Costs, entry requirements and funding routes for self-funded international students applying to Southwest Petroleum University for the 2025/2026 academic year, as published in the university's own bilingual application guide. · recorded source check: September 17, 2026
- Application deadline (2025/2026)
- The official 2026 general guide gives 30 May 2026 for applications and undergraduate CSCA results; closed. Source: https://www.swpu.edu.cn/oice/info/1214/4095.htm
- CSC Type B deadline (2025/2026)
- The 2026/2027 CSC High-Level Postgraduate call closed 28 February 2026; review by 15 March, pre-admission by 21 March and CSC update by 24 March 2026. Source: https://www.swpu.edu.cn/oice/info/1214/4135.htm
- Undergraduate tuition
- CNY 16,000 per year
- Master's tuition
- CNY 20,000 per year
- PhD tuition
- CNY 25,000 per year
- Accommodation fee
- CNY 2,200-4,400 per year for a 4- to 2-person dormitory
- Insurance fee
- CNY 1,000 per year
- Registration fee
- CNY 600, charged in addition to tuition and not described by the guide as an application fee
- Age limits
- Bachelor's 18-25, master's under 35, PhD under 40
- CSC Type B school code
- Type B, accepting organisation number 10615 (受理机构编号:10615), stated in the 2025/2026 Chinese Government Scholarship High-Level Postgraduate notice
- CSC High-Level Postgraduate coverage
- Full scholarship covering tuition, accommodation, living expenses and comprehensive medical insurance, excluding international travel
- Scholarship exclusivity
- The notice states Chinese Government Scholarship students may not simultaneously hold other scholarships established by local governments or Chinese universities, excluding one-time awards
- No agent representation
- The university states it does not allow any individual or intermediary agency to accept applications for Chinese Government Scholarships; all applications must be submitted online through the CSC and university systems
- Application systems
- CSC applications at https://studyinchina.csc.edu.cn and the university system at https://swpu.17gz.org/; applicants must submit in both
- Tuition per year
- Bachelor's CNY 16,000 per year; Master's CNY 20,000 per year; Doctoral CNY 25,000 per year
- Tuition notes
- Taken from the 费用 Fees section of the university's 2025 International Student Application Guide; no separate English-taught rate is published.
- Accommodation
- CNY 2,200-4,400 per year (4- to 2-person dormitory)
- Medical insurance
- CNY 1,000 per year
- Registration fee
- CNY 600
- Entry requirements
- Language: English proficiency certificate required for all levels (TOEFL, IELTS or a previous degree taught in English); the CSC High-Level Postgraduate notice specifies IELTS 6.0 or above, TOEFL 80 or above, or Duolingo 120 or above.. Age: Bachelor's applicants aged 18-25; master's applicants under 35; PhD applicants under 40.. Required degree: Bachelor's entry requires a high school certificate; master's entry a bachelor's degree; PhD entry master's and bachelor's degree certificates. Passport validity must exceed 4 years for bachelor's applicants and 3 years for master's and PhD applicants.. Financial guarantee: A Financial Guarantee issued by a local bank is required for all levels (the CSC notice instead requires a supervisor's Conditional Acceptance Letter for scholarship applicants).