How to apply to Shanghai University of International Business and Economics

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fees, requirements and awards · recorded source check: September 17, 2026

Campus

SUIBE's international student admission is organised by its Foreign Students Office (留学生办公室) at 620 Gubei Road, Changning District, Shanghai, and applications are submitted through the online system at lxsapply.suibe.edu.cn; the contact address is apply@suibe.edu.cn.

CSC agency number

The university's CSC institution code (机构代码) is 10273, stated in both the 2026-2027 undergraduate and postgraduate international admission brochures.

Tuition

Undergraduate international tuition for 2026-2027 is 20,000 yuan per academic year for Chinese-taught programmes, with insurance of 800 yuan per year; the programme lasts four years and the planned intake is 150-300 students.

Tuition

Postgraduate international tuition for 2026-2027 is 30,000 yuan per academic year for Chinese-taught programmes, with insurance of 800 yuan per year; master's programmes last 2 or 2.5 years and doctoral programmes 4 years.

Accommodation

Accommodation is at 600 Wenhui Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai, at 2,400 yuan per academic year per person for a double room or 1,200 yuan for a four-person room; internet and air conditioning are rented separately and electricity and hot water are paid by recharge card.

Intake

All undergraduate applicants, including scholarship and self-funded applicants, must sit the CSCA test (来华留学本科入学学业水平测试) run by the China Scholarship Council before submitting their SUIBE application; for 2026-2027 the required subjects are Liberal Arts Chinese and Mathematics, and the official site is www.csca.cn.

Language requirement

Undergraduate applicants must hold a foreign passport, be non-Chinese nationals, have completed education equivalent to Chinese senior high school, be no older than 25, be in good physical and mental health, and hold an HSK Level 4 certificate or above taken within the previous two years; postgraduate master's applicants must already hold a bachelor's degree and be no older than 35.

Physical examination

The document set requires a passport valid to 1 March 2027 or later, high school graduation certificate and full transcript, HSK certificate, both CSCA subject score reports, an 800-character Chinese personal statement and study plan, one recommendation letter dated 1 September 2025 or later, a physical examination report valid within six months, a no-criminal-record certificate, a colour photograph, the signed SUIBE enrolment commitment letter and, for applicants under 18, a guardian guarantee.

Scholarship

Applicants who pass SUIBE's interview but do not win a Chinese Government Scholarship or Shanghai Municipal Government Scholarship may transfer their application to self-funded study.

Tuition notes

Per academic year, Chinese-taught programmes, from the 2026-2027 international student admission brochures: undergraduate 20,000 yuan; postgraduate 30,000 yuan. Insurance is 800 yuan per year. Accommodation at 600 Wenhui Road, Songjiang District, Shanghai is 2,400 yuan per academic year per person in a double room or 1,200 yuan in a four-person room; internet and air conditioning are rented under separate contract, and electricity and hot shower water are paid by recharge card.

2026/27 route-specific dates

Undergraduate self-funded and Shanghai scholarship: Jan 15–May 10, 2026. Undergraduate ICLTS: Mar 1–May 10, Business Chinese only. Graduate self-funded and Shanghai scholarship: Jan 15–May 10. Graduate CSC Type B: Jan 1–Feb 23. All are closed; no 2027/28 dates are established. Source: https://www.suibe.edu.cn/wsc/zsxx/list.htm

Agency number scope

Code 10273 is recorded in the 2026/27 Type B notice; reconfirm code and current call in CGSIS before submitting for a later cycle. Source: https://www.suibe.edu.cn/wsc/2025/1229/c19502a192099/page.htm