← Schools The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), founded in 1991 in Clear Water Bay, is a young research-intensive university known for engineering, business and science.
Undergraduate Graduate Drafted Drafted
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 80 overall · 20 each section
Academic A-Level AAA inc. Math + Sci IB 36-40 HL Math/Sci AP 5×Math + 2 Sci
Language IELTS 6.5 overall · 5.5 each section TOEFL iBT 80 overall · 20 each section
Academic A-Level A*AA inc. Math + Phys IB 38-42 HL Math + Phys AP 5×Math + Phys
Language IELTS 6.5 overall · 5.5 each section TOEFL iBT 80 overall · 20 each section
Academic A-Level A*AA inc. Math IB 38-42 HL Math
Language IELTS 7 overall · 5.5 each section TOEFL iBT 85 overall · 20 each section
Requirements pending — see the official page
Language IELTS 6.5 overall · 5.5 each section TOEFL iBT 80 overall · 20 each section
Requirements differ by faculty / school — pick your faculty below. Each shows its own official admissions page.
Requirements pending — see the official page
Requirements pending — see the official page
Requirements pending — see the official page
Requirements pending — see the official page
Language IELTS 6.5 overall · 5.5 each section TOEFL iBT 80 overall · 20 each section
Academic GPA GPA 3.0+ Prior degree Bachelor's in any field for interdisciplinary MSc
6 HKUST(GZ) — Hong Kong Univ. of Science & Technology (Guangzhou) 香港科技大学（广州）
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Language IELTS 6.5 overall · 5.5 each section TOEFL iBT 80 overall · 20 each section
Academic GPA GPA 3.0+ for MSc; 3.3+ for PhD Prior degree Bachelor's in engineering / CS
Language IELTS 7 overall · 6 each section TOEFL iBT 100 overall · 22 each section
Academic GPA GPA 3.3+; MBA 3+ yrs work Prior degree Bachelor's; GMAT/GRE strongly preferred
Admissions tests GMAT 680+ / GRE 320+
Language IELTS 6.5 overall · 5.5 each section TOEFL iBT 80 overall · 20 each section
Academic GPA GPA 3.0+ Prior degree Bachelor's in relevant science
10 School of Humanities and Social Science (PG) 人文社会科学学院（研究生）
↗ Faculty page Language IELTS 7 overall · 6 each section TOEFL iBT 90 overall · 22 each section
Academic GPA GPA 3.3+; research proposal Prior degree Bachelor's + writing sample
Admitted cases
MSc Big Data Tech · 2025 accepted GPA 3.6 IELTS 7 Prior degree SYSU CS
MBA · 2024 accepted GPA 3.5 GMAT 720 Prior degree HKUST BBA
MSc Finance · 2025 accepted GPA 3.7 TOEFL iBT 105 GMAT 730 Prior degree PKU Finance
PhD Physics · 2025 accepted GPA 3.85 TOEFL iBT 102 Prior degree USTC Physics Two SCI publications.
MSc IT · 2025 accepted GPA 3.4 IELTS 7 Prior degree CityU CS
MA Global China Studies · 2024 accepted GPA 3.6 IELTS 7.5 Prior degree HKU History
Cases are self-reported and may not reflect typical admits. Always defer to official requirements.
Sources Last verified: 2026-05-19
