Programmes & Admissions

 Admissions (2025-26 intake)

Undergraduate Programmes:

• Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Applied Artificial Intelligence (BASc(AppliedAI))
• Statistical Decision Sciences *


• Bachelor of Statistics (Decision Analytics) [BStat(DA)]


• Bachelor of Statistics (Risk Management) [BStat(RM)]


• Bachelor of Statistics (Statistics) [BStat(ST)]
• Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Science (BSc(ActuarSc))

Taught Postgraduate Programmes:

• Master of Data Science (MDASC)
• Master of Statistics (MStat)
• Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (MSc(AI))
  [Joint Programme hosted by Department of Mathematics]

Research Postgraduate Programmes:

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
• Master of Philosophy (MPhil)

* In Statistical Decision Sciences (programme code: 6779), three specialized Professional Cores are offered under the degree Bachelor of Statistics (BStat), namely: (1) Decision Analytics, (2) Risk Management, and (3) Statistics. Students shall make a preliminary choice of a Professional Core as an indication of their preferences upon entrance, and will be allowed to switch between the Professional Cores according to their interests, with no limit on quota, during their studies. Upon completion of the programme, the Professional Core will be displayed on the transcript, indicating the specialization of the BStat degree awarded to each graduate.

 Scholarships

• Belt and Road Scholarship in Statistics and Data Science (Taught Postgraduate)*
• China Life Insurance (Overseas) Scholarship in Actuarial Science (中國人壽（海外）精算獎學金)
• Dr Patrick S C Poon Scholarship in Actuarial Science
• Dr Patrick S C Poon Scholarship in Statistics
• Entrance Scholarship for the Master of Data Science*
• Entrance Scholarship for the Master of Statistics
• Future Leaders of the Year Scholarships
• Ho Kam Chiu Lo Lai Ching Memorial Scholarship
• Hong Kong Federation of Insurers Scholarship
• Life Underwriters Association of Hong Kong Scholarship
• Lifelong Learning Prizes in Data Science*
• Lifelong Learning Prizes in Statistics
• Master of Data Science Outstanding Performance Award*
• Master of Statistics Outstanding Performance Scholarship
• Saw Prize in Statistics
• Saw Swee Hock Statistics Scholarship
• School of Computing and Data Science Entrance Scholarship
• Statistical Decision Sciences (6779) Entrance Scholarship
• Statistics and Actuarial Science (SAAS) Scholarships
• Suoxinda Scholarship in Data Science
• Winnie S M Tang Scholarship in Applied Artificial Intelligence
• YF Life Scholarship in Actuarial Science and Risk Management
• Yu Kam Tim Chan Siu Hing Award in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science

For scholarship opportunities other than the above, please visit HKU Scholarships.