50,000 According to education bureau of shanghai official website, in 20 17, the number of applicants for the Shanghai college entrance examination was 50,000, the number of applicants for liberal arts was19,000, and the number of applicants for science was 32,000. The National College Entrance Examination, referred to as "College Entrance Examination" for short, is a selective examination for qualified high school graduates in People's Republic of China (PRC) (China) or candidates with equivalent academic qualifications.