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The University of Hong Kong

About the University

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is the oldest higher education institution in Hong Kong, ranking 11th in the 2026 QS World University Rankings — the highest among Hong Kong universities. Its faculties cover Architecture, Arts, Business and Economics, Education, Medicine, Engineering, Science, Law, Social Sciences, and Computing and Data Science. Most undergraduate programmes are taught in English and last 4 years (some joint programmes last 5-6 years).

Admission & Selection Preferences

HKU admits mainland Gaokao applicants and students with international curricula, selecting on total Gaokao scores and English subject scores; some programmes include an interview. Tuition is set in two tiers by faculty: HKD 198,000 per year (Architecture, Arts, Business and Economics, Education, Law, Social Sciences) and HKD 218,000 per year (Medicine, Engineering, Science, Computing and Data Science) — subject to official announcements.

Programmes

Click a programme to see its application tier, language requirements, application rounds and admission advice.

Programme Degree Type Duration Tuition Application Tier Language Requirement GRE
BASc(AppliedAI) Applied Artificial Intelligence Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
CDS Computing and Data Science (Engineering / Science / Computing and Data Science) Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
SDS Statistical Decision Sciences (Engineering / Science / Computing and Data Science) Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BSc(I&T) Innovation and Technology Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BSc(ActuarSc) Actuarial Science Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BASc(FinTech) Financial Technology Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BSocSc(Polit&Laws) & LLB (Political Science and Law) (5-Year) Bachelor's 5 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BPsych Psychology Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BJ Journalism Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BSW Social Work Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BSocSc (China Studies / Cognitive Science / Counselling / Criminology / Geography / Media and Communication Studies / Neuroscience / Government and Public Administration / Psychology / Social Policy and Social Development / Sociology / Urban Governance) Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
LLB Laws Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
SMC Science Enrichment Programme (Biological Sciences / Chemistry / Ecology and Biodiversity / Geology / Mathematics / Molecular Biology and Biotechnology / Physics) Bachelor's 4.5-5 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BSc (Biochemistry / Biological Sciences / Chemistry / Decision Analytics / Earth System Science / Ecology and Biodiversity / Environmental Science / Food and Nutritional Science / Geology / Mathematics / Molecular Biology and Biotechnology / Physics / Risk Management / Statistics) Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BSc & LLB (5-Year) Bachelor's 5 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BEng(CE/EE/ElecE) Computer Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Electronic Engineering Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BEng(Elite) Elite Engineering Programme Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BEng(civE) Civil Engineering Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BEng(DASE) Industrial Engineering and Logistics Management Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BEng(ME) Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BEng x MSc(EngA) Joint Programme in Engineering and Artificial Intelligence Bachelor's 5 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BEng(BME) Biomedical Engineering Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BASc(GHD) Global Health and Development Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BBiomedsc Biomedical Sciences Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BPharm Pharmacy Bachelor's 4 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BChinMed Chinese Medicine (6-Year) Bachelor's 6 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BNURS-ALT Nursing (Elite Leaders Training Stream) (5-Year) Bachelor's 5 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BNURS Nursing (5-Year) Bachelor's 5 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
MBBS Medicine and Surgery (6-Year) Bachelor's 6 years HKD 218,000 / year English-medium
BEd(ECE&SE) Early Childhood Education and Special Education (5-Year) Bachelor's 5 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BSc(SLP) Speech and Language Pathology Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BEd & BSc (5-Year) Bachelor's 5 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
HKU-Sciences Po Dual Degree (2 Years at HKU / 2 Years at Sciences Po) Bachelor's 4 years Subject to official announcement English-medium
HKU-UBC Dual Degree (Business Administration + Commerce) (2 Years at HKU / 2 Years at UBC) Bachelor's 4 years Subject to official announcement English-medium
HKU-PKU Dual Degree in Economics and Finance / Management (2 Years at HKU / 2 Years at PKU) Bachelor's 4 years Subject to official announcement English-medium
BFin(AMPB) Asset Management and Private Banking Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BEcon / BEcon & Fin (Economics or Economics and Finance) Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
GEBP Global Engineering and Business Programme (Business & Engineering Dual Degree) Bachelor's 5 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BSc(QFin) Quantitative Finance Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BSc(MAT) Marketing Analytics and Technology Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BBA (Law) & LLB (5-Year) Bachelor's 5 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BBA(Acc&Fin) / BBA(ADA) Accounting and Finance / Accounting Data Analytics Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BBA(IBGM) International Business and Global Management Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BBA(BA) Business Analytics Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BBA (Entrepreneurship Design and Innovation / Finance / Human Resource Management / Information Systems and Analytics / Marketing) Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BA(HDT) Humanities and Digital Technology Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BA & BEng (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) Bachelor's 5 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BA(GCIN) Global Creative Industries Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BA & LLB (5-Year) Bachelor's 5 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BA & BEd (Language Education) - English Education (5-Year) Bachelor's 5 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BA & BEd (Language Education) - Chinese Education (5-Year) Bachelor's 5 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BA (China History and Culture / Chinese Language and Literature / Translation / English Studies / Comparative Literature / Fine Arts / Linguistics / History / Gender Studies / Music / Philosophy / Global Creative Industries / Global and Area Studies / Hong Kong Studies / Japanese Studies / Korean Studies) Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BASc(Design+) Design+ Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BA(US) Urban Studies Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BA(LS) Landscape Architecture Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BSC(SURV) Surveying Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium
BA(AS) Architecture Bachelor's 4 years HKD 198,000 / year English-medium

Application Timeline & Rounds

Please refer to the university's official website for application rounds and deadlines.

Graduate Outcomes

Please refer to the university's official graduate outcomes report.

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