The short version
Tzu Chi University is a private university in 花蓮市, Hualien. It has 4,994 students (2025/26). 349 of them are international students.
The facts
- Type Private university
- Address 花蓮縣花蓮市中央路三段701號
- Official site tcu.edu.tw
- Students 4,994 (2025/26)
- International students 349 (2025/26)
- New-student registration rate 71.1% (2025/26)
Departments
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Engineering（Bachelor）
- Department of Business Management
- Department of Child Development and Family Studies（Bachelor）
- Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering
- Department of Foreign Languages and Applied Emerging Technologies
- Department of Health Administration
- Department of Human Development and Psychology（Bachelor）
- Department of Information Technology and Management
- Department of International Digital Communication Studies
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Biotechnology（Bachelor）
- Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences
- Department of Molecular Biology and Human Genetics（Bachelor）
- Department of Physical Therapy（Bachelor）
- Department of Public Health（Bachelor）
- Department of Social Work（Bachelor）
- Institute of Education（Master）
- Institute of Long-term Care
- Institute of Religion and Humanity（Master）
- Master Program in Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine
- Master Program in Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine
- Master Program in Sustainability and Disaster Management
- School of Medicine（Bachelor）
- School of Nursing（Bachelor）
- School of Pharmacy
Campus and area
As each school publishes it, with the school year shown where the school gives one. Check the school's own page before you apply.
中央校區 Main campus
- CityHualien
- Train (TRA)花蓮火車站 (5 min)
about 5 minutes by taxi - School shuttle每學期上課期間週一至週五，提供中央校區至介仁、建國校區免費往返交通車服務。
介仁校區
- CityHualien
- Address
- Train (TRA)花蓮火車站 (10 min)
about 10 minutes by taxi
建國校區
- District吉安鄉, Hualien
- Train (TRA)花蓮火車站 (10 min)
about 10 minutes by taxi
Dorms
- DormsYes
- Who is guaranteed or put firstFirst-year students 本校大學部一年級學生均一律住校，如遇特殊狀況不住宿者，需按本校「慈濟大學學生寄居校外及通學辦法」辦理。International students 本校外籍生、僑生、領有政府低收入戶證明或接受學校清寒補助之清寒學生、身心障礙生、外離島學生、公費生、本校核定之宿舍幹部及經學生事務處生活輔導組簽核者，享有優先分配權。Overseas Chinese students (僑生) 本校外籍生、僑生、領有政府低收入戶證明或接受學校清寒補助之清寒學生、身心障礙生、外離島學生、公費生、本校核定之宿舍幹部及經學生事務處生活輔導組簽核者，享有優先分配權。Low-income households (低收入戶) 本校外籍生、僑生、領有政府低收入戶證明或接受學校清寒補助之清寒學生、身心障礙生、外離島學生、公費生、本校核定之宿舍幹部及經學生事務處生活輔導組簽核者，享有優先分配權。Students with disabilities 本校外籍生、僑生、領有政府低收入戶證明或接受學校清寒補助之清寒學生、身心障礙生、外離島學生、公費生、本校核定之宿舍幹部及經學生事務處生活輔導組簽核者，享有優先分配權。
- International students中央、介仁、建國校區依所屬學院安排住宿；春節期間提供境外生留宿。
- How to apply每年4~5月辦理下學年住宿申請；申請方式以當時公告為主。新生宿舍申請請至：https://recruit.tcu.edu.tw/WebRegister/Login.aspx
- Application period每年4~5月辦理下學年住宿申請
- How beds are allocated碩博班、大學部依學生總體比例為原則分配之，若總床位數不足，則依年級及住家離校距離等原因決定優先住宿順序。大學部一年級新生申請下學年住宿必須更換寢室，舊生可選擇住原寢或更換寢室。
- Household registration (戶籍) rule凡居住於新城鄉、花蓮市、吉安鄉、壽豐鄉等地者，不提供第一梯次住宿申請。
- Lower priority if registered inXincheng Township (not offered the first round of applications), Hualien City (not offered the first round of applications), Ji'an Township (not offered the first round of applications), Shoufeng Township (not offered the first round of applications)
- Summer break寒暑假住宿需經由師長協助提出申請及住宿起訖日；依房型收費(不含冷氣費)，每日：單人房300元、雙人房200元、三人房150元、四人房100元；不受理校外工讀住宿。
- Winter break寒暑假住宿需經由師長協助提出申請及住宿起訖日；依房型每日收費。春節期間提供境外生留宿，獎助生免收費用，餘每日收費NT$300(不含冷氣)。
Dorm fees
| Hall and room | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 中央校區及介仁校區宿舍 中央校區 | ||
| 4位同學 | NT$8,200 [1] per semester | 2026/27 |
| 致善樓(一舍) Women · 建國校區 | ||
| 雅房 | NT$6,000 [2] per semester | 2026/27 |
| 致美樓(三舍) Men, Women, Undergraduates · 建國校區 | ||
| 套房 | NT$8,200 [2] per semester | 2026/27 |
Notes on the fees
- 每學期(共4個月)；冷氣電費需另行儲值
- 冷氣使用冷氣卡需另行儲值
Official links
- Dorm page
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