The University of Hong Kong
港大 · HKU
The University of Hong Kong in the four world rankings
Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.
- QS World University Rankings #11
- ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) #67
- U.S. News Best Global Universities #44
The publishers disagree by 56 places. Check which publisher matters most where you plan to apply.
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
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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