生本科生招生简章, released 3 September 2026) states 报名费：400元（不予退还）in its 费用（人民币元）section, and adds 申请报名费不予退还 in the application-materials notes. The 2027 international graduate admission information (2027年中国农业大学国际学生研究生招生简章, released 3 September 2026) states 申请费（不退）：400元 and requires payment of the CNY 400 fee at the point of submitting the application in the university system.

Source-linked admission details

2027 intake, international graduate applicants (master's and doctoral) and all scholarship categories. Undergraduate figures cross-checked against the 2027 undergraduate admission information published the same day. · recorded source check: September 28, 2026

Application fee: CNY 400, non-refundable
Master's tuition: CNY 26,000 per year
Doctoral tuition: CNY 30,000 per year
Undergraduate tuition: CNY 20,000 per year
On-campus accommodation: Double room, CNY 1,000–1,600 per month
Insurance: CNY 800 per academic year
CSC High Level Graduate Student Program (Type B): 1 November 2026 – 28 February 2027
CSC Silk Road Program (Type B): March – May 2027
CSC Bilateral Program (Type A): Per the notice of the Chinese mission in the applicant's country
Beijing Government Scholarship: November 2026 – May 2027
Other scholarships and self-funded: November 2026 – June 2027
Undergraduate application period (2027 intake): 1 November 2026 – 31 May 2027, online only
Age limits: Master's generally under 35; doctoral generally under 40
Language requirements: Chinese-taught: HSK Level 5. English-taught: English-medium degree, or TOEFL iBT 90+, or IELTS 6.0+
English-taught graduation requirement: HSK Level 3 by graduation, with Chinese courses provided during study
Study duration: Master's 2–3 years; doctoral 3–4 years
Admission decision timing: Admission Notice and JW201/202 forms issued each July
Undergraduate language and testing: HSK Level 5+ (Veterinary Medicine HSK 5 at 250+); CSCA required with a pass mark of 50 per subject
Tuition per year: Chinese-language unverified — CAU's international admission notices cover degree programmes only and publish no separate Chinese-language programme tuition; Bachelor's CNY 20,000 per year (2027 international undergraduate admission information); Master's CNY 26,000 per year (2027 international graduate admission information); Doctoral CNY 30,000 per year (2027 international graduate admission information)
Tuition notes: The graduate notice states that students in English-taught programmes must reach HSK Level 3 by graduation and that the university provides Chinese-language courses during study; no separate tuition rate is published for English-taught versus Chinese-taught programmes. Study duration is 2–3 years for master's and 3–4 years for doctoral.
Accommodation: On-campus double room, CNY 1,000–1,600 per month depending on accommodation arrangements (both the 2027 undergraduate and 2027 graduate notices)
Medical insurance: CNY 800 per academic year (both the 2027 undergraduate and 2027 graduate notices)
Registration fee: unverified — no charge separate from the CNY 400 application fee is stated
Deposit: unverified — no deposit is stated in either 2027 notice
Residence permit: unverified — the notices require X1-visa holders to complete residence-permit formalities within 30 days of entry but publish no fee
Physical examination: unverified — the Foreigner Physical Examination Record is a required document valid for 6 months; no charge is stated
Entry requirements: Language: Undergraduate: HSK Level 5 or above; the Veterinary Medicine major requires HSK Level 5 with a score of 250 or above. All undergraduate applicants must also sit the CSCA (来华留学本科入学学业水平测试) organised by the China Scholarship Council, with a pass mark of 50 in each required subject, starting from 2026. Graduate, Chinese-taught: HSK Level 5. Graduate, English-taught: a bachelor's or master's degree taught in English, or TOEFL iBT 90 or above, or IELTS 6.0 or above. Scholarship applicants follow the language requirements in the specific scholarship's own prospectus.. Age: Undergraduate: at least 18 years old. Master's: generally not over 35. Doctoral: generally not over 40.. Required degree: Undergraduate: senior high school graduation or above with good grades. Master's: a qualification equivalent to or above a Chinese bachelor's degree. Doctoral: a qualification equivalent to or above a Chinese master's degree.. Financial guarantee: Both the 2027 and 2026 notices require a financial guarantee letter (经济担保书) with a copy of the guarantor's identification — the undergraduate notice lists 经济担保书原件及担保人证件复印件 — but no notice opened states a minimum amount.
CSC award scope: For the 2027/28 cycle, check each current Type A or Type B notice and eligible program list. The published 2027 graduate windows begin 1 November 2026; the agency number 10019 is supported by prior 2026 Type B calls and must be reconfirmed in the applicable 2027 notice. Do not apply the general CSC stipend table to every CAU route or to undergraduates without a route-specific award notice.

Read 2027年中国农业大学国际学生研究生招生简章 / 2027 China Agricultural University International Student Admission Information (Graduate)

Published dates and unconfirmed windows

Application timing and source scope

China Agricultural University has already published its 2027 intake windows, and none of them is open on 2 October 2026 — all are upcoming, with opening dates in the future. The 2027 international undergraduate admission information (released 3 September 2026) gives the undergraduate application period as 1 November 2026 to 31 May 2027, submitted entirely online through apply.cau.edu.cn, so this opens on 1 November 2026. The 2027 international graduate admission information (released 3 September 2026) sets four separate graduate windows for the 2027 intake: the CSC High Level Graduate Student Program (Type B) from 1 November 2026 to 28 February 2027; the CSC Silk Road Program (Type B) during March to May 2027; the CSC Type A Bilateral Program according to the notice issued by the Chinese mission in the applicant's own country; the Beijing Government Scholarship for International Students from November 2026 to May 2027; and other scholarship programmes and self-funded applicants from November 2026 to June 2027. The graduate notice explicitly states that dates are subject to the specific notices on the website. For the 2026 intake every window has closed: the 2026 undergraduate notice set 1 March to 15 June 2026, the 2026 CSC High Level Graduate Student Program prospectus set 1 November 2025 to 28 February 2026, and the 2026 CSC Silk Road Program ran in spring 2026. No window of any kind is open at CAU on 28 September 2026. The 2027 general admission windows are scheduled to open 1 November 2026; later program-specific notices may revise dates. These are published future windows, not applications currently open on 2 October.

Recorded CSC agency number; confirm it in the current CSC call: 10019

Open deadline source

Guide scope reviewed 3 October 2026. Dates apply only to the intake and route named in each notice.