As the growth and development of the world economy, more and more students around the world begin to pursue higher education. Compared to nearly $20,000 tuition fees per year for universities in America and Japan, China has a quite competitive price, about $3,983 tuition fees, $ 4,783 for living, and in total $ 8,766 per year.
However, if you chose a wrong way to apply to China’s universities, you may pay an extra service fee of $200 to $2,000, which will reduce the difference between cost of study in China and in other countries.
This articles shows you the costs comparison between different ways to apply to China’s universities (Average value, according to a survey in 2014).
|
Via Third Party Agents |
Via Universities |
Via CUCAS |
Application Fee |
$100 |
$100 |
$100 |
Consulting Fee |
$200 |
$0 |
$0 |
Service Fee |
$100 - $1,000 |
$0 |
$50-$150 |
Admission Notice & JW202 Form Mailing Service Fee |
$100 |
$0 |
$0 (Via DHL) |
Visa Service Fee |
$100 |
$0 |
$0 |
Airport Pick-up Service Fee |
$200 |
$0 |
$100 |
Accommodation Booking Service Fee |
$100 |
$0 |
$0 |
Total |
$100 - $2,000 |
$100 |
$150-$350 |
As you may see that applying via CUCAS or universities in China will save you a lot of money. What’s more, choosing CUCAS provides service like 24/7 calling service, timely process feedback that could help you save a lot of time, if you chose an university in Beijing, CUCAS even help you complete the registration for free, all these service of CUCAS make it more competitive than applying to universities directly.