The University of Hong Kong
港大 · HKU
#31
Consensus rank
across four world rankings
across four world rankings
97.2 / 100
Key facts
Figures as published by the institution or the ranking publishers.
- Location
- Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Founded
- 1911
- Total students
- ≈ 30,000
- International students
- ≈ 43%
- Official site
- www.hku.hk
The University of Hong Kong in the four world rankings
Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.
ARWU indicator breakdown
The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.
Alumni 0
Award 0
HiCi 48.3
N&S 28.4
PUB 56.3
PCP 29.6
Subject rankings
QS subject positions, best first.
Dentistry #2
Education #5
Geography #11
Architecture & Built Environment #14
Library & Information Management #15
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence #18
Arts & Humanities #19
Engineering - Civil & Structural #20
Law #20
English Language & Literature #22
Social Sciences & Management #22
Modern Languages #23
Sociology #24
Accounting & Finance #26
Linguistics #27
Computer Science & Information Systems #27
History #28
Life Sciences & Medicine #28
Nursing #30
Marketing #30
Economics & Econometrics #31
Engineering - Mineral & Mining #32
Business & Management Studies #32
Social Policy & Administration #32
Statistics & Operational Research #32
Psychology #35
Hospitality & Leisure Management #36
Medicine #37
Chemistry #45
Environmental Sciences #47
Engineering - Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing #49
Engineering - Electrical & Electronic #51
Biological Sciences #51
Mathematics #51
Politics & International Studies #53
Art & Design #56
Natural Sciences #58
Engineering & Technology #59
Pharmacy & Pharmacology #60
Physics & Astronomy #63
Engineering - Chemical #64
Materials Science #75
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Sources & verification
Every figure on this page is reproduced from the publisher's own release. Nothing is estimated.
- QS World University Rankings · 2027 edition · Published 2026-06-18
- ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) · 2025 edition · Published 2025-08-15
- U.S. News Best Global Universities · 2026 edition · Published 2025-06-25