There are separate entrance exams of decreasing difficulty for Chinese, overseas Chinese, and foreigners. Some universities go so far as to only require that foreign applicants be able to pass the standardized Chinese language assessment exam to be admitted.
由於大陸大學的入學考試，依身分不同，試題難易度也有差別，本地生最難、僑港澳台次之、外籍學生最容易，甚至有些學校只要外籍學生通過漢語水平考試，就接受申請入學。