- Universities in Hong Kong
- Ranked in at least one ranking
- Different Rankings list
- Universities in Hong Kong
- (23 institution and 9 subject rankings)
- Global Rankings rank
- Universities in Hong Kong
- Among TOP 200
For business studies see our separate ranking of business schools in Hong Kong
- 27 Sep, 2023: New edition of THE World University Rankings. 6 universities in Hong Kong ranked.
- 15 Aug, 2023: New edition of ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking. 7 universities in Hong Kong ranked.
- 31 Jul, 2023: Publication of Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities. The University of Hong Kong with highest ranking among universities in Hong Kong ranked #73.
- 22 Jul, 2023: Urap published most recent results of URAP University Ranking by Academic Performance - By Field (Business). Includes 244 universities from Hong Kong.
Rankings of universities in Hong Kong 2023

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THE World University Rankings
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QS World University Rankings
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Scimago Institutions Rankings
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Show 24 more rankings of The University of Hong Kong and subject specific rankings for 15 subjects |

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THE World University Rankings
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QS World University Rankings
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Scimago Institutions Rankings
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Show 25 more rankings of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University and subject specific rankings for 12 subjects |
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THE World University Rankings
[Published 27 September, 2023] |
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QS World University Rankings
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Scimago Institutions Rankings
[Published 06 March, 2023] |
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Show 24 more rankings of City University of Hong Kong and subject specific rankings for 14 subjects |

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THE World University Rankings
[Published 27 September, 2023] |
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QS World University Rankings
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Scimago Institutions Rankings
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Show 26 more rankings of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and subject specific rankings for 9 subjects |

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THE World University Rankings
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QS World University Rankings
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Scimago Institutions Rankings
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Show 22 more rankings of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and subject specific rankings for 14 subjects |
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THE World University Rankings
[Published 27 September, 2023] |
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QS World University Rankings
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Scimago Institutions Rankings
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Show 23 more rankings of Hong Kong Baptist University and subject specific rankings for 12 subjects |
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QS World University Rankings
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Scimago Institutions Rankings
[Published 06 March, 2023] |
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QS University Rankings: Asia
[Published 08 November, 2022] |
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Show 3 more rankings of Lingnan University and subject specific rankings for 3 subjects |
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Scimago Institutions Rankings
[Published 06 March, 2023] |
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US News: Best Global Universities
[Published 24 October, 2022] |
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CWTS Leiden Ranking
[Published 22 June, 2022] |
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Show 4 more rankings of The Education University of Hong Kong and subject specific rankings for 5 subjects |
The Open University of Hong Kong
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Scimago Institutions Rankings
[Published 06 March, 2023] |
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URAP World Ranking - University Ranking by Academic Performance
[Published 28 November, 2022] |
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Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
[Published 31 July, 2023] |
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Scimago Institutions Rankings
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QS University Rankings: Asia
[Published 08 November, 2022] |
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Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
[Published 31 July, 2023] |
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QS University Rankings: Asia
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URAP World Ranking - University Ranking by Academic Performance
[Published 28 November, 2022] |
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Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
[Published 31 July, 2023] |
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Chu Hai College of Higher Education

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Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
[Published 31 July, 2023] |
The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
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Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
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The Community College at Lingnan University
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Hong Kong Key Facts for International Students
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FAQ
Ranking publishers
4icu
- Universities:
- 400
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK
- Universities:
- 12584
- Published:
- 27 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings:
Academic Reputation 40% Employer Reputation 10% Faculty/Student Ratio 20% Citations per faculty 20% International Faculty Ratio 5% International Student Ratio 5%
- Universities:
- 1001
- Published:
- 23 September, 2021
- Criteria used in ranking -QS Employability Rankings:
Employer reputation 30% Alumni outcomes 25% Partnerships with Employers per Faculty 25% Employer/Student Connections 10% Graduate employment rate 10%
- Universities:
- 150
- Published:
- 24 June, 2020
- Criteria used in ranking -QS 50 under 50:
Based on the QS World University rankings methodology, the top 50 universities that are under 50 years old.
Academic Reputation 40% Employer Reputation 10% Faculty/Student Ratio 20% Citations per faculty 20% International Faculty Ratio 5% International Student Ratio 5%
- Universities:
- 2096
- Published:
- 08 November, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -QS University Rankings: Asia:
Academic reputation 30% Employer reputation 20% Faculty/student ratio 10% International research network 10% Citations per paper 10%
- Universities:
- 700
- Published:
- 26 October, 2022
CWUR Center for World University Rankings
- Universities:
- 6000
- Published:
- 25 April, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWUR Center for World University Rankings:
Research Performance: 40%
- Research Output: 10%
- High-Quality Publications: 10%
- Influence: 10%
- Citations: 10%
Quality of Education: 25%
Alumni Employment: 25%
Quality of Faculty: 10%
Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands
- Universities:
- 3718
- Published:
- 22 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWTS Leiden Ranking:
Scientific Impact Number of Publications Collaboration Open Access Gender Diversity
NTU ranking
- Universities:
- 3103
- Published:
- 11 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers:
Research Productivity: 25%
- # Articles last 11 years: 10%
- # Articles current year: 15%
Research Impact: 35%
- # Citations last 11 years: 15%
- # Citations last 2 years: 10%
- Average # citations last 11 years: 10%
Research Excellence: 40%
- H-index last 2 years: 10%
- # Highly cited papers last 11 years: 15%
- # Articles current year in high-impact journals: 15%
Nature Index
- Universities:
- 9700
- Published:
- 15 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Nature Index - Academic:
Article count (AC) Fractional count (FC) Weighted fractional count (WFC)
- Universities:
- 200
- Published:
- 17 March, 2021
- Universities:
- 200
- Published:
- 17 March, 2021
- Universities:
- 150
- Published:
- 08 December, 2021
RUR Ranking Agency (Moscow, Russia)
- Universities:
- 3939
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR World University Rankings:
Teaching: 40%
- Ratio Faculty/Student: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Doctoral Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Doctoral Degrees Awarded/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- World Teaching Reputation: 8%
Research: 40%
- Citations per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- Doctoral Degrees per Accepted PhD: 8%
- Normalized Citation Impact: 8%
- Papers per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- World Research Reputation: 8%
International Diversity: 10%
- International Faculty: 2%
- International Students: 2%
- International Co-Authored Papers: 2%
- Reputation Outside Geographical Region: 2%
- International Level: 2%
Financial Sustainability: 10%
- Institutional Income per Faculty: 2%
- Institutional Income per Student: 2%
- Papers per Research Income: 2%
- Research Income per Academic/Research Staff: 2%
- Research Income per Institutional Income: 2%
- Universities:
- 2046
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR Academic Rankings:
Normalized citation impact (Citations of research publications from all university authors compared with world averages) 20% Citation per papers 20% Papers per academic and research staff 20% International research reputation 20% Share of research publications written in international co-authorship 20%
- Universities:
- 2917
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR Reputation Ranking:
Teaching Reputation 50% Research Reputation 50%
Scimago Institutions
- Universities:
- 16920
- Published:
- 06 March, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Scimago Institutions Rankings:
Research 50% Innovation 30%
Societal 20%
ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
- Universities:
- 101
- Published:
- 06 May, 2020
- Universities:
- 13016
- Published:
- 15 August, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking:
Quality of Education 10%
- Alumni winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 10%
Quality of Faculty 40%
- Staff winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 20%
- Highly Cited Researchers 20%
Research Output 40%
- Papers published in Nature and Science 20%
- Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded & Social Science Citation Index 20%
Per Capita Performance 10%
THE Times Higher Education, UK
- Universities:
- 14232
- Published:
- 27 September, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World University Rankings:
30% Teaching (the Learning Environment)
- Reputation survey: 15%
- Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
- Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
- Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 6%
- Institutional income: 2.25%
30% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)
- Reputation survey: 18%
- Research income: 6%
- Research productivity: 6%
30% Citations (Research Influence)
7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)
- Proportion of international students: 2.5%
- Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
- International collaboration: 2.5%
2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)"
- Universities:
- 735
- Published:
- 23 November, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Global Employability University Ranking:
Employability (survey) 100%
- Universities:
- 627
- Published:
- 16 November, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World Reputation Rankings:
Research Reputation 66,6% Teaching Reputation 33,3%
- Universities:
- 2325
- Published:
- 22 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Asia University Ranking:
Research (volume, income and reputation) 30% Citations 30% Teaching 25% International outlook (staff, students, research) 7.5% Industry income (knowledge transfer) 7.5%
- Universities:
- 554
- Published:
- 25 January, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World’s Most International Universities:
Proportion of international students 25% Proportion of international staff 25% Proportion of journal publications with one or more international co-authors 25% University’s international reputation 25%
- Universities:
- 2033
- Published:
- 03 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Young University Rankings:
Teaching 30% Research (volume, income and reputation) 30% Citations 30% International outlook (staff, students, research) 7.5% Industry income (knowledge transfer) 2.5%
- Universities:
- 4115
- Published:
- 01 June, 2023
- Universities:
- 348
- Published:
- 10 May, 2022
- Universities:
- 3144
- Published:
- 11 May, 2022
Thomson Reuters
- Universities:
- 75
- Published:
- 01 January, 2019
- Criteria used in ranking -Most Innovative Universities Asia Pacific:
Patent volume 11.11% Patent success 11.11% Global patents 11.11% Patent citations 11.11% Percent of patents cited/Patent citation impact 11.11% Patent to Article Citation Impact 11.11% Industry Article Citation Impact 11.11% Percent of Industry Collaborative Articles 11.11% Total Web of Science Core Collection Papers 11.11%
Urap
- Universities:
- 9002
- Published:
- 28 November, 2022
Us News
- Universities:
- 5248
- Published:
- 24 October, 2022
Webometrics
- Universities:
- 60012
- Published:
- 31 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities:
Visibility 50% Excellence 35% Transparency 10% Presence 5%