How to apply to Civil Aviation University of China

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overview · recorded source check: September 17, 2026

Intake

The application period for Civil Aviation University of China's 2026 intake was 25 January 2026 to 15 July 2026, with admission letters issued in July 2026, a qualification review before registration and the semester beginning in September 2026.

Application fee

The application fee is 400 CNY per person and is non-refundable, payable in Chinese Yuan on application to the university's account at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Tianjin Binhai International Airport Sub-branch.

Tuition

Civil Aviation University of China is authorised to provide the Tianjin Municipal Government Scholarship and also offers its own CAUC Freshmen Scholarship to eligible freshmen, with a first-class full scholarship covering tuition, accommodation and ten months of living stipend and a second-class partial scholarship covering tuition and accommodation, both for the first academic year.

Language requirement

Scholarship eligibility requires an age under 30 for bachelor applicants and under 35 for master applicants, HSK Level 5 with a minimum score of 180 for Chinese-taught programmes, or TOEFL 70, IELTS 5.5 or Duolingo 85 for English-taught programmes, a handwritten Tianjin Municipal Government Scholarship application form, two recommendation letters for master applicants, attendance at a CAUC audition and examination, and no other scholarship held in the first year.

Programmes

CAUC offers English-taught bachelor degree programmes of four years, Chinese-taught bachelor programmes, and English-taught master degree programmes of two years in Air Traffic and Transportation, Safety Science and Engineering, and Aeronautical and Astronautical Science and Technology, with Chinese-taught master programmes running three years.

Entry requirements

Master degree applicants must hold a bachelor degree with transcript, submit two reference letters from professors or associate professors and attend an audition and examination held by CAUC; all applicants must be in good health with no illegal or criminal record and provide a police clearance record.

Tuition

The university requires a certificate of bank deposit showing one year's tuition held in the applicant's or their financial guarantor's account, at 15,000 CNY for bachelor programmes and 22,000 CNY for master programmes, and a self-introduction video in English for English-taught programmes or in Chinese for Chinese-taught programmes.

Programmes

Applications are made online through the university's international student application portal, and the university administers its international programmes through its School of Excellence, with contact details at studyatcauc@cauc.edu.cn and +86-22-24093192 or +86-22-24093191.

Tuition

Tuition is 15,000 CNY per person per year for bachelor programmes and 22,000 CNY per person per year for master programmes, with a twin room at 6,000 CNY per person per year and compulsory insurance at 1,000 CNY per person per year.

Tuition notes

Published in the Fees section of the Civil Aviation University of China 2026 International Students Admission Guide, released 10 March 2026, and read through OCR because the guide is an image-only PDF with no extractable text. Tuition is 15,000 CNY per person per year for bachelor degree programmes and 22,000 CNY per person per year for master degree programmes; the guide notes that tuition should be paid before entering China if necessary. Accommodation in a twin room is 6,000 CNY per person per year, also payable before entering China if necessary. Insurance is 1,000 CNY per person per year, and international students must purchase insurance on a yearly basis during their study at CAUC. The separate Tuitions and Fees page on the English site publishes a lower insurance figure of 600 CNY per person per year together with a registration fee of 400 Yuan RMB, on-campus living at 25 CNY per person per day for a double room (3,000 CNY per person per semester) or 50 CNY per person per day for a single room (6,000 CNY per person per semester), course materials averaging 400 CNY per academic year as a cost the student bears directly, and meals of about 500 to 750 CNY per month; where the two pages differ on insurance, the 2026 guide is the more recent statement. CAUC's tuition table is published as an image on the Tuitions and Fees page and was read through OCR, showing undergraduate programmes at RMB 15,000, postgraduate programmes at RMB 22,000, language study and ordinary training at RMB 14,000, senior advanced studies at RMB 22,000 and short-term courses at RMB 2,000 to 8,000.