Tatung University

Key Highlights

• Private university founded in 1956 and renamed Tatung University in 1999
• Active bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral provision documented for the 2026 academic year
• Focused academic profile spanning engineering, computing, management, design, and applied languages
• Urban campus at No. 40, Section 3, Zhongshan North Road in Taipei

Student Life & Environment

Student life is based on a compact city campus rather than an isolated residential setting. The university maintains student housing on Dehui Street, close to the main campus. Its dormitory service publishes application instructions, room information, regulations, equipment details, and separate guidance for new students. For the 2026–2027 academic year, new-student housing applications were scheduled for August 20–25, 2026, with new-student move-in on August 29–30. Housing therefore requires an active application and attention to the current schedule. The 2026 international application guidance states that on-campus accommodation is guaranteed for international students. That assurance should not be generalized to every domestic applicant. Domestic housing priority and allocation rules may differ, and all students should confirm room type, vacation access, payment deadlines, and current availability directly with the housing office. Beyond accommodation, the urban location gives students ready access to food, shopping, museums, public transport, and cultural activities outside campus. Official university material identifies nearby Taipei Fine Arts Museum facilities and the Qingguang Market area. The university also presents exchange opportunities through international partner institutions, while individual departments may offer their own overseas activities. The available official sources do not provide a reliable current English inventory of clubs, varsity sports, counseling provision, or dining facilities. Students for whom these are decisive should ask the student-affairs office for the 2026–2027 club list and current service details rather than rely on older freshman pages.

Location & Surroundings

Tatung University is located at No. 40, Section 3, Zhongshan North Road in Taipei’s Zhongshan District. This is a dense urban setting with public transport, shops, restaurants, markets, and cultural institutions within the surrounding area. It suits students who want routine access to central Taipei, though the compact site offers a different experience from a large self-contained campus. The university’s directions identify Minquan West Road Station as a nearby Taipei Metro stop. From that station, the campus is approximately a 10–15-minute walk north along Zhongshan North Road. Yuanshan Station is another nearby option. Travelers arriving through Taoyuan Airport can take the Airport MRT to Taipei Main Station and transfer to the Taipei Metro, or use an airport bus serving the Minquan West Road area. Nearby destinations identified in official university material include the Taipei Fine Arts Museum area and Qingguang Market. These provide practical access to exhibitions, food, and daily services. Actual travel times vary, so prospective students should check routes from their intended accommodation, especially if they will commute rather than live in university housing.

Costs & Career Outcomes

For the 2026–2027 academic year, Tatung University’s official fee schedule lists tuition and miscellaneous fees per semester. Management and Applied Foreign Languages programs total NT$47,120, while the listed engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, and design programs total NT$54,170. These are published base charges, not a complete cost of attendance. Additional items can include insurance, computer-practical fees, books, accommodation, food, transport, and vacation housing. The same schedule lists standard accommodation at NT$12,500 per semester and international residence accommodation at NT$20,500 per semester. It also lists student insurance at NT$285 and a NT$1,340 computer-practical fee for each semester of the first year and the first semester of the second year. Students should confirm which charges apply to their degree and room assignment before budgeting. An alumni-funded scholarship provides NT$15,000 annually to eligible regularly enrolled undergraduates and first- or second-year master’s and doctoral students, with exclusions for several categories. Separate international awards include partial undergraduate tuition waivers and competitive master’s or doctoral tuition, accommodation, grant, or stipend packages. Renewal standards and exclusions apply, so awards should not be treated as automatic unless explicitly stated in an offer. Career preparation centers on practical coursework and industry links. Official materials describe laboratory training and internships, including a current Wistron NeWeb master’s pathway in selected engineering and computing fields. No sufficiently current official placement rate, graduate salary, or employer-outcome dataset was located, so applicants should request department-level internship and graduate-destination evidence when comparing programs.