Colleges enroll more rural students

China's top universities are continuing to work on improving equality during admission season, especially through enrolling more students from rural areas.

Officials of Renmin University of China said the school enrolled 314 students from rural areas, about 11.2 percent of the total number of new students, this year. The university plans to enroll around 2,800 new students this year.

"Including this year's freshmen, the number of students from rural areas in the university will exceed 20 percent," said Li Xiangqian, director of the university's admission office.