Taipei

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Universities and colleges here

• China University of Science and Technology中華科技大學南港區 · Private
• China University of Technology中國科技大學文山區 · Private
• Chinese Culture University中國文化大學士林區 · Private
• MacKay Junior College of Medicine, Nursing, and Management馬偕醫護管理專科學校北投區 · Private
• Ming Chuan University銘傳大學士林區 · Private
• National Chengchi University國立政治大學文山區 · Public
• National Taipei University of Business國立臺北商業大學中正區 · Public
• National Taipei University of Education國立臺北教育大學大安區 · Public
• National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences國立臺北護理健康大學北投區 · Public
• National Taipei University of Technology國立臺北科技大學大安區 · Public
• National Taiwan College of Performing Arts國立臺灣戲曲學院內湖區 · Public
• National Taiwan Normal University國立臺灣師範大學大安區 · Public
• National Taiwan University國立臺灣大學大安區 · Public
• National Taiwan University of Science and Technology國立臺灣科技大學大安區 · Public
• Shih Chien University實踐大學中山區 · Private
• Shih Hsin University世新大學文山區 · Private
• Soochow University東吳大學士林區 · Private
• Taipei City University of Science and Technology臺北城市科技大學北投區 · Private
• Taipei Medical University臺北醫學大學信義區 · Private
• Taipei National University of the Arts國立臺北藝術大學北投區 · Public
• Taiwan Baptist Christian Seminary學校財團法人中華浸信會基督教台灣浸會神學院信義區 · Private
• Taiwan Graduate School of Theology台神學校財團法人台灣神學研究學院士林區 · Private
• Takming University of Science and Technology德明財經科技大學內湖區 · Private
• Tatung University大同大學中山區 · Private
• University of Kang Ning康寧大學內湖區 · Private
• University of Taipei臺北市立大學中正區 · Public

→ Browse Taipei's schools, including any that have closed

The city in numbers

• Registered population 2,418,872 at the end of September 2026. This is the household registration count (戶籍人口), people registered here, which is not the same as everyone living here.
• Land area 271.7997 km², in 12 districts and townships (鄉鎮市區).
• Density 8,975 people per km², from the end of 2025 figures.

Getting around

• High Speed Rail (THSR) Nangang Station (南港站), 臺北市南港區南港路一段313號; Taipei Station (台北站), 台北市北平西路3號.
• Taiwan Railway (TRA) 4 stations with an address here: Nangang (南港), Songshan (松山), Taipei (臺北), Wanhua (萬華).
• Metro and light rail Taipei Metro (臺北捷運) lists five lines: Wenhu (文湖線), Tamsui-Xinyi (淡水信義線), Songshan-Xindian (松山新店線), Zhonghe-Xinlu (中和新蘆線) and Bannan (板南線). The Taoyuan Metro Airport MRT (桃園捷運) runs from A1 台北車站 (Taipei Main Station) to A22 老街溪站, by way of the airport terminals (A12 and A13) and A18 高鐵桃園站 (THSR Taoyuan).

The station list comes from Taiwan Railway's station dataset, which does not say which stations are staffed or which trains stop there. Check a station on Taiwan Railway's own site before you plan a trip around it.

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Your ARC: the immigration office

International students apply for the resident certificate (ARC) and register a change of address with the National Immigration Agency (NIA).

• NIA Taipei City Service Center No.15, Guangzhou St., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City 100213, Taiwan (R.O.C.). Phone 02-2388-5185.

NIA service centers are open 08:00 to 17:00, Monday to Friday, including the lunch hour. The NIA's Foreigners in Taiwan Hotline is 1990 from a Taiwan phone, or 886-800-001990 from overseas.

→ How to apply for your ARC

Housing and costs

• Dorms: how to apply, who gets priority, fees and rules.
• Tuition and living costs: what rent and everyday life cost across Taiwan.
• Renting: renting a room or flat off campus.

More about Taipei on other sites

Inside Taipei is a guide to Taipei. These are its pages on the topics students ask about most, with NightMarket.tw for night markets.

• The city guide Inside Taipei, the city guide
• Events and what's on Inside Taipei: events this weekend and this month
• Nightlife Inside Taipei: nightlife
• Shopping Inside Taipei: shopping
• Getting around Inside Taipei: getting around
• YouBike Inside Taipei: YouBike; Cycle.tw: YouBike, city by city
• First weeks Inside Taipei: settling in
• Night markets NightMarket.tw: Taipei night markets; Inside Taipei: night markets

Official sites

• Taipei City Government (English)
• Taipei City Government: Residents (English)
• National Immigration Agency (English)
• Taiwan Tourism Administration (English)

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Sources (9)

Checked November 2026.Show

Ministry of the Interior, household registration open data ODRP014 (September 2026), Ministry of the Interior, population density by district ODRP048 (end of 2025), THSR, Nangang Station, THSR, Taipei Station, Taiwan Railway station dataset, Taipei Metro, lines, Taoyuan Metro, route, NIA, service centers, Ministry of Education, university directory.