Do you know how many students come to study in China in these years? According to the sampled data of international students in CUCAS in 2014, there are 377,054 international students who come from 203 countries and regions study in 755 China universities, colleges and other educational institutions, which are located in 31 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities. with year - on-year growth about 5.77% ( the data in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan are not included ), the number of international students increased by 20,555. Apparently, the number of students who study in China is still keep going. From this point, the trends for international students who want to study in China will be continuously growing. Now, the editor will show you this growing trends through different parts.
Top Regions for International Students Study in China
Regions | Total Population | Percentage | Number of Increased | Year-on-year Growth |
Asia | 225,490 | 59.80% | 5,682 | 2.58% |
Europe | 67,475 | 17.90% | 5,933 | 9.64% |
Africa | 41,677 | 11.05% | 8,318 | 24.93% |
America | 36,140 | 9.58% | -907 | -2.45% |
Oceanica | 6,272 | 1.33% | 1,529 | 32.24% |
The above data showed that the number of students who come from Asia is the highest, at the same time, compared with the last year the students who come from America decreased .
Top 3 Countries That China International Students From
And other China international students come from Russia, 17,202 students, and 15,057 students from Japan, 13,689 students from Indonesia, 13,578 students from India, 13,360 students from Pakistan, 11,764 students from Kazakhstan, 10,729 students from France, 10,658 students from Vietnam, 8,193 students from Germany,7,920 students from Mongolia, 6,645 students from Malaysia, 5,920 students from UK.
The Proportion of Chinese Government Scholarship Students
The self-funded students is about 340,111, which accounts for 90.20% of the total while the Chinese Government Scholarship students is about 36,943, which accounts for 9.80% of the total.
Types of International Students Come to China
The international students who study in China include different types, degree students are about 164,394 students, among which the master students and PHD students are about 47,990, and the non-degree students are about 212,660 students.
Top 10 Cities for International Students Study in China
Top 5 Programs That International Students Prefer
The students who come from different countries have different study demands, according to the sampled data in CUCAS, there are 76% students who come from 33 developed countries prefer to study Chinese in China. The students who come from Africa, their demands showed as followings.
From different perspectives,like main regions,countries that China international students come from, the international students types, top cities they studied in, top programs they prefer, we can see that the trends for International students who study in China is still growing.At the same time, China’s higher education level and lower tuition fees in some programs is worth of your coming. If you have a dream of study in China, achieving your dream at this very time is a wise decision. Just do it now! And do not worry how to apply China universities, CUCAS team will solve your all problems and help you apply for your target university.