Tsinghua is now working to become a comprehensive university, using the strategy of "making full use of our advantage in engineering disciplines, speeding up the disciplinary development in sciences, humanities and social sciences, management, and arts, and seeking breakthroughs in life science and medical science."

In October 2001, the School of Medicine was established. In April 2002, the School of Journalism and Communication was founded. Currently, Tsinghua University has various disciplines such as science, engineering, humanities, law, medicine, economics, management and arts, which lay the foundation for becoming an all-inclusive university.

Undergraduate Programs
Tsinghua has 12 schools and 52 departments, offering 54 undergraduate programs and five secondary bachelor's degree programs.

Ph. D. and Master's Programs and the National Key Disciplines
Tsinghua has 123 doctoral programs and 159 master's programs. There are 49 disciplines were approved as the National Key Disciplines in 2002 by the Office of Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council.

Degrees
Ph.D.: philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science. engineering, and management;
Master degrees: philosophy, economics, law, education, literature, history, science, engineering and management;
Bachelor degrees: economics, law, literature, science, engineering and management;
Professional degrees: bachelor of architecture, master of architecture, master of business administration (MBA), master of engineering, master of public administration (MPA), and master of law.

Students

Recruitment and Enrollment

Applicants

The University has a tradition of recruiting outstanding students.

The table below shows recruitment statistics from the past eight years.

In 2003 Tsinghua enrolled 3,270 undergraduate students, of which 2,797 students are in science and engineering, 240 in humanity and social science, and 233 in art. 28 first-ranked students in the National College Entrance Examination in 22 provinces chose and joined Tsinghua. Of the top ten students in the National College Entrance Examination in each province (except Tibet), 72% were also admitted by Tsinghua. 48 of all newly-enrolled students obtained various first prizes in provincial Olympic Competition.

Tuition and Boarding Costs for Chinese Nationals
In 2003 the tuition for undergraduate students enrolled in disciplines other than art is 5,000 yuan per person for the year, and the boarding cost is 1,500 yuan. As in the Academy of Arts and Design, each student in the Department of Art History pays 4,800 yuan in annual tuition, and each student in the Department of Arts Design and the Department of Painting pays 12,000 yuan per year.

"The Green Path" and Financial Assistance
A package of student financial aid has been developed at Tsinghua. By raising money from various sources, Tsinghua offers various scholarship, fellowship, special financial assistance, state & university student loans and work-study programs to students.

In 1998 Tsinghua started "The Green Path" project from which some of the newly enrolled students benefited through the temporary bank loan it provided. And tuition was waived and living expenses were covered for students with financial difficulties. The University guarantee that no students drop out for lack of finances. In 2003 the total amount of temporary bank loans distributed among 358 undergraduate student recipients reached 1,992,000 yuan. Altogether 401 students received the state stipend loans that amounted to 7,314,000 yuan.

Academic Programs

Undergraduate Programs
The undergraduate programs are the basis for fostering high-quality, versatile, and essential professionals. It is the Tsinghua philosophy that all students should study a variety of subjects outside their major areas of emphasis. The University aims to be a teaching model of a research university. Tsinghua currently has a comprehensive disciplinary structure of science, engineering, humanities, law, economics, management, arts and design, and medical science. At present, there are 14,177 undergraduate students in 54 programs.
Undergraduates Admission Office£º62770334 62782051 zsb@tsinghua.edu.cn

Graduate Programs
The Tsinghua graduate education dates back to twenty's in twenty century. The first graduate school in China was established in 1984 at Tsinghua, after the resumption of the graduate education system in 1978. The University ranked first in the first national assessment of the graduate schools in 1995. In 1981 China set up the degree systems. Since then, Tsinghua has granted master's degrees to 21,965 students and doctoral degrees to about 3,800 students. Now, the Graduate School offers both academic and professional degrees. Academic degrees cover science and engineering, humanities, history, philosophy, law, economics and education. While professional degrees include architect, MBA, Master of Engineering, MPA, and law.

Graduate School Admission Office: 62770325 62782192 yjszb@tsinghua.edu.cn

Undergraduate and Graduate Combined Programs
In 1996 Tsinghua adopted the educational model of combining undergraduate study with graduate study in all the engineering disciplines. Meanwhile the five-year engineering program was cut to four years. The educational model for the students in science, economics, management, humanities and social sciences and law is "four years of undergraduate study plus two years of graduate study." In addition to this, according to the principle of interdisciplinary studies, we also cultivate multi-faceted professionals by providing secondary bachelor's degree programs to some of the graduate students.

SRT Project
In order to improve students' breadth of knowledge and better promote quality education, Tsinghua has carried out the "Student Research Training Project" (SRT). By the end of 2003, over 5,000 students have participated in more than 2,400 SRT projects, receiving training in scientific areas sooner than their counterpart students in other colleges and universities. The students' originality and awareness of the need for it have been greatly advanced. By now, the participation rate reached 40 percent of all undergraduate students.

Ph.D. Student's Innovation Program
In recent years, the University set up a series of doctoral funds to develop student's innovative awareness and skills with the hope to improve the quality of doctoral graduate. The funds are the ¡°Innovation Fund for Ph.D. Student's Scientific Research¡±, ¡°Doctoral Fund of International Exchange¡±, ¡°Doctoral Networking Fund ¡±, and ¡°Award Fund of Excellent Doctoral Dissertations ¡±. These funds provide the necessary conditions for the innovation among Ph.D. students. In addition, a series of activities such as ¡°Doctoral Academic Forum¡± have been carried out, which create an academic culture. Tusinghua has 39 papers selected as the Excellent Doctoral Dissertations by the National Evaluation Institute of Degrees and Graduate Education. It has been four years for Tsinghua to be the No. 1 in terms of number of paper selected among colleges and university in China.

Fundamental Courses and National Bases for Talent's Education and Training

National Fundamental Courses Bases for Engineering Disciplines (4)
Mechanology
Physics
Mathematics
Mechanics

National Bases for the Training of Research and Teaching Personnel in Science (3)
Physics
Biology
Life Sciences and Technology

Liberal Education Bases, Ministry of Education
Tsinghua Liberal Education Base

Graduation and Employment
Tsinghua has produced more than 100,000 graduates in its 93-year history.

The Career Center of Tsinghua is responsible for management, guidance and service in graduate's job seeking. The professionals in the center explain career objectives and job-seeking strategies, help plan students' careers, develop attitude toward life and career and motivate them to serve the country. And now, a complete career service system in Tsinghua is in place.

The quality of Tsinghua graduates is widely recognized. These factors lead to the high ratio of supply and demand for students and jobs. In 2003 the ratio was 1: 5 which means 5 employers compete for 1 graduate.