In the 2025–2026 university application season, graduates from Beijing Haidian Kaiwen Academy have once again achieved strong and steady university admission results.

As of April 20, the 86 students in the Haidian Kaiwen Academy Class of 2026 have received 532 university offers and a total of USD 2.257 million in scholarships.

Behind these numbers are students with diverse stories, interests, and pathways. Rather than being pushed into a single track, they have grown through years of exploration, reflection, and practice, gradually identifying their own academic interests and future directions. Their university results are a natural reflection of that growth.

Class of 2026 Admission Results at a Glance

For the Haidian Kaiwen Academy Class of 2026:

– 86 graduates

– 532 university offers

– USD 2.257 million in total scholarships

– 93.4% acceptance rate to U.S. Top 50 universities

– 38.3% acceptance rate to U.S. Top 30 universities

– 23.9% acceptance rate to U.S. Top 20 universities

– 69.4% acceptance rate to UK G5 universities

– 100% acceptance rate to Australia’s Group of Eight universities

– 100% acceptance rate to Canada’s Top 3 universities

Note: U.S. university rankings are based on the 2026 U.S. News National University Rankings.

The Class of 2026 applied to universities across a wide range of destinations, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong SAR, China, New Zealand, and Japan.

Strong Outcomes Across Global University Destinations

In terms of study destinations, the Class of 2026 continues to show a highly diversified application profile. The United States and the United Kingdom remain the two primary destinations, with Australia, Canada, and Hong Kong also representing important choices. This year, a small number of graduates also applied to universities in New Zealand and Japan.

Across these destinations, Haidian Kaiwen Academy students demonstrated strong competitiveness.

Among students applying to U.S. universities through academic pathways, 93.4% received offers from U.S. Top 50 universities, continuing the strong performance of previous graduating classes.

It is also worth noting that, as the graduating class size has continued to grow in recent years, this year’s students achieved a 38.3% acceptance rate to U.S. Top 30 universities, while the U.S. Top 20 acceptance rate reached a historic high of 23.9%.

The sustained stability of admissions to leading U.S. universities, together with continued breakthroughs at the very top level, speaks to the effectiveness and sustainability of Haidian Kaiwen Academy’s academic development system. It also reflects the school’s long-term investment in university counseling, personalized student growth, and differentiated academic planning.

Students received offers from top U.S. universities including Northwestern University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California, Los Angeles, Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Southern California, the University of California, San Diego, the University of Florida, the University of Texas at Austin, and New York University.

Their admitted majors include mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology, computer science, information science, data science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, economics, psychology, sociology, communications, anthropology, and business.

UK, Canada, Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Japan Offers

Among students applying to UK universities through academic pathways, 69.4% received offers from UK G5 universities.

UK offers came from institutions such as University College London, King’s College London, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Manchester, and the University of Warwick.

Admitted majors include mathematics, chemistry, biology, computer science, data science, education, economics, psychology, sociology, art history, and business.

Students applying to universities in Canada, Australia, and Hong Kong SAR received a total of 38 offers. The acceptance rate to Australia’s Group of Eight universities reached 100%, and the acceptance rate to Canada’s Top 3 universities also reached 100%.

Offers came from globally recognized institutions including the University of British Columbia, the University of Toronto, the University of Sydney, the University of Melbourne, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.

Admitted majors include biology, mathematics, physics, computer science, electrical engineering, economics, social sciences, communications, and business.

This year, two graduates also applied to universities in New Zealand and Japan, receiving offers from Tokyo International University and the University of Auckland.

Diverse Academic Interests Across STEM, Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts

In terms of major selection, the Class of 2026 continues to demonstrate a high degree of academic diversity. Students received offers across STEM fields, interdisciplinary programs, social sciences, humanities, and the arts.

In foundational and applied sciences such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, computer science, data science, information science, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering, graduates received offers from many of the world’s leading universities.

In the social sciences, including economics, psychology, communications, education, and sociology, as well as humanities fields such as politics, literature, and art history, students also demonstrated strong academic competitiveness.

This diversity is the natural result of Haidian Kaiwen Academy’s commitment to holistic education and its systematic academic development model.

The school’s academic system gives students the space to explore different disciplines during high school, understand various modes of inquiry, and gradually locate their own intellectual direction. As a result, students are able to present clear, personalized, and diverse academic aspirations in the university application process.

Selected Offers in STEM and Interdisciplinary Fields 

Examples of strong academic offers include:

– University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | Computer Science

– University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Computer Science

– University of Southern California | Data Science

– University of California, San Diego | Data Science

– University of Texas at Austin | Informatics

– Washington University in St. Louis | Applied Mathematics

– University of California, San Diego | Mathematics

– University of California, Los Angeles | Chemistry

– University of California, San Diego | Chemistry

– University of California, San Diego | Mechanical Engineering

– University College London | Electronic Engineering

– University College London | Statistical Science

– Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Information Systems

Outstanding Results in Art and Design Applications

This year, Haidian Kaiwen Academy graduates continued to achieve outstanding results in art and design applications, with a 100% acceptance rate to global Top 10 art schools.

Students received offers from top specialized art and design institutions, including Rhode Island School of Design, Parsons School of Design, Central Saint Martins at University of the Arts London, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Pratt Institute, Maryland Institute College of Art, ArtCenter College of Design, and the School of Visual Arts.

Students applying to art-related majors at comprehensive universities also performed strongly, receiving offers from globally recognized institutions such as the University of California, Berkeley, the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and University College London.

At Haidian Kaiwen Academy, art is not treated as an isolated application track. It is part of the school’s broader academic and curricular ecosystem. Students applying to art programs are supported within the school’s overall academic development framework. Through personalized course planning, they develop the ability to think critically, ask thoughtful questions, and solve problems with depth. The school believes that these abilities give students a stronger intellectual foundation for artistic expression and help them develop lasting creative power.

The consistent, high-level art admission results in recent years once again reflect the systematic and effective nature of Haidian Kaiwen Academy’s art talent development model.

A Broader Meaning of Education

The value of education is never limited to a single acceptance letter. Its deeper purpose lies in helping each student take root, grow upward, and continue developing over a much longer arc of life.

The breadth and depth shown in the Class of 2026 admission results are a true reflection of Haidian Kaiwen Academy’s long-standing commitment to holistic education.

The school does not measure growth by a single standard. Instead, it provides each student with rich academic resources and meaningful space for exploration, allowing interests to become clearer through experience and abilities to deepen through sustained effort.

At Beijing Haidian Kaiwen Academy, growth is not a fixed track leading to one predetermined destination. It is a set of individual pathways chosen by students themselves, each naturally leading toward a different future.

University admission is only one coordinate in a much longer journey. What matters more are the qualities students develop within this educational community: curiosity toward the unknown, resilience in the face of challenges, kindness toward others, and a sense of responsibility toward society.

These qualities will not fade after the application season ends. They will continue to shine on a wider global stage.

Looking Ahead

Haidian Kaiwen Academy, a Beijing bilingual international school, is guided by its mission to cultivate problem-solvers with a sense of responsibility, global vision, emotional well-being, and the ability to experience and create joy.

With students at the center, the school works to help each learner become an independent individual with strong character, physical resilience, academic excellence, scientific thinking, critical spirit, and creative capability.

Every young person who leaves this campus has developed an inner anchor through years of exploration. There is no standard answer ahead. But we have every reason to believe that they now carry the courage and wisdom to write the next chapter of their own lives. And that, perhaps, is the simplest and deepest result of education.