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Tuen Mun, New Territories · Hong Kong · Research university

Lingnan University

Tuen Mun liberal arts university with 34 programmes across arts, business, social sciences and data science; non-local tuition HK$205,000.

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In English
All 34 degrees
City
Tuen Mun, New Territories
Apply via
Lingnan online application
Next deadline
30 Nov 2026

Deadlines

  1. 30 November 2026

    Early round: application deadline
    DetailsSource

  2. 28 February 2027

    Main round: application deadline
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource

  3. 30 June 2027

    Final round: application deadline for non-local applicants
    Hard deadline
    DetailsSource
All dates for this school (1 more)

  1. 6 July 2027*

    IB results released
    DetailsSource

* Last year’s date, not yet confirmed.

Every date in Hong Kong

What you could study here

All 34 of its undergraduate degrees are taught in English. What it is known for:

Animation and Digital Arts

BA (Hons) · 4 yrs

Non-local applicants meet Lingnan's general IB rule; English at grade 4 (A) or B at HL 4 or SL 5.

Design

Search all its degrees

5 faculties: what each looks for
  • Faculty of Arts: Eight majors for first-year entry, among them Animation and Digital Arts, Film and Visual Arts, History and Translation.
  • Faculty of Business: Seven programmes from Accounting and Corporate Governance to Risk and Insurance Management; AACSB-accredited since 2011.
  • Faculty of Social Sciences: Ten programmes across economics, government, psychology, sociology and social policy, including Social Data Science.
  • Wu Jieh Yee School of Interdisciplinary Studies: Global Development and Sustainability, Public Management and Smart Governance, and Sports Coaching and Event Management.
  • School of Data Science: Data Science, taught by the Division of Artificial Intelligence and the Division of Industrial Data Science.

What it asks of IB students

The IB Diploma is a recognised qualification with no points minimum set. English: grade 4 in English A, or English B grade 4 at HL or 5 at SL. Ask the IBO to send your results to Lingnan.

Where it says so

Where it says so

Its IB recognition statement

Worth knowing

Hong Kong sets no EU rate: non-local tuition for UGC-funded programmes is HK$205,000 a year for 2027-28; self-financed programmes are priced separately, from HK$165,000.

All 3 notes
  • Hong Kong sets no EU rate: non-local tuition for UGC-funded programmes is HK$205,000 a year for 2027-28; self-financed programmes are priced separately, from HK$165,000.
  • Non-local applicants must submit the application themselves; Lingnan says it has authorised no third party for undergraduate admissions.
  • Dates and entry requirements change by year: read Lingnan's own overseas-applicant pages before you apply.

Sources
  1. Lingnan: Overseas, mainland and transfer applicants holding international qualifications — checked 2026-10-07
  2. Lingnan: Admission information for applicants holding international qualifications (PDF) — checked 2026-10-07
  3. Lingnan: Fees and scholarships — checked 2026-10-07
  4. Lingnan: Find your programmes — checked 2026-10-07
  5. Lingnan: Animation and Digital Arts (admissions programme page) — checked 2026-10-07
  6. Lingnan Department of Digital Arts and Creative Industries: Animation and Digital Arts, first year admission — checked 2026-10-07
  7. Lingnan: Faculty of Arts — checked 2026-10-07
  8. Lingnan: Faculty of Business — checked 2026-10-07
  9. Lingnan: Faculty of Social Sciences — checked 2026-10-07
  10. Lingnan: Wu Jieh Yee School of Interdisciplinary Studies — checked 2026-10-07
  11. Lingnan: Data Science (admissions programme page) — checked 2026-10-07