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Hidden Gems
Respectable entry bars with surprisingly little competition. If you have the grades but no appetite for a bloodbath, start your research here.
Selection criteria
Entry-bar tier "Medium" or "High" with a 2025 Band A applicants-per-offer ratio in the citywide bottom 30%; sorted by average grade per subject, highest first.
65 programmes match the criteria; the top 30 are listed below.
The bracketed percentage = the programme's admission median ÷ that programme's OWN full mark (theoretical maximum weighted score). Institutions publish scores on different scales, so this percentage is what makes them comparable; it is omitted where the full mark cannot be derived.
JS6078median 38 (75%)Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of LawsHKUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS6602median 55 (76%)Bachelor of Science in Innovation and TechnologyHKUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
JS6808median 46 (75%)Bachelor of Business AdministrationHKUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS6937median 32 (75%)Global Engineering and Business ProgrammeHKUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS4412median 42.875 (79%)Computer Science and EngineeringCUHKEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS4513median 28.6 (79%)NursingCUHKEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS4725median 33 (79%)Biotechnology, Entrepreneurship and Healthcare ManagementCUHKEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
JS4836median 33 (79%)Geography and Resource ManagementCUHKEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
JS4858median 29.15 (79%)Global CommunicationCUHKEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
JS5814median 44.25 (74%)BSc in Risk Management and Business IntelligenceHKUSTEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS5901median 62.48 (74%)BEng/BSc & BBA Dual Degree Program in Technology & ManagementHKUSTEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
JS6810median 37 (73%)Bachelor of Social SciencesHKUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS1062median 29 (75%)Bachelor of Laws and BBA AccountancyCityUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
JS6779median 33 (71%)Statistical Decision SciencesHKUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
JS6858median 54 (71%)Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of LawsHKUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS3290median 260.6 (74%)BSc in OptometryPolyUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS4202median 26 (74%)Integrated Bachelor of Business Administration ProgrammeCUHKEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
JS4240median 26 (74%)Professional AccountancyCUHKEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
JS4750median 44.25 (74%)Aerospace Science and Earth Informatics & X Double Major ProgrammeCUHKEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
JS4850median 28.95 (74%)Journalism and CommunicationCUHKEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS6016median 29 (68%)Bachelor of Science in SurveyingHKUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS6250median 29 (68%)Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Global Health and DevelopmentHKUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS6406median 35 (69%)Bachelor of LawsHKUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
JS4812median 28 (73%)Architectural StudiesCUHKEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
JS5331median 48.19 (67%)BSc in Economics and FinanceHKUSTEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS6224median 53 (66%)Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial IntelligenceHKUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS6353median 28 (66%)Bachelor of Engineering in Civil EngineeringHKUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
JS6781median 35 (66%)Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and Finance / Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting Data AnalyticsHKUEntry bar: HighCompetition: Very Low
JS4032median 27.25 (71%)EnglishCUHKEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
JS4760median 35 (71%)Interdisciplinary Data Analytics & X Double Major ProgrammeCUHKEntry bar: HighCompetition: Low
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