How to apply to Southwest Minzu University

Source-linked admission details

International student admissions, fees and scholarships at Southwest Minzu University for the 2026/2027 cycle, from the university's own Office of International Exchange and Cooperation site · recorded source check: September 17, 2026

Application fee

The application fee is CNY 600 (申请费 600), listed as its own column in the 费用标准 table for both degree and non-degree international students on the university's 相关费用 page.

Tuition

Degree-student annual tuition at Southwest Minzu University is CNY 17,000 (liberal arts), CNY 20,000 (science/engineering) or CNY 30,000 (arts/sport) for a bachelor's; CNY 21,000, CNY 24,000 or CNY 36,000 for a master's; and CNY 26,000, CNY 30,000 or CNY 40,000 for a doctorate.

Tuition

Non-degree tuition is charged per semester: CNY 7,500 / 8,500 / 12,500 for general visiting students, CNY 10,000 / 11,000 / 15,000 for senior visiting students, and CNY 7,000 for Chinese language visiting students, by liberal arts / science-engineering / arts-sport stream.

Medical insurance

Comprehensive medical insurance is CNY 800 per year for degree students and CNY 400 per semester for non-degree students, and book costs vary by programme (书费 不同专业不一样).

Accommodation

On-campus accommodation offers single and double rooms at CNY 600 per person per month (double) or CNY 1,200 per person per month (single), with water and electricity charged separately.

Programmes

Degree programmes are Chinese-taught and begin in early September each year (每年 9 月初): a four-year bachelor's, a three-year master's and a three-year doctorate. Non-degree programmes (exchange students, visiting students and language visiting students) admit at the end of February and in early September each year, and short-term group programmes admit at any time.

Intake

The online application windows are 1 March to 30 May (3 月 1 日—5 月 30 日) for degree students and for the non-degree autumn intake, and 1 September to 30 November of the previous year (上一年 9 月 1 日—11 月 30 日) for the non-degree spring intake.

Language requirement

Degree-student entry requirements: non-Chinese citizens in good physical and mental health, aged 18 or over, who observe Chinese law and the university's regulations; a high school diploma or above for a bachelor's, a bachelor's degree or above for a master's, and a master's degree or above for a doctorate. Required materials are the highest diploma and official transcripts (with an expected-graduation certificate for final-year students), an HSK Level 4 or above certificate, a police non-criminal-record certificate, two recommendation letters from professors or associate professors for master's and doctoral applicants, and a passport and photograph.

Entry requirements

Non-degree entry requirements: non-Chinese citizens in good physical and mental health aged 18 to 60 who observe Chinese law and the university's regulations, submitting the highest diploma (or an expected-graduation certificate for final-year students), a police non-criminal-record certificate, a passport and photograph, and for transferring students a study-completion certificate and performance record from the previous institution.

Scholarship

The Chengdu Municipal Government Scholarship for International Students from Friendly Cities (成都市国际友好城市留学生政府奖学金) is worth CNY 20,000 for undergraduates, CNY 25,000 for master's students, CNY 30,000 for doctoral students and CNY 10,000 for visiting students, per the university's own scholarship page.

Scholarship

The Chengdu Belt and Road Special Scholarship (成都市“一带一路”专项奖学金) is worth the same amounts as the friendly-cities award: CNY 20,000 for undergraduates, CNY 25,000 for master's students, CNY 30,000 for doctoral students and CNY 10,000 for visiting students.

Scholarship

The Southwest Minzu University Presidential Scholarship (西南民族大学校长奖学金) is paid by degree level and class. Undergraduates receive CNY 6,000 (second class) or CNY 9,000 (first class), totalling CNY 15,000 and CNY 12,000 respectively; master's students receive CNY 9,000 (second class) or CNY 10,000 (first class), totalling CNY 19,000 and CNY 17,000; doctoral students receive CNY 12,000 in both classes, totalling CNY 24,000 and CNY 22,000.

Application fee

The Southwest Minzu University Silk Road Scholarship (西南民族大学“丝绸之路”奖学金) has three classes. For degree students, first class waives the registration fee, tuition, four-person room accommodation and comprehensive medical insurance and adds a living allowance of CNY 1,500 per month for undergraduates, CNY 1,800 per month for master's students and CNY 2,000 per month for doctoral students; second class waives the registration fee, tuition, four-person room accommodation and comprehensive medical insurance; third class waives tuition only. For visiting students, first class waives tuition and four-person room accommodation, second class waives 50% of tuition and four-person room accommodation, and third class waives 25% of tuition and four-person room accommodation.

Campus

The university's international student unit is the 国际交流与合作处 (Office of International Exchange and Cooperation), which also serves as the 港澳台事务办公室 and 国际教育学院, with a dedicated 留学生管理科（国际教育学院办公室）(international student management section). Its address is No. 16, Section 4, South First Ring Road, Chengdu (610041) and its telephone numbers are 028-85524413 and 028-85522042.

Application portal

The university publishes its international admissions brochure as a dated notice on the 通知公告 index: 2026年西南民族大学来华留学生招生简章（中文版）, published 20 March 2026, and the English '2026 Admission Guide for International Degree Students', published 24 March 2026. Both attach the brochure as a PDF that the site's WAF (which returns HTTP 412 to non-browser clients) would not serve to this check.

Tuition notes

Tuition and other charges for international students, from the 费用标准 tables on the university's own 相关费用 page under 留学民大. Degree students, annual tuition: liberal arts CNY 17,000 for bachelor's, CNY 21,000 for master's and CNY 26,000 for doctoral; science and engineering CNY 20,000 for bachelor's, CNY 24,000 for master's and CNY 30,000 for doctoral; arts and sport CNY 30,000 for bachelor's, CNY 36,000 for master's and CNY 40,000 for doctoral. Non-degree students, per-semester tuition: general visiting students CNY 7,500 liberal arts, CNY 8,500 science and engineering and CNY 12,500 arts and sport; senior visiting students CNY 10,000 liberal arts, CNY 11,000 science and engineering and CNY 15,000 arts and sport; Chinese language visiting students CNY 7,000 with no charge listed against the arts and sport column. Separately published: comprehensive medical insurance of CNY 800 per year for degree students and CNY 400 per semester for non-degree students; an application fee of CNY 600; and book costs that vary by programme (书费 不同专业不一样). On-campus accommodation is CNY 600 per person per month for a double room or CNY 1,200 per person per month for a single room, with water and electricity billed separately. These are annual, per-semester or per-month charges and are never an application fee.