Abstract: The previous research on the balance score card theory applied to the graduate education institutes is first reviewed. Then the difference between balance score cards of enterprises and that of graduate education institutes is analyed. Based on the difference, the balance score card for graduate education institutes is built, and the four layers of the card based on which the strategy map is able to construct are studies. Finally, the strategic layer is decomposed and the general score cards for teams or individuals are bulit. The results make a contribution towards the implementation of the strategies of graduate education institutes, and are helpful to form or elevate their core competitions.