As one of China's key universities under the direct leadership of the Ministry of Education, CUFE enjoys the patronage of both the central and municipal governments, including the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance, and Beijing municipal government. In 2017, CUFE was selected into the Double First Class Initiative, a national project with the goal of fostering world standards in China's universities. The university is also listed in Project 211. In addition, CUFE is among the first universities to enter Project 985 Innovation Platform, whose objective is to promote scientific research of high-priority areas in the fields' top institutions.

The university's applied economics is rated A+ and ranked No.1 by the Ministry of Education in the latest round of national academic evaluation and the only university in the field of finance and economics in China rated A+ in applied economics.

CUFE is located in Beijing, the capital of China.

All programs accept students from both science and liberal arts background.

Students graduating from independent high schools can apply with UEC results.

Students from other high schools with SPM, O’level or IGCSE should have one year of foundation program.

They can also take one spring semester of intensive pre-university program offered by CUFE and pursue undergraduate programs with Beijing government scholarship.

Accommodation fee 40-80 RMB/day

Comprehensive medical insurance 800 RMB/day

CSC Scholarship

International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship

Central University of Finance and Economics - International Chinese Language Teachers Scholarship Master’s program in Chinese + Finance / +International Business/ +Engineering and Project Management / +Journalism and communication

Beijing Government Scholarship

CUFE scholarships