Yangpu
Fudan and Tongji campuses. Quiet, student-friendly.
Shanghai · 上海
Shanghai
Fudan, SJTU, Tongji — finance & IT
- 24.9M residents
- 9 partner universities
City at a glance
Studying in Shanghai — what matters
Asia's financial capital and the most international city in China. Fudan and SJTU keep up the C9 standard, and English-taught programs are available almost everywhere. If you are planning a career in banking, consulting, fintech or an IT startup after graduation, Shanghai gives you the closest access to employers.
9
partner universities
2
C9 universities
8
with EN programs
22k¥
min. tuition
Curator tip
Shanghai universities accept a large English-language cohort — IELTS 6.5+ matters more than HSK at the start. With language, Fudan/SJTU realistically accept even without CSC.
Top universities
Top universities of Shanghai
All have direct contracts with ChinaEduEasy, personal application guidance and CSC support.
QS 39C9Fudan University
QS #39 · C9 · economics, IR, medicine
Read more
QS 47C9Shanghai Jiao Tong
QS #47 · C9 · engineering, IT, MBA
Read more
QS 175Tongji University
985 · architecture, engineering
Read more
QS 463East China Normal
985 · education, psychology
Read more
Shanghai Univ. of Finance
Finance & MBA
Read moreClimate
Winter
December–February: 3–10 °C, damp with no heating in dorms
Summer
June–August: 28–35 °C, very high humidity
Monthly cost (¥)
- On-campus dorm
- 700–2 000 ¥/month
- Off-campus rental
- 5 500–11 000 ¥/month
- Food
- 2 200–3 800 ¥/month
- Transport
- 300–500 ¥/month
- Total
- ~7 500 ¥/month with dorm, ~14 000 ¥ off-campus
Кампус
Студенческая жизнь в Shanghaiе
Districts
Where students live
Xuhui
SJTU campus and the former French Concession.
Pudong
Financial center, the TV Tower, many international offices.
Jing'an
Tourist core, shopping and nightlife.
Pros
- Career and salary
- English-taught programs
- International environment
- Nightlife
Things to consider
- Expensive rent
- Humid climate
- Lots of tourists
- Shanghainese dialect (Putonghua is still the main)
Apply to a university in Shanghai
Your curator will select 3–5 universities in Shanghai for your profile and tell you about CSC, Belt&Road and university grants.
All universities in China