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香港中文大學
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), founded in 1963, is a comprehensive research university in Sha Tin, Hong Kong, known for finance, medicine and Chinese studies.
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Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.
Language IELTS 6.5 overall · 5.5 each section TOEFL iBT 88 overall · 21 each section
Language IELTS 7 overall · 6 each section TOEFL iBT 97 overall · 23 each section
Academic A-Level A*AA inc. Math IB 38-42 HL Math
Language IELTS 6.5 overall · 5.5 each section TOEFL iBT 88 overall · 21 each section
Language IELTS 6.5 overall · 5.5 each section TOEFL iBT 88 overall · 21 each section
Academic A-Level AAA inc. Math IB 36-40 HL Math AP 5×Math + Sci
Language IELTS 7 overall · 6.5 each section TOEFL iBT 100 overall · 25 each section
Language IELTS 7 overall · 7 each section TOEFL iBT 100 overall · 25 each section
Academic A-Level A*AA inc. Chem + Bio IB 40-42 HL Chem + Bio
Admissions tests Interview required
Language IELTS 6.5 overall · 5.5 each section TOEFL iBT 88 overall · 21 each section
Academic A-Level AAB inc. relevant sci IB 34-38 HL Sci
Language IELTS 6.5 overall · 5.5 each section TOEFL iBT 88 overall · 21 each section
Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.
Language IELTS 6.5 overall · 6 each section TOEFL iBT 88 overall · 21 each section
Academic GPA GPA 3.0+ for master's; 3.3+ for PhD Prior degree Bachelor's in relevant field
Language IELTS 7 overall · 6.5 each section TOEFL iBT 100 overall · 22 each section
Academic GPA GPA 3.3+; MBA 3+ yrs experience Prior degree Bachelor's; work exp for MBA
Admissions tests GMAT 650+ / GRE
Language IELTS 7 overall · 6.5 each section TOEFL iBT 97 overall · 23 each section
Academic GPA GPA 3.3+ in law Prior degree LLB for LLM
Language IELTS 7 overall · 7 each section TOEFL iBT 100 overall · 25 each section
Academic GPA GPA 3.3+ Prior degree Bachelor's in medicine / life sciences
Language IELTS 6.5 overall · 6 each section TOEFL iBT 88 overall · 21 each section
Academic GPA GPA 3.0+; PhD 3.3+ Prior degree Bachelor's in engineering / CS
Language IELTS 7 overall · 6.5 each section TOEFL iBT 97 overall · 23 each section
Academic GPA GPA 3.0+; teaching experience preferred Prior degree Bachelor's + relevant experience
Language IELTS 7 overall · 6.5 each section TOEFL iBT 97 overall · 23 each section
Academic GPA GPA 3.0+; PhD 3.3+ Prior degree Bachelor's in social sciences
Admitted cases
MSc CS · 2025 accepted GPA 3.6 IELTS 7 Prior degree PolyU CS
MBA · 2024 accepted GPA 3.5 GMAT 690 Prior degree CUHK BBA
LLM · 2025 accepted GPA 3.7 IELTS 7 Prior degree CUHK Law
MPH · 2024 accepted GPA 3.6 IELTS 7 Prior degree HKU Biology
MA Translation · 2025 accepted GPA 3.55 IELTS 7 Prior degree PolyU Translation
PhD Economics · 2025 accepted GPA 3.88 TOEFL iBT 105 GRE Q170 V162 Prior degree CUHK Econ 2 working papers.
Cases are self-reported and may not reflect typical admits. Always defer to official requirements.
Sources Last verified: 2026-05-19
