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Xi'an Jiaotong University

西安交通大学

Xi'an, Shaanxi · Founded 1896

One of China's oldest and best-known universities, operating directly under the Ministry of Education. It was founded in Shanghai in 1896 as Nanyang Public School, renamed Jiaotong University in 1921, and moved to Xi'an between 1956 and 1959. Today it is a comprehensive research university with 34 schools and more than 62,000 students, including international students from over 130 countries.

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The Xingqing campus of Xi'an Jiaotong University from the air, with the city around it
Location
Xi'an, Shaanxi
Founded
1896
Students
62,000+
Schools
34

Why students choose it

  • Directly under China's Ministry of Education
  • Founded in 1896 — one of China's oldest universities
  • 34 schools and more than 62,000 students
  • International students from over 130 countries
  • 19 disciplines in the top 1% worldwide by Essential Science Indicators

Campus and facilities

The Jiaotong University arch at the main gate, behind its flower beds
The main axis of the Xingqing campus, from above
The Qian Xuesen Library across the Four Great Inventions square
The Yinshui Siyuan monument and its fountain
Students under the cherry blossom on the Xingqing campus
The plane-tree avenue in autumn
The entrance to the School of Electrical Engineering
The Engineering Workshop building
The campus and the city beyond, in evening light
The university name wall at a campus entrance
A student residence on campus

Photo 1 of 11: The Jiaotong University arch at the main gate, behind its flower beds

Programmes at this university

The Xingqing campus of Xi'an Jiaotong University from the air
MBBS

MBBS — Clinical Medicine

Xi'an Jiaotong University

  • Xi'an, Shaanxi
  • September 2026
  • 6 years, including the internship

First year

¥62,600

≈ $9,390

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