Top Universities in Hong Kong

According to the Webometrics Ranking 2009, Univ. of Hong Kong is the top ranked university in Hong Kong (World position: 121st), followed by Chinese U of Hong Kong and HKUST.

Rank, Institution, World Rank
  1. University of Hong Kong 121
  2. Chinese Univ of Hong Kong 156
  3. Hong Kong Univ of Science & Technology (HKUST) 387
  4. City Univ of Hong Kong 435
  5. Hong Kong Polytechnic Univ 482
  6. Hong Kong Baptist Univ 520
  7. Hong Kong Institute of Education 1195
  8. Lingnan University 1564
  9. Open University of Hong Kong 2035
  10. Hong Kong Shue Yan College 4361
  11. Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts 4462
** Another Global Rankings:

Times Higher Education Supplement (THES)

According to the QS World University Rankings 2009, HKU is rated 24th worldwide, followed by HKUST and CUHK:
Rank, Institution, (World Rank)
1 University of Hong Kong (24th)
2 HKUST (35th)
3 Chinese University of HK (46th)
4 City University of Hong Kong (124th)
5 Hong Kong Polytechnic University (195th)

In 2008 three Hong Kong universities are ranked in the World Top 50 by the THES:
  • Hong Kong University (HKU) - 26th
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - 39th
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong - 42nd
HKUST jumped from 53rd to 39th this year! it is also rated 24th in the World's Top 100 Universities in Technology (2008).

Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University:
HKUST is ranked 40th in the World's Top 100 Universities in Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences (No. 1 in Greater China). It is also ranked 51-76 in the World's Top 100 Universities in Social Sciences (ARWU 2008).

In 2009, CUHK, HKUST and HKU are rated equal top in HK, 23-42nd in the Asia & Pacific region and in the range of 201-302nd globally.

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