Ludong University's published 2026 autumn international admissions terms — application window, fees, tuition, entry requirements and scholarship routes — as stated in its own enrollment brochure and its standing fees page. · recorded source check: September 17, 2026
- Official name
- Ludong University (鲁东大学), Yantai, Shandong Province; founded 1930, a provincial comprehensive university with 24 colleges, 59 bachelor's programmes, 46 master's points and 1 doctoral point.
- CSC agency number
- 10451 — stated verbatim in the Chinese Government Scholarship High-Level Postgraduate Programme brochure as 鲁东大学机构编号为10451, with the English text 'choose 10451 for Ludong University'.
- CSC programme type
- Type B (留学项目种类选择“B类”).
- Application fee
- CNY 400 (申请费 400元), paid at the time of registration (报到注册时缴纳).
- Application window
- 1 May to 10 June each year (申请时间 每年5月1日~6月10日).
- Registration period
- 25–27 August each year, with airport pickup 26–27 August and classes beginning 31 August (报到注册时间 每年8月25日-8月27日;开学时间 每年8月31日).
- Semester dates
- 1 September to 30 December (学期时间 每年9月1日-12月30日).
- Language programme tuition
- CNY 6,000 per semester, or CNY 12,000 per year (语言生:6000元/学期,12000元/年).
- Associate degree tuition
- CNY 14,000 per year (专科生:14000元/年).
- Bachelor's tuition — humanities, science and engineering
- CNY 14,000 per year (本科生:文史、理工类14000元/年).
- Bachelor's tuition — arts
- CNY 20,000 per year (艺术类20000元/年).
- Bachelor's tuition — English taught
- CNY 18,000 per year (全英文授课18000元/年).
- Master's tuition — humanities
- CNY 18,000 per year (硕士研究生:文史类18000元/年).
- Master's tuition — science and engineering
- CNY 20,000 per year (理工类20000元/年).
- Master's tuition — arts
- CNY 22,000 per year (艺术类22000元/年).
- Master's tuition — English taught
- CNY 24,000 per year (全英文授课24000元/年).
- Textbook fee
- CNY 200–300 per semester, paid at the start of term (教材费 200—300元/学期).
- Insurance
- CNY 400 per half year or CNY 800 per year; all students must purchase it (保险费 400元/半年,800元/一年,所有学生必须购买).
- Physical examination fee
- CNY 627, collected by the examining hospital (体检费 627元,体检医院收取).
- Visa fee
- CNY 400, collected by the entry-exit administration (签证费 400元,出入境管理部门收取).
- Accommodation
- Standard double room at CNY 40 per person per day (双人间标准,40元/人/天), with laundry room, hot water room and shared kitchen.
- Minimum age
- 16 years of age (年龄满16周岁).
- Language requirement
- HSK Level 4 for associate and bachelor's applicants; HSK Level 5 for master's applicants, or an English proficiency certificate for English-taught programmes; HSKK intermediate certificate or passing the university's language test after enrolment.
- CSC High-Level Postgraduate age limit
- Under 35 (年龄不超过35周岁), with a bachelor's degree or equivalent and HSK Level 4 for Chinese-taught master's programmes.
- Emigrant nationality rule
- Chinese citizens who emigrated and apply for a degree programme must hold a valid foreign passport or nationality certificate for at least four years and have actually resided abroad for at least two of the most recent four years, counting nine months in a year as a full year by entry and exit stamps.
- Online application portal
- http://lxs.ldu.edu.cn (鲁东大学国际学生在线申请系统).
- Scholarships published
- The university states it accepts Chinese Government Scholarship, International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship and Shandong Provincial Government Scholarship students (接收中国政府奖学金、国际中文教师奖学金、山东省政府奖学金来华留学生).
- International student history
- Ludong University has enrolled international students since 1989 (自1989年开始招收国际学生) and has trained more than 20,000 international students from over 80 countries; it was among the first 200 institutions authorised to receive foreign students and among the first 22 to pass the national quality certification for international student education in China.
- Contact
- International Exchange and Cooperation Office, Ludong University, 186 Hongqi Middle Road, Zhifu District, Yantai, Shandong; telephone +86-535-6697578 / 6696181.
- Tuition per year
- Chinese-language CNY 6,000 per semester, or CNY 12,000 per year; Bachelor's CNY 14,000 per year for humanities, science and engineering; CNY 20,000 per year for arts; Master's CNY 18,000 per year for humanities; CNY 20,000 per year for science and engineering; CNY 22,000 per year for arts; CNY 24,000 per year for English-taught programmes
- Tuition notes
- Tuition is published in RMB in the 费用简介(人民币标准) section of Ludong University's 2026 Autumn International Students Enrollment Brochure, published 3 April 2026, and repeated on the university's 费用及账户 page.
- Accommodation
- CNY 40 per person per day for a standard double room (双人间标准,40元/人/天), with laundry room, hot water room and shared kitchen
- Medical insurance
- CNY 400 per half year or CNY 800 per year; compulsory for all students (保险费 400元/半年,800元/一年,所有学生必须购买)
- Entry requirements
- Language: Undergraduate and associate-degree applicants need HSK Level 4; master's applicants need HSK Level 5, or an English proficiency certificate for English-taught programmes; HSKK intermediate certificate, or passing the university's language test after enrolment. CSC High-Level Postgraduate applicants for Chinese-taught master's programmes need HSK Level 4, and English-taught applicants may submit IELTS, TOEFL or Duolingo results.. Age: Applicants must be at least 16 years old (年龄满16周岁). CSC High-Level Postgraduate Programme applicants must be under 35.