QS #63 · 2026 QS Asia #18 Hong Kong SAR

City University of Hong Kong

香港城市大学

香港城市大學

City University of Hong Kong (CityU), founded in 1984, is a young public research university in Kowloon Tong, strong in engineering, business, science and creative media.

Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.

1 College of Business

商学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	6.5 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	79 overall · 19 each section

Academic

A-Level	AAB-AAA inc. Math
IB	34-38 HL Math

2 College of Engineering

工学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	6.5 overall · 5.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	79 overall · 19 each section

Academic

A-Level	AAA inc. Math + Phys
IB	34-38 HL Math + Phys

3 College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

人文社会科学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

4 College of Science

理学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	6.5 overall · 5.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	79 overall · 19 each section

Academic

A-Level	AAA inc. Sci
IB	34-38 HL Sci

5 Jockey Club College of Veterinary Medicine & Life Sciences

赛马会动物医学及生命科学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

6 School of Creative Media

创意媒体学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	6.5 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	79 overall · 19 each section

Academic

A-Level	ABB-AAB; portfolio
IB	32-36

7 School of Data Science

数据科学学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

8 School of Energy & Environment

能源及环境学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

9 School of Law

法律学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	92 overall · 22 each section

Academic

A-Level	AAA
IB	36-40

10 College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

人文社会科学学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	6.5 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	79 overall · 19 each section

Academic

A-Level	AAB
IB	32-36

11 College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences

兽医与生命科学学院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	92 overall · 22 each section

Academic

A-Level	A*AA inc. Chem + Bio
IB	38-42 HL Chem + Bio

Admissions tests

Interview for DVM

Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.

1 Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies

周亦卿研究生院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

2 College of Business

商学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

3 College of Engineering

工学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

4 School of Data Science

数据科学学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

5 School of Law

法律学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

6 College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

人文社会科学院

↗ Faculty page

Requirements pending — see the official page

7 School of Graduate Studies

研究生院

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	6.5 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	79 overall · 19 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.0/4.3+ (Master's); 3.3+ (PhD)
Prior degree	Bachelor's in relevant field

8 College of Business (PG)

商学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	6.5 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	79 overall · 19 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.0+; MBA 3+ yrs work
Prior degree	Bachelor's; GMAT for MBA

Admissions tests

GMAT 600+ for MBA / MSF

9 College of Engineering (PG)

工学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	6.5 overall · 5.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	79 overall · 19 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.0+
Prior degree	Bachelor's in engineering / CS

10 School of Law (PG)

法律学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	7 overall · 6.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	92 overall · 22 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.3+
Prior degree	LLB for LLM; non-law Bachelor's for JD

11 School of Creative Media (PG)

创意媒体学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	6.5 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	79 overall · 19 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.0+; portfolio
Prior degree	Bachelor's in design / media

12 College of Science (PG)

理学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	6.5 overall · 5.5 each section
TOEFL iBT	79 overall · 19 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.0+
Prior degree	Bachelor's in relevant science

13 College of Liberal Arts (PG)

人文社会科学学院（研究生）

↗ Faculty page

Language

IELTS	6.5 overall · 6 each section
TOEFL iBT	79 overall · 19 each section

Academic

GPA	GPA 3.0+
Prior degree	Bachelor's in humanities / SS

Admitted cases

MSc Data Science · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.6
IELTS: 7
Prior degree: PolyU CS

MBA · 2024

accepted

GPA: 3.4
GMAT: 650
Prior degree: CityU BBA

JD · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.7
IELTS: 7.5
Prior degree: HKU SS

MFA Creative Media · 2024

accepted

GPA: 3.5
IELTS: 6.5
Prior degree: HKBU Communication

Award-winning short film.

PhD EE · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.8
TOEFL iBT: 100
Prior degree: SCUT EE

2 IEEE papers.

MA English · 2025

accepted

GPA: 3.55
IELTS: 7
Prior degree: BFSU English

Cases are self-reported and may not reflect typical admits. Always defer to official requirements.

Sources

↗ Official university site ↗ Official undergraduate ↗ Official graduate

Last verified: 2026-05-19