Lanzhou University

Points clés

• Lanzhou University · 兰州大学 · Lanzhou
• Reach partner university · 84% fit score
• Fields: Environmental Science, Chemistry, Physics, Chinese Language
• Teaching languages: English, Chinese
• Tuition on record: Program-specific
• Admission details verified Sep 2026

Programmes and application routes

Lanzhou University accepts international students on the routes listed on its official admission page. ChinaPath keeps the programme names, levels and teaching languages in the same record as the requirements, so you can compare without switching between pages.

Application routes on record: Bachelor, Master, PhD, Chinese language, CSC scholarship. Submit through the official route only — third-party agents cannot shorten a review that the university has not started.

• Undergraduate Programmes — Bachelor, Chinese (HSK by program)
• Master's Programmes — Master, Program-specific
• Doctoral Programmes — PhD, Program-specific

Admission requirements and documents

Language requirement on record: Chinese: HSK 4 (210+) for most PhD; HSK 5 for humanities; English per programme. Confirm the threshold per programme: universities often apply a higher score to medicine, law and joint English-taught degrees.

Documents are the slowest part of the file. Certified translations and notarisation happen outside the university, so they are the first thing to start.

• Passport valid for the full study period
• Highest diploma and transcripts with certified translation
• Language certificate (HSK, IELTS or TOEFL as required)
• Study plan or personal statement for master and doctoral routes
• Two academic reference letters (postgraduate)
• Foreigner Physical Examination Form and financial proof

Costs, scholarships and budget

Tuition on record: Program-specific. Treat it as a baseline: dormitory, medical insurance, residence permit and daily living costs are charged separately and vary by city.

Scholarships come from the Chinese Government Scholarship (CSC), provincial or municipal programmes, and university-level awards. Each has its own deadline and portal, and a scholarship application does not replace the admission application.

• Budget band: Value
• Add dormitory or private rent, insurance and living costs
• Check whether the scholarship covers insurance and accommodation
• Keep proof of funds for the visa stage

Deadlines and application timeline

Our record shows the application deadline as Verify next cycle for the Autumn intake. Deadlines are set by the university and can move when a programme fills up, so verify before submitting.

Current status in our library: 2026 closed — monitor 2027.

Why ChinaPath recommends it

LZU is a credible reach option for science-oriented students who want 985-level research at affordable cost and are comfortable with a northwest-China location.

What to watch: Lanzhou is inland and not a major coastal city. Most undergraduate teaching is in Chinese. 985 research prestige comes with rigorous academic expectations.

• 985 / Double First-Class research university at a value price
• Recognised strengths in chemistry, atmospheric science and arid ecology
• Clear online undergraduate, master's and doctoral admission pages
• Published HSK thresholds by discipline (HSK 4–5+)
• Science students seeking a 985 research environment at low cost
• Graduate applicants in chemistry, physics or environmental sciences
• Students comfortable with inland northwest China

How ChinaPath verifies this profile

This profile is based on Official School of International Cultural Exchange undergraduate and graduate admission pages and was verified on Sep 2026. Every figure on the page can be traced back to the source listed below.

Where the university has not published a figure yet, we mark it as pending instead of estimating. When the official admission page changes, the record is re-checked and updated.

Next steps

If Lanzhou University is on your shortlist, check the language requirement against your current score first, then start the document work. Compare it with one target and one safety option before you commit to a single application.

• Confirm your programme and teaching language
• Check your language score against the requirement
• Start certified translations early
• Build a full budget including city living costs