Sun Yat – Sen University: Statistics

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Acceptance rate

30%

Enrollment

65,638

Languages

Chinese;English

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Bachelor

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate30%
Admissions RequirementsGraduation from senior middle school and National College Entrance Examination For foreign students: see CUCAS
Academic CalendarSeptember to July (September - February; March-July)
Enrollment65,638

We've calculated the 30% acceptance rate for Sun Yat – Sen University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Tuition

Below is the standard credit pricing for the various degree levels offered at Sun Yat – Sen University.

Degree Level Cost Per Credit
Associate Degree 1,749 CR
Bachelor Program 1,950 CR
Master Program 2,149 CR
Ph.D. / Doctoral 2,850 CR
Final tuition fees may vary based on specific department requirements, residency status, and selected elective courses. Please contact the admissions office for a detailed financial breakdown.

Sun Yat – Sen University faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up Sun Yat – Sen University.

Academy : Entrepreneurship

Management

Centre : Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology

College : Liberal Arts

Arts and Humanities

College : Lingnan

Business Administration Economics Finance Insurance International Business Management Taxation Transport Management

Department/Division : Earth Science

Earth Sciences

Department/Division : Psychology

Psychology

Department/Division : Social Science Education

Humanities and Social Science Education

Faculty : English Education

English Foreign Languages Education

Institute : Advanced Studies in Humanities

Arts and Humanities

Institute : Nuclear Engineering and Technology

Nuclear Engineering Technology

School : Asian-Pacific Studies

Asian Studies Pacific Area Studies

School : Business

Accountancy Business Administration E-Business/Commerce Economics Finance Human Resources Management Marketing Tourism

School : Cancer

Oncology

School : Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Analytical Chemistry Chemical Engineering Chemistry Inorganic Chemistry Materials Engineering Organic Chemistry Physical Chemistry Polymer and Plastics Technology

School : Chinese as a Second Language

Chinese Foreign Languages Education

School : Communication and Design

Communication Arts Design Journalism Mass Communication Media Studies Radio and Television Broadcasting Visual Arts

School : Continuing Education

Education

School : Education

Education

School : Engineering

Engineering

School : Environmental Science and Engineering

Environmental Engineering Environmental Studies

School : Foreign Languages

English Modern Languages

School : Geography and Planning

Geography Rural Planning

School : Humanities

Arts and Humanities Chinese History Philosophy

School : Information Management

Information Management

School : Information Science and Technology

Information Sciences Information Technology

School : Intellectual Property

Private Law

School : International Business

Accountancy Business Administration Economics Finance International Business Marketing Taxation Transport Management

School : International Studies

International Studies

School : Law

Law

School : Life Sciences

Biological and Life Sciences

School : Marine Sciences

Marine Science and Oceanography

School : Mathematics and Computational Science

Mathematics and Computer Science

School : Medicine

Medicine

School : Mobile Information Engineering

Information Technology Telecommunications Engineering

School : Nursing

Nursing

School : Pharmaceutical Science

Pharmacy

School : Physics and Engineering

Engineering Physics

School : Public Health

Public Health

School : Sociology and Anthropology

Anthropology Sociology

School : Software

Software Engineering

School : Stomatology, Hospital of Stomatology

Stomatology

School : Tourism Management

Management Tourism

Unit : University General Education

Education

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Sun Yat – Sen University.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes

Bachelor - Xueshi Xuewei

Arts and Humanities Economics Education Engineering Fine Arts Information Sciences Law Management Mathematics and Computer Science Medicine Natural Sciences Performing Arts Social Sciences

Master - Shuoshi Xuewei

Accountancy Administrative Law Anaesthesiology Anatomy Ancient Civilizations Anthropology Applied Linguistics Archaeology Archiving Art Criticism Biochemistry Bioengineering Biology Botany Business Administration Cell Biology Chemistry Chinese Communication Arts Comparative Literature Computer Networks Computer Science Constitutional Law Contemporary History Criminal Law Demography and Population Dermatology Design Developmental Psychology Ecology Economics Educational Administration Educational Psychology Electronic Engineering Embryology and Reproduction Biology Engineering Management English Studies Environmental Engineering Ethics Ethnology Finance Fine Arts Folklore Foreign Languages Education Foreigners Education French Studies Genetics Geography Geography (Human) Germanic Studies History Immunology Information Sciences Inorganic Chemistry Insurance International Business International Law Japanese Journalism Laboratory Techniques Law Library Science Linguistics Literature Logic Marine Biology Marine Science and Oceanography Materials Engineering Mathematics Medicine Medieval Studies Microbiology Modern History Molecular Biology Museum Studies Musicology Nursing Obstetrics and Gynaecology Oncology Ophthalmology Optical Technology Organic Chemistry Paediatrics Pharmacy Philosophical Schools Philosophy Physical Chemistry Physical Education Physics Political Sciences Psychology Public Administration Public Health Radiology Religious Studies Rural Planning Social and Preventive Medicine Social Work Sociology Software Engineering Statistics Stomatology Surveying and Mapping Telecommunications Engineering Town Planning Zoology

PhD - Boshi

Anaesthesiology Analytical Chemistry Anatomy Anthropology Applied Linguistics Archaeology Archiving Astronomy and Space Science Biochemistry Biology Biomedical Engineering Biophysics Botany Business Administration Cell Biology Chemistry Chinese Civil Law Commercial Law Comparative Literature Computer Networks Computer Science Criminal Law Ecology Economics Electronic Engineering Embryology and Reproduction Biology Engineering Management English Studies Entomology Environmental Engineering Environmental Studies Ethnology Finance Fine Arts Genetics Geography Geography (Human) Geology Geophysics History Immunology Inorganic Chemistry International Law International Relations and Diplomacy Law Library Science Linguistics Literature Logic Marine Biology Marine Science and Oceanography Materials Engineering Mathematics Mechanics Medicine Metaphysics Meteorology Microbiology Microelectronics Molecular Biology Nuclear Physics Nursing Obstetrics and Gynaecology Oncology Operations Research Optical Technology Optics Organic Chemistry Otorhinolaryngology Pathology Pharmacy Philosophical Schools Philosophy Physical Chemistry Physics Political Sciences Psychology Public Administration Radiology Regional Studies Religious Studies Social and Preventive Medicine Sociology Software Engineering Stomatology Surgery Surveying and Mapping Telecommunications Engineering Tourism Zoology

Research profile

Sun Yat - Sen University is a world-class research university with 242,483 scientific papers published and 5,162,595 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Genetics, Engineering, Biochemistry, Physics, Computer Science, Environmental Science, and Pathology.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
174,681 / 4,014,670
Medicine
144,418 / 2,979,681
Chemistry
138,777 / 3,478,127
Genetics
113,761 / 2,524,699
Engineering
105,217 / 2,472,667
Biochemistry
97,964 / 2,470,261
Physics
95,779 / 2,244,905
Computer Science
88,987 / 1,710,063
Environmental Science
79,993 / 1,796,727
Pathology
72,940 / 1,550,990
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
63,775 / 1,305,121
Quantum and Particle physics
57,817 / 1,451,585
Organic chemistry
57,373 / 1,731,912
Surgery
55,776 / 922,545
Oncology
53,032 / 1,193,589
Psychology
50,513 / 971,360
Materials Science
48,528 / 1,405,668
Mathematics
47,851 / 943,791
Geology
44,874 / 1,009,828
Immunology
44,601 / 969,500
Statistics
41,437 / 847,751
Geography and Cartography
37,729 / 845,231
Optics
32,680 / 757,720
Radiology
32,037 / 472,333
Ecology
31,035 / 775,467
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
30,745 / 560,417
Philosophy
29,266 / 512,627
Psychiatry
28,526 / 536,294
Paleontology
27,915 / 603,942
Political Science
27,398 / 553,291
Law
26,990 / 550,923
Machine Learning
23,875 / 495,021
History
22,271 / 514,152
Sociology
21,676 / 460,688
Archaeology
21,456 / 506,749
Electrical Engineering
19,951 / 468,401
Business
19,459 / 346,336
Neuroscience
19,397 / 356,337
Metallurgy
19,085 / 592,017
Bioinformatics / Computational biology
17,813 / 386,812

Annual publication & citation counts

Academic rankings

15 Notable alumni

Wen Shaoxian

1. Wen Shaoxian

1934-2023 (aged 89)
translator
Wen Shaoxian, born 4 December 1934) also known as Wan Siu Yin is a literary writer, famous for his short stories about the lives of the new immigrants from the mainland in Hong Kong. He is expert in writing political and historical novels. Wen is a translator and editor by profession and is also a professor of translation and comparative...
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Sonia Chan

2. Sonia Chan

1964-. (aged 62)
politician
Sónia Chan Hoi Fan was the Secretary for Administration and Justice from 2014 to 2019, the second most senior government official in Macau.
Min Zhou

3. Min Zhou

1956-. (aged 70)
researcher academic sociologist university teacher
Min Zhou is a Chinese-born American sociologist. In 2023, she was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
Chen Jianhua

4. Chen Jianhua

1956-. (aged 70)
politician
Chen Jianhua is a Chinese politician who served as the chairman of the Guangzhou People's Congress from 2016 to 2020. He formerly served as Mayor of Guangzhou. Chen was appointed acting mayor on 20 November 2011 following the resignation of Wan Qingliang, and elected mayor on 11 January 2012.
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names SYSU中山大学
Founded 1924
Motto 博學 審問 慎思 明辨 篤行
Academic calendar September to July (September - February; March-July)
Address 135 Xingang West Road Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510275 China
City Population 18,677,000
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