Institutional Reputation & Global Presence

Worldwide recognition of HKU’s excellence by respected league tables continues to grow

• HKU has been ranked 1st among Hong Kong universities by both Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) and Times Higher Education (THE)
• HKU's global ranking has risen over the past four years to 25th in the world by QS and 35th internationally by THE
• HKU’s position in the QS Employability Rankings also rose from 20th for 2018 to 9th for 2020
• HKU has been ranked 1st in the World's Most International University Rankings 2019 by THE
• In THE’s Impact Rankings 2019, HKU was 10th and Asia’s only institute in the top 20
• In the 2021 THE subject rankings, HKU Education is ranked 4th in the world and is also the only Asian university in the world’s Top 10

For more about the renown and range of the University’s accomplishments, please go to First & Foremost.