The University has admitted 2,355 high-calibre students through JUPAS this year. Out of all those who obtained at least a grade A in this year’s HKALE, 1,075 have been admitted by CUHK, the highest among the nine JUPAS-participating institutions.  Nearly 40% of those who obtained three As or above were admitted by CUHK, including one with six As, five with five As and 17 with four As. 


The University admitted 207 local Secondary 6 students through the Early Admissions Scheme, accounting for 43% of those eligible for the scheme. Four of them obtained 10 As. Three of them chose to study global business, while the remaining one opted for mathematics. Many top achievers were admitted to CUHK through the Non-JUPAS Admissions Scheme, including a student who attained full marks (45 points) on the International Baccalaureate, who was admitted to the Faculty of Medicine.


The University’s 2011 intake includes about 420 non-local students from 28 mainland provinces and municipalities, Macau, Taiwan, as well as countries all over the world, including Canada, Denmark, India, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Portugal, Spain, Russia, the Republic of Suriname, Switzerland, the UK, the US, Venezuela, etc. As for the newly-admitted mainland students, all were among the top scorers in their respective provinces/municipalities/autonomous regions. Forty-five ranked among the top three in their respective provinces/cities and many were prize winners of various national Olympiads.