BASIS International & Bilingual Schools · China (BIBS · C) Class of 2025 graduates from six campuses in Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Park Lane Harbour, Hangzhou, and Nanjing received an impressive 1,585 university offers and US$6,545,557 in scholarships. This record-setting year achieved both the highest-ever number of university acceptances in BIBS · C history and the strongest admission rate to top-tier universities and colleges around the world.

BASIS International School Shenzhen Class of 2025

BASIS International School Guangzhou Class of 2025
Of the 242 students who applied to academic universities (excluding those who applied exclusively to art schools), 180 (74%) were admitted to the Top 30 U.S. Universities and/or the Top 10 U.S. Liberal Arts Colleges and/or the Top 5 U.K. Universities and/or the Top 1 Canadian University and/or the Top 1 Hong Kong University—a seven percent increase from early April. Additionally, 236 students (98%) were accepted to the Top 50 U.S. Universities and/or the Top 20 U.S. Liberal Arts Colleges and/or the Top 10 U.K. Universities and/or the Top 3 Canadian Universities and/or the Top 3 Hong Kong Universities.

BASIS International School Park Lane Harbour Class of 2025

BASIS International School Hangzhou Class of 2025
Notably, all six campuses with graduating classes—BASIS International School Shenzhen, BASIS International School Guangzhou, BASIS International School Park Lane Harbour, BASIS International School Hangzhou, BASIS International School Nanjing, and BASIS Bilingual School Shenzhen—earned Ivy League admissions, marking a new phase of collective excellence where all campuses thrive together.

BASIS International School Nanjing Class of 2025

BASIS Bilingual School Shenzhen Class of 2025
University Acceptances
(University rankings reference: U.S. News & World Report, Times Higher Education, and QS World University Rankings)
Ivy League Schools & the U.S. Top 10 University Acceptances
Rank | University/College | Acceptances |
4 | Stanford University | 2 |
6 | Duke University | 1 |
6 | Johns Hopkins University | 5 |
6 | Northwestern University | 3 |
10 | University of Pennsylvania | 1 |
11 | Cornell University | 10 |
15 | Dartmouth College | 2 |
The U.S. Top 2 Liberal Arts College Acceptances | ||
Rank | University/College | Acceptances |
1 | Williams College | 2 |
The U.K. Top 2 University Acceptances | ||
Rank | University/College | Acceptances |
2 | University of Cambridge | 2 |
The U.S. Top 11-30 University Acceptances | ||||
Rank | University/College | Acceptances | ||
11 | University of Chicago | 2 | ||
15 | University of California, Los Angeles | 28 | ||
17 | University of California, Berkeley | 16 | ||
18 | Rice University | 4 | ||
18 | University of Notre Dame | 1 | ||
18 | Vanderbilt University | 3 | ||
21 | Carnegie Mellon University | 10 | ||
21 | University of Michigan–Ann Arbor | 4 | ||
21 | Washington University in St. Louis | 7 | ||
24 | Emory University | 16 | ||
24 | Georgetown University | 5 | ||
24 | University of Virginia | 3 | ||
27 | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | 25 | ||
27 | University of Southern California | 32 | ||
29 | University of California, San Diego | 57 | ||
30 | New York University | 26 | ||
30 | University of Florida | 2 | ||
30 | University of Texas at Austin | 4 | ||
The U.S. Top 3-10 Liberal Arts College Acceptances | ||||
Rank | University/College | Acceptances | ||
3 | Swarthmore College | 2 | ||
7 | Wellesley College | 1 | ||
8 | Carleton College | 2 | ||
The U.K. Top 3-5 University Acceptances | ||||
Rank | University/College | Acceptances | ||
3 | Imperial College London | 8 | ||
4 | University College London | 25 | ||
5 | University of Edinburgh | 31 | ||
Canada Top 1 University Acceptances | ||||
Rank | University/College | Acceptances | ||
1 | University of Toronto | 44 | ||
Hong Kong Top 1 University Acceptances | ||||
Rank | University/College | Acceptances | ||
1 | The University of Hong Kong | 43 | ||
The U.S. Top 50 and/or the U.S. Liberal Arts Top 20 and/or the U.K. Top 10 and/or Canadian Top 3 and/or Hong Kong (China) Top 3
Total College Acceptances | Number of Students | Percentage of Students Admitted |
1162 | 236 | 98% |
(Source from U.S. News & World Report, Times Higher Education and QS World University Rankings)
Conclusion
The Class of 2025 has set a new standard across BASIS International & Bilingual Schools · China. With record-breaking acceptances and scholarships, strong results across every campus, and success at the world’s most competitive universities, this year’s graduates have shown what is possible when dedication, curiosity, and opportunity come together.
Congratulations to all our students from the Class of 2025 on these outstanding results!
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To see how our students have continued to achieve outstanding results year after year, explore past graduating classes on our blog.