How to apply to China University of Petroleum (East China)

Source-linked admission details

The official admissions FAQ explicitly confirms that there is no application fee. Separate tuition, accommodation, insurance, residence-permit and medical-examination charges are itemized in the university's Fee Explanation page. · recorded source check: October 2, 2026

Application fee

The FAQ asks 有申请费么？ (Is there an application fee?) and answers 没有 (No).

Tuition, English-taught bachelor's

CNY 20,000 per year for petroleum engineering, big data management and application, and new energy materials and devices over four years; CNY 18,000 per year for geology, resource exploration engineering, mechanical engineering, software engineering, civil engineering and architecture over four to five years.

Tuition, Chinese-taught bachelor's

CNY 17,000 per year for economics, management, law and literature majors; CNY 18,000 per year for science and engineering majors, over four to five years.

Tuition, master's

English-taught programmes CNY 24,000 per year; Chinese-taught programmes CNY 20,000 per year for economics, management, law and literature majors and CNY 22,000 per year for science and engineering majors, all over three years.

Tuition, doctoral

CNY 30,000 per year for English-taught programmes and CNY 26,000 per year for Chinese-taught programmes, both four years.

Language and foundation course fees

Chinese language courses CNY 7,000 per semester over one to four semesters; foundation courses in mathematics, physics, chemistry and Chinese CNY 10,000 per semester over one to four semesters.

On-campus accommodation

Twin rooms in the international student dormitory are CNY 600-750 per month per person for south-facing rooms and CNY 500-650 per month per person for north-facing rooms, with a CNY 1,000 deposit and at least six months' rent paid in advance.

Off-campus accommodation

The standing Fee Explanation page lists off-campus housing at CNY 2,200/month for a single room and CNY 1,100/month/person for a twin room, including rent, property management, air-conditioning and heating. It requires at least one year’s stay and a cash payment equivalent to four months of housing charges at check-in; one month within that payment is a deposit, refundable if no damage caused by the occupant is found. Water and electricity are separate. These standing rates are not a dated 2027 schedule.

Insurance

The standing Fee Explanation page lists insurance at CNY 800/year or CNY 400/six months, bought online at www.lxbx.net, and refers to study longer than six months. The FAQ specifically requires self-funded students studying six months or longer, including six months, to insure at registration or they cannot register. Preserve the stated source scopes rather than excluding exactly six-month students.

Residence permit fee

CNY 400 per six months.

Physical examination fee

Approximately CNY 200-600 per person, paid by the student to the Qingdao International Travel Healthcare Center when obtaining the first residence permit.

Scholarship schemes named in the prospectus

The university's official 招生简章 prospectus names the Chinese Government Scholarship, the International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship, the Qingdao City and West Coast New Area local government scholarships, the university scholarship (学校奖, with 王涛英才奖学金 and study-excellence awards), and the CSC Outstanding International Student award for continuing students.

Tuition notes

The undated official Fee Explanation table places English-taught petroleum engineering, big data management and application, and new energy materials and devices at CNY 20,000/year for four years. Geology, resource exploration, mechanical engineering, software engineering, civil engineering and architecture are CNY 18,000/year over four to five years. Chinese-taught bachelor’s rates are CNY 17,000 for economics/management/law/literature andCNY 18,000 for science/engineering. Master’s rates areCNY 24,000 English,20,000 Chinese economics/management/law/literature, and 22,000 Chinese science/engineering, over three years. Doctoral rates areCNY 30,000 English or 26,000 Chinese over four years. Language and foundation courses areCNY 7,000 and 10,000 per semester respectively. These are standing published rates, not a dated 2027 fee schedule.