Chao Hai-ch'eng, editor-in-chief of the newspaper, says that the first issue was distributed on an entirely free basis, with all 50,000 copies that were printed up going in less than two weeks. The second issue had a circulation of 30,000 copies, of which half were sold and half distributed for free.
「留學生新聞」總編輯趙海成指出，留學生新聞創刊後，第一期採完全贈閱方式，發行五萬份，不到一、二周就被索閱一空；第二期發行三萬份，採一半贈閱一半銷售的方式。