MBBS Fees in China for Indian Students 2026 — University-wise

Compare tuition, hostel, and total 6-year costs for 108 MBBS universities in China. 80 NMC approved.

108

Universities

$3,000

Min/yr

$10,417

Max/yr

$5,575

Average/yr

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#	University	City	Tuition/yr	Hostel/yr	Total 6yr	NMC	FMGE%
1	Shandong University School of Medicine	Jinan	$3,000	—	$18,000	NMC	10%
2	Wuhan University School of Medicine	Wuhan	$3,033	$520	$18,198	NMC	10%
3	Nanjing Medical University	Nanjing	$3,400	$825	$20,400	NMC	15%
4	Ningbo University School of Medicine	Ningbo	$3,525	$552	$21,150	NMC	—
5	Beihua University School of Medicine	Jilin	$3,700	—	$22,200	NMC	—
6	Beihua University	Jilin	$3,703	$800	$22,218	NMC	26%
7	Nanchang University Medical College	Nanchang	$3,833	$680	$22,998	NMC	10%
8	Ningxia University	Yinchuan	$3,927	$720	$23,562	NMC	—
9	Beijing University of Chinese Medicine	Beijing	$4,167	$4,000	$25,002	NMC	—
10	China Medical University	Shenyang	$4,167	$4,000	$25,002	NMC	9%
11	China Medical University School of Medicine	Shenyang	$4,167	$4,000	$25,002	NMC	—
12	Shihezi University School of Medicine	Shihezi	$4,183	$680	$25,098	NMC	30%
13	Shihezi University	Shihezi	$4,183	$680	$25,098	NMC	35%
14	China Three Gorges University	Yichang	$4,197	$4,000	$25,182	NMC	—
15	Qingdao University Medical College	Qingdao	$4,200	$1,230	$25,200	NMC	9%
16	Chongqing Medical University	Guangzhou	$4,200	$650	$25,200	NMC	13%
17	Qingdao University School of Medicine	Qingdao	$4,200	$1,230	$25,200	NMC	—
18	Yangzhou University	Yangzhou	$4,300	$870	$25,800	NMC	13%
19	Yangzhou University School of Medicine	Yangzhou	$4,300	$870	$25,800	NMC	—
20	Harbin Medical University	Harbin	$4,350	$800	$26,100	NMC	20%
21	Harbin Medical University Daqing Campus	Harbin	$4,350	$800	$26,100	NMC	—
22	Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine University	Chongqing	$4,400	$700	$26,400	NMC	—
23	Nantong University School of Medicine	Nantong	$4,423	$4,000	$26,538	NMC	—
24	Nantong University Medical School	vibrant city of Nantong	$4,444	$4,000	$26,664	NMC	18%
25	Kunming Medical University		$4,583	—	$27,498	NMC	17%
26	Guizhou Medical University	Guiyang	$4,600	$750	$27,600	NMC	26%
27	Anhui Medical University	Hefei	$4,733	$4,000	$28,398	NMC	11%
28	Soochow University Medical College		$4,758	—	$28,548	NMC	19%
29	Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	Nanchang	$4,800	$4,000	$28,800	NMC	14%
30	Zhengzhou University Medical Campus	Zhengzhou	$4,850	$760	$29,100	NMC	11%
31	Zhengzhou University Medical School		$4,850	—	$29,100	NMC	—
32	Xinjiang Medical University	Ürümqi	$4,917	$650	$29,502	NMC	15%
33	Southwest Medical University	Luzhou	$4,930	$815	$29,580	NMC	16%
34	Yunnan Normal University	Kunming	$5,000	$350	$30,000	NMC	—
35	Ningxia Medical University	Yinchuan	$5,000	$720	$30,000	NMC	12%
36	Guangxi Medical University	Nanning	$5,070	$870	$30,420	NMC	14%
37	Fujian Medical University		$5,070	$580	$30,420	NMC	5%
38	Xiamen University School of Medicine	Xiamen	$5,278	$4,000	$31,668	NMC	22%
39	Wenzhou Medical University	Wenzhou	$5,400	$4,500	$32,400	NMC	20%
40	Fujian Normal University	Fuzhou	$5,467	$560	$32,802	NMC	—
41	Suzhou University School of Medicine	Suzhou	$5,500	$660	$33,000	NMC	—
42	Xuzhou Medical University	Xuzhou, Jiangsu	$5,500	—	$33,000	NMC	14%
43	Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Medicine	Xi'an	$5,550	—	$33,300	NMC	10%
44	Capital Medical University	Beijing	$5,556	—	$33,336	NMC	14%
45	Huazhong University of Science and Technology	Wuhan	$5,556	—	$33,336	NMC	25%
46	Xi'An Jiaotong University Health Science Center		$5,556	—	$33,336	NMC	—
47	Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center		$5,556	—	$33,336	NMC	9%
48	Jinzhou Medical University	Jinzhou	$5,600	$700	$33,600	NMC	17%
49	Ningbo University	Ningbo	$5,600	$552	$28,000	NMC	20%
50	Jiangsu University School of Medicine	Zhenjiang	$5,667	—	$34,002	NMC	22%
51	Jiangsu University	Zhenjiang	$5,667	—	$34,002	NMC	6%
52	Jilin University Norman Bethune Health Science Center	Changchun	$5,700	$870	$34,200	NMC	11%
53	Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	Shanghai	$5,715	$4,000	$34,290	NMC	—
54	Jinan University Medical School	Guangzhou	$5,855	—	$35,130	NMC	16%
55	Jinan University	Guangzhou	$5,867	$1,000	$35,202	NMC	30%
56	Shanxi Medical University	Taiyuan	$5,995	$720	$35,970	NMC	—
57	China Medical University Dalian Branch	Dalian	$6,000	$1,450	$36,000	NMC	—
58	Dali University	Dali	$6,000	$1,450	$36,000	NMC	22%
59	Dalian Medical University	Dalian	$6,000	$1,450	$36,000	NMC	8%
60	Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine	Shenyang	$6,000	$1,450	$36,000	NMC	—
61	Sichuan University School of Medicine	Chengdu	$6,500	$1,200	$39,000	NMC	—
62	Southeast University Medical College		$6,600	—	$39,600	NMC	18%
63	Southern Medical University	Guangzhou	$6,600	$1,300	$39,600	NMC	15%
64	Guangzhou Medical University	Guangzhou	$6,700	$860	$40,200	NMC	16%
65	Sun Yat-sen University	Guangzhou	$6,700	—	$47,322	NMC	26%
66	Shantou University Medical College		$7,025	—	$42,150	NMC	—
67	Shantou University School of Medicine	Shantou	$7,222	—	$43,332	NMC	—
68	Sichuan University West China Medical Center	Chengdu	$7,493	$845	$44,958	NMC	—
69	Shandong University Medical School	Jinan	$7,517	—	$45,102	NMC	12%
70	Shandong University Weihai Campus	Weihai	$7,517	—	$45,102	NMC	—
71	Shandong Normal University	Jinan	$7,517	$1,250	$45,102	NMC	—
72	Tongji University School of Medicine	Shanghai	$7,767	—	$46,602	NMC	—
73	Southeast University School of Medicine	Nanjing	$7,800	—	$46,800	NMC	—
74	Tongji Medical College	Wuhan	$7,800	—	$46,800	NMC	23%
75	Sun Yat Sen University Revised		$7,933	—	$47,598	NMC	—
76	Tianjin Normal University	Tianjin	$8,333	—	$49,998	NMC	—
77	Tianjin Medical University		$8,355	—	$50,130	NMC	16%
78	Tianjin Medical University School of Medicine	Tianjin	$8,355	—	$50,130	NMC	—
79	Central South University Xiangya School of Medicine	Changsha	—	$600	—	NMC	—
80	Inner Mongolia Medical University		—	—	—	NMC	—
81	Chengdu University of TCM	Chengdu	$3,472	$4,000	$20,832	—	—
82	Henan Normal University	Xinxiang	$3,500	$400	$21,000	—	—
83	Henan University of Science and Technology	Luoyang	$3,500	$400	$21,000	—	—
84	Zhejiang University School of Medicine	Hangzhou	$3,500	$315	$21,000	—	—
85	Peking University Health Science Center	Beijing	$4,167	$4,000	$25,002	—	—
86	Peking University Health Science Center Revised		$4,167	$4,000	$25,002	—	—
87	Peking University Medical Science Center	Beijing	$4,167	$4,000	$25,002	—	—
88	Gansu Medical College	Pingliang City	$4,567	$570	$27,402	—	—
89	Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine	Guangzhou	$4,600	$750	$27,600	—	—
90	Guangdong Pharmaceutical University	Guangzhou	$4,600	$750	$27,600	—	—
91	Zhengzhou University School of Medicine	Zhengzhou	$4,861	—	$29,166	—	—
92	Nanjing Medical University Kangning Campus	Nanjing	$5,000	—	$30,000	—	—
93	Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine	Kunming	$5,000	$350	$30,000	—	—
94	Capital Medical University School of Medicine	Beijing	$5,556	—	$33,336	—	—
95	Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine	Nanjing	$5,625	$835	$33,750	—	—
96	Jilin University School of Medicine	Changchun	$5,700	$870	$34,200	—	—
97	Jilin Normal University	Changchun	$5,700	—	$34,200	—	—
98	Jilin University Medical School	Changchun	$5,700	$870	$34,200	—	—
99	Hebei Medical University	Shijiazhuang	$6,000	$4,000	$36,000	—	—
100	Liaoning Normal University	Dalian	$6,200	$1,450	$37,200	—	—
101	Dali University School of Medicine	Dali	$6,200	$1,450	$37,200	—	—
102	Sun Yat-sen University School of Medicine	Guangzhou	$7,887	—	$47,322	—	—
103	Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine	Shanghai	$10,333	$4,150	$61,998	—	—
104	Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine	Shanghai	$10,350	$4,150	$62,100	—	—
105	Fudan University Shanghai Medical College	Shanghai	$10,350	$4,000	$62,100	—	—
106	Fudan University School of Medicine	Shanghai	$10,417	—	$62,502	—	—
107	Fudan University Pudong Medical Center	Shanghai	$10,417	—	$62,502	—	—
108	Lanzhou University School of Medicine	Lanzhou	—	—	—	—	—

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MBBS Fee Structure in China for Indian Students 2026

The annual MBBS tuition fees in China range from $3,000 to $10,417 (approximately ₹255K to ₹885K per year). The total 6-year cost including tuition, hostel, food, and living expenses typically ranges from ₹15 to ₹53 lakhs.

Government universities in China generally offer lower fees than private institutions. 80 out of 108 universities are NMC approved — only apply to NMC-approved universities if you plan to practice medicine in India. Always verify the latest fee structure directly with the university before making a decision, as fees may change between admission cycles.

What MBBS Fees in China Actually Include

When you compare MBBS fees in China, look past the headline tuition number to the full picture. A complete budget has three parts: tuition (paid to the university, usually annually), accommodation (university hostel is cheapest; private flats cost 30–40% more), and living expenses (food, transport, mobile — typically ₹8,000–25,000/month for CIS/Asia destinations).

On top of these, plan for one-time and annual costs that don't appear in the tuition figure: round-trip flights home, mandatory health insurance, visa/residence renewals, and — for colder countries — winter clothing. Building these in from day one is the difference between a realistic budget and a mid-course cash crunch.

MBBS in China Fees vs Studying in India

The reason lakhs of Indian students look to China is the fee gap. A full MBBS in China typically totals ₹15–53 lakh including living costs, while a private or deemed MBBS seat in India runs ₹60 lakh–1 crore+. For a NEET-qualified student who misses a government seat in India, an NMC-approved university in China delivers a recognised medical degree at a fraction of the private-India cost — provided you choose on FMGE track record and recognition, not fees alone.

MBBS Fees in China — Frequently Asked Questions

What is the total cost of MBBS in China for Indian students?

The total 6-year cost of MBBS in China — tuition plus hostel and living expenses — typically ranges from ₹15 to ₹53 lakhs, depending on whether you choose a government or private university. Tuition alone runs about $3,000–$10,417 per year. This is far below the ₹60 lakh–1 crore+ cost of a private MBBS seat in India.

Are MBBS fees in China cheaper at government or private universities?

Government (state-funded) universities in China generally have lower tuition than private ones, and often larger teaching hospitals. Private universities cost more but may offer more flexible admission and English-medium instruction. Compare the full 6-year cost, not just first-year tuition, and always confirm NMC approval either way.

What extra costs should I budget for beyond tuition in China?

Beyond tuition and hostel, budget for one-time and recurring extras: flights home (usually twice a year), health insurance (mandatory), visa/residence renewals, winter clothing if China is cold, and a local SIM plus food. These typically add ₹1–3 lakh across the whole course.

Do MBBS fees in China include hostel and food?

Not always — many universities quote tuition separately from hostel and mess fees. The table above shows tuition and, where available, total cost. Always ask the university for an itemised fee structure (tuition + hostel + any one-time charges) in writing before paying.

Can I pay MBBS fees in China in instalments?

Most universities collect fees annually or per semester rather than the full course upfront, and many Indian banks offer education loans (often up to ₹1.5 crore) that disburse per year. Confirm the exact payment schedule with your specific university and lender.