About the university

Southeast University was founded in 1902 as Sanjiang Normal College in Nanjing; main campus on a site used for education since the Ming Dynasty. Evolved through names including National Central University and Nanjing Institute of Technology; renamed Southeast University in 1988. Merged with Nanjing Railway Medical College, Nanjing College of Communications, and Nanjing Geological School in 2000. Strong in engineering, computer science, architecture, electronics, and transportation. Four campuses in Nanjing: Sipailou, Dingjiaqiao, Jiulonghu, and joint graduate schools with Monash (Suzhou) and Rennes. College of International Students (cis.seu.edu.cn) runs degree and non-degree programs in Chinese and English. Large “Talent Serving the Nation” job fairs (500+ companies, 36,000–48,000 positions); employment platform 91JOB (seu.91job.org.cn). Application: fs.seu.edu.cn.

Key information

• Location: Nanjing, CN
• Ranking #18
• QS #428
• THE #251
• US News #183
• National ranking #20
• Institution type: public

Popular faculties

• School of Architecture
• School of Information Science and Engineering
• School of Computer Science and Engineering
• School of Electronic Science and Engineering
• School of Civil Engineering
• School of Electrical Engineering
• School of Automation
• School of Transportation
• School of Economics and Management
• School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
• School of Artificial Intelligence
• Medical School

Programs (29)

• Computer Science
• Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Medicine
• Nursing
• Pharmacy
• Business Administration
• Economics
• Finance and Accounting
• Marketing
• Tourism and Hospitality
• Law
• Political Science
• International Relations
• Philosophy
• History
• Linguistics
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Physics
• Mathematics
• Environmental Science
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Anthropology
• Education
• Fine Arts
• Music

Campus life

Four Nanjing campuses: Sipailou (central), Dingjiaqiao (international medical and many freshmen), Jiulonghu, plus SEU–Monash Suzhou and SEU–Rennes graduate schools. Address: 90 Chengxian Street, Xuanwu District, Nanjing 210096. Dormitories: 16–61 CNY/day or 11,000–15,000 CNY/year; double rooms typical; AC, bathroom, hot water, kitchen (some campuses). International Students Office cis.seu.edu.cn; application fs.seu.edu.cn. Career center Jiulonghu Building 3 Lanyuan (321) and Sipailu Microwave 403; 91JOB platform seu.91job.org.cn.

Housing & accommodation

Housing cost: $70 - $250 / per month

Housing options

• On-campus international dormitories on Sipailou
• Dingjiaqiao
• and Jiulonghu campuses (single/double
• daily or annual rates)
• AC
• bathroom
• hot water
• kitchen access (Sipailou
• Dingjiaqiao)
• graduate dormitories (e.g. Chengyuan); off-campus rental 1
• 000–3
• 000 CNY/month

Student clubs and organizations

• Over 100 student clubs (technology
• culture
• sports
• arts)
• annual “Great Campaign with One Hundred Clubs” recruitment
• T.C. Sports Club (soccer
• basketball
• volleyball
• badminton
• table tennis
• billiards
• tennis
• orienteering
• chess and cards)
• Haoyu Cup
• Chess and Card League

Sports

• Seven high-level teams (track and field
• swimming
• basketball
• volleyball
• ping-pong
• orienteering
• shooting)
• President Cup at National University Games (six consecutive years)
• National Model Organization for Mass Sports (eight consecutive years)
• annual Students Sports Meeting
• morning exercise and extracurricular coaching

Career & internships

Employment rate: 92%

Partner companies

• Huawei
• State Grid
• ZTE (Zhongxing Telecom)
• China Construction
• Alibaba
• employers in IT and software
• manufacturing
• research and technology services
• education
• public administration
• defense
• aerospace
• semiconductors; 500+ companies at spring and autumn job fairs

Internships: Job and internship info at cis.seu.edu.cn (Job & Internship). Employment platform 91JOB (seu.91job.org.cn) for vacancies, recommendations, contract management. “Talent Serving the Nation” job fairs: spring 500+ companies and 36,000+ positions, autumn 560+ companies and 48,000+ positions; 1,300+ companies and 290,000+ positions in recruitment season. Resume and interview coaching, career counseling, military/grassroots/further-study guidance; Career Development Lecture Series. Campus recruiters include ZTE, Huawei, Zhengzhou Coal Mining Machinery.

Admission requirements

Required tests

• IELTS
• TOEFL

Required documents

• Completed SEU application form (signature
• photo
• scan)
• highest academic diploma (original or notarized
• Chinese or English)
• transcripts (original or notarized)
• language certificate: HSK 4+ for Chinese-taught
• TOEFL 79+ or IELTS 5.5 (academic) for English-taught (exempt if English official/mother tongue)
• valid passport copy
• application fee 400 CNY (non-refundable); for postgraduate additional materials as required

Minimum GPA: 3

Tuition costs

• $2,220 - $6,940 / per year
• Acceptance rate: 20.00%
• Scholarships available: Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC): agency number 10286, Type B. Covers tuition and monthly allowance: Master 3,000 RMB, PhD 3,500 RMB. Apply via SEU system fs.seu.edu.cn then studyinchina.csc.edu.cn; deadline e.g. March 30. Age: Master under 35, PhD under 40; English proficiency certificate required. No application fee. Jiangsu Provincial Government, Nanjing Municipal Government, and SEU President scholarships also available. See cis.seu.edu.cn for CSC exchange and postgraduate programs.

Quick facts

• Founded: 1902
• Teaching languages: english, chinese
• Study formats: offline

Contact

• Website: https://www.seu.edu.cn
• [email protected], [email protected]
• +86-25-83793022, +86-25-83792797