This page lists various subject rankings, including QS University Subject Rankings, U.S. News & World Report, Times Higher Education World University Subjects Rankings and Academic Ranking of World Universities, of universities and colleges in Hong Kong. They adopt different ranking methodologies.
Abbreviation HKU: The University of Hong Kong CUHK: The Chinese University of Hong Kong HKUST: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology CityU: City University of Hong Kong PolyU: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University HKBU: Hong Kong Baptist University LU: Lingnan University EdU HK: The Education University of Hong Kong
QS World University Rankings by Faculty 2016201720182019DisciplineRankInstituteRankInstituteRankInstituteRankInstituteArts & Humanities 19306597135181235HKUCUHKCityUPolyUHKUSTHKBULU13 31
54
106
127HKU CUHK
CityU
PolyU
HKUST18 29
82
115HKU CUHK
CityU
PolyU16 31
89
95HKU CUHK
PolyU
CityUEngineering & Technology 1426414460371HKUSTHKUCUHKPolyUCityUHKBU15 27
50
51
76HKUST HKU
CUHK
PolyU
CityU17 30
41
56HKUST HKU
CUHK
PolyU18 35
57
70
79HKUST HKU
CUHK
PolyU
CityULife Sciences & Medicine 3676266341HKUCUHKHKUSTPolyU34 65
287HKU CUHK
HKUST40 74
330HKU CUHK
HKUST44 84
351HKU CUHK
HKUSTNatural Sciences 1529101103108307HKUHKUSTCUHKPolyUCityUHKBU21 42
111HKU HKUST
CUHK26 48
118HKU HKUST
CUHK31 42
100HKU HKUST
CUHKSocial Sciences & Management 1426274849247HKUHKUSTCUHKCityUPolyUHKBU11 26
27
54HKU CUHK
HKUST
PolyU10 24
25
43
48HKU HKUST
CUHK
CityU
PolyU18 26
30
59
69HKU HKUST
CUHK
CityU
PolyU
QS World University Rankings by Subjects (top 200) 2011 2012 2013 2014 20152016 Discipline Subject Rank Institute Rank Institute Rank Institute Rank Institute Rank InstituteRank Institute Arts&Humanities Philosophy 49 CUHK 21 CUHK 3043151-200 HKUCUHKHKBU 41101-150101-150HKUHKBULU 51-100101-150101-150CUHKLUHKU 51-10051-100101-150CUHKHKULU Modern Languages 2835101-150151-200151-200HKUCUHKHKUSTPolyUCityU 154251-10051-10051-100HKUCUHKCityUPolyUHKUST 183451-100151-200HKUCUHKCityUHKUST 11174151-10051-100151-200151-200CUHKHKUHKUSTCityUPolyUHKBULU 153051-100101-150151-200HKUCUHKCityUPolyULU 1542101-150101-150151-200151-200HKUCUHKCityUPolyULUHKBU Geography&Area Studies 2034151-200HKUCUHKPolyU 33151-200CUHKPolyU 33101-150101-150101-150CUHKHKBUPolyUHKUST 2551-100101-150HKUCUHKHKUST 1946101-150101-150101-150HKUCUHKHKBUPolyUHKUST 134951-100101-150101-150HKUCUHKPolyUHKBUHKUST History -- -- -- 38101-150HKUHKUST 4045101-150HKUCUHKHKUST 51-100101-150151-200HKUCUHKHKUST Linguistics 2747CUHKCityU 4051-100CityUCUHK 223545CityUCUHKPolyU 18232448HKUPolyUCityUCUHK 9182135101-150HKUCityUCUHKPolyUHKUST 10252941101-150HKUCUHKCityUPolyUEdUHK English Language&Literature 214751-100101-150151-200HKUCUHKCityUHKUSTPolyU 343543101-150151-200HKUCityUCUHKHKUSTPolyU 263842101-150151-200151-200HKUCUHKCityUPolyUHKUSTLU -- 2451-10051-100101-150HKUCityUCUHKPolyU 2451-10051-100101-150HKUCityUCUHKPolyU Engineering&Technology Computer Science&Information Systems 264151-10051-100101-150HKUSTHKUCityUCUHKPolyU 13224251-10051-100HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU 1012194951-100HKUHKUSTCUHKPolyUCityU 1114185051-100HKUSTHKUCUHKPolyUCityU 8121851-10051-100251-300HKUSTHKUCUHKPolyUCityUHKBU14 19
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49
49HKUST HKU
CUHK
CityU
PolyU Chemical Engineering 51-10051-100101-150HKUSTHKUCUHK 2051-100101-150151-200HKUSTHKUCUHKPolyU 2251-100101-150101-150HKUSTHKUCUHKPolyU 2651-10051-100101-150HKUSTCUHKHKUPolyU 2751-10051-100101-150HKUSTCUHKHKUPolyU Civil&Structural Engineering 254251-10051-100HKUHKUSTCityUPolyU 14285051-100HKUHKUSTPolyUCityU 8161751-100HKUPolyUHKUSTCityU 10121531HKUHKUSTPolyUCityU 9111735HKUHKUSTPolyUCityU Electrical&Electronic Engineering 212851-10051-100151-200HKUHKUSTCUHKCityUPolyU 172051-10051-100101-150HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU 1419224451-100HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU 11273851-10051-100HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU 1922253751-100HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU20 22
25
51-100
51-100CUHK HKU
HKUST
CityU
PolyU MechanicalAeronautical&Manufacturing Engineering 4451-100151-200HKUSTCityUPolyU 193051-100101-150101-150HKUSTHKUPolyUCUHKCityU 273551-10051-10051-100HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU 20344351-10051-100HKUSTHKUPolyUCityUCUHK 314651-10051-100101-150HKUSTHKUPolyUCUHK CityU39 44
51-100
51-100
51-100HKUST HKU
CityU
CUHK
PolyU Medicine Medicine 45101-150HKUCUHK 2851-100HKUCUHK 2451-100HKUCUHK 2449HKUCUHK 2851-100HKUCUHK 3051-100301-400HKUCUHKCityU Biological Sciences 4651-100101-150HKUHKUSTCUHK 42101-150151-200HKUHKUSTCUHK 51-100101-150101-150HKUCUHKHKUST 4251-10051-100HKUCUHKHKUST 51-100101-150101-150301-400301-400HKUCUHKHKUSTCityUPolyU 49101-150101-150301-400301-400HKUCUHKHKUSTCityUPolyU Psychology 3051-100151-200HKUCUHKCityU 223751-100HKUCUHKCityU 1829101-150HKUCUHKCityU 2541HKUCUHK 3443101-150HKUCUHKCityU 4151-100101-150HKUCUHKCityU Pharmacy&Pharmacology -- 3451-100HKUCUHK 51-10051-100CUHKHKU 37101-150HKUCUHK 3446HKUCUHK 3746CUHKHKU Dentistry -- -- -- -- 2HKU 1HKU Agriculture&Forestry -- -- -- -- -- -- Natural Sciences Physics&Astronomy 51-10051-10051-100151-200HKUCUHKHKUSTCityU 51-10051-100101-150151-200HKUHKUSTCUHKCityU 51-10051-100151-200151-200HKUHKUSTCUHKCityU 51-100101-150HKUSTHKU 51-100101-150151-200201-250201-250HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU51-10051-100151-200201-250201-250HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU Mathematics 505051-10051-100101-150HKUSTCUHKCityUHKUPolyU 19232551-10051-100101-150CityUCUHKHKUPolyUHKUSTHKBU 2532404451-100CUHKCityUHKUSTHKUPolyU 26404545101-150CUHKCityUHKUSTHKUPolyU 20293342101-150201-250HKUCityUHKUSTCUHKPolyUHKBU27 39
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50
51-100CUHK CityU
HKU
HKUST
PolyU Environmental Sciences 3350HKUHKUST 3237HKUSTHKU 4149HKUHKUST 2551-100HKUSTHKU 51-10051-100250-300HKUSTHKUHKBU Earth&Marine Sciences 101-150101-150151-200HKUHKUSTCUHK 1951-100151-200HKUHKUSTCUHK 51-100151-200151-200HKUHKUSTPolyU 34101-150151-200HKUHKUSTPolyU 26151-200151-200HKUPolyUHKUST Chemistry 4347101-150HKUSTHKUCUHK 91151-100151-200HKUHKUSTCUHKCityU 2024101-150151-200HKUHKUSTCUHKPolyU 1935151-200151-200HKUSTHKUCUHKPolyU 2325101-150101-150151-200201-250HKUHKUSTCUHKPolyUCityUHKBU Materials Sciences 354751-100HKUSTHKUCityU 3651-10051-100101-150HKUSTHKUCUHKCityU 2351-10051-100101-150HKUSTHKUCUHKCityU 2951-10051-100151-200HKUSTCUHKHKUCityU 4451-10051-10051-100HKUSTCityUHKUCUHK Geography -- -- -- -- 1946101-150101-150101-150HKUCUHKHKBUPolyUHKUST13 49
51-100HKU CUHK
PolyU Social Sciences Statistics&Operational Research 2630404751-100HKUHKUSTCUHKCityUPolyU 14163951-10051-100HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU 715212543HKUSTHKUCUHKPolyUCityU 1519394351-100HKUSTHKUPolyUCUHKCityU 1519394351-100HKUSTHKUPolyUCUHKCityU 2324394651-100HKUHKUSTCUHKPolyUCityU Sociology 2630404751-100HKUHKUSTCUHKCityUPolyU 193051-100HKUCUHKCityU 3940101-150151-200CUHKHKUCityUPolyU 3941101-150101-150CUHKHKUCityUPolyU 263751-100151-200CUHKHKUCityUPolyU 2839101-150151-200HKUCUHKCityUPolyU Politics&International Studies 2751-100HKUCityU 194651-100HKUCUHKCityU 124551-100HKUCityUCUHK 163839HKUCityUCUHK 263651-100HKUCUHKCityU 2351-10051-100HKUCUHKCityU Law 3151-100HKUCUHK 1651-100HKUCUHK 2051-10051-100HKUCUHKCityU 1851-10051-100HKUCityUCUHK 194251-100HKUCUHKCityU 185051-100HKUCUHKCityU Economics&Econometrics 424351-100101-150151-200HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU 293551-100101-150101-150HKUHKUSTCUHKCityUPolyU 303242101-150101-150HKUHKUSTCUHKCityUPolyU 28303451-100101-150HKUHKUSTCUHKPolyUCityU 30364951-10051-100HKUSTHKUCUHKPolyUCityU 25374651-10051-100HKUSTHKUCUHKPolyUCityU Accounting&Finance 30414951-100101-150HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU 22264951-10051-100HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU 16233351-10051-100HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU 18192751-10051-100151-200HKUHKUSTCUHKCityUPolyULU 17233551-10051-100HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU 19233051-10051-100HKUSTHKUCUHKCityUPolyU Communication&Media Studies -- 214151-100HKUCUHKCityU 293651-100101-150CUHKCityUHKUHKBU 193050101-150CUHKCityUHKUHKBU 2351-10051-10051-100CUHKCityUHKUHKBU 26314351-100CUHKCityUHKUHKBU Education -- 826HKUCUHK 1123HKUCUHK 162551-100HKUCUHKHKIEd 61520HKUHKIEdCUHK 61226HKUEdUHKCUHK Statistics -- -- -- -- 20224551-10051-100151-200HKUSTHKUPolyUCityUCUHKHKBU23 24
39
46 HKU HKUST
CUHK
PolyU
U.S. News & World Report – Best Global Universities Rankings by Subjects 20162019DisciplineRankInstituteRankInstituteArts & Humanities95HKU27 103
132HKU CUHK
CityUBiology & Biochemistry130HKU125HKUChemistry73 126
147
151
191HKUST HKU
PolyU
CUHK
CityU39 164
181
185
201HKUST HKU
CUHK
CityU
PolyUComputer Science13 16
32
35
35HKUST CityU
CUHK
PolyU
HKU11 17
27
34
76CityU HKUST
CUHK
PolyU
HKUClinical Medicine94 104HKUCUHK87 118HKU CUHKEconomics & Business57 57
63
85
96CityU HKUST
CUHK
HKU
PolyU39 67
68
77HKUST CityU
CUHK
HKUEngineering10 15
24
43
77CityU PolyU
HKUST
HKU
CUHK15 16
25
34
83CityU PolyU
HKUST
HKU
CUHKMaterials Science40 44
75
85
105HKUST CityU
PolyU
HKU
CUHK22 31
48
73
86HKUST CityU
CUHK
PolyU
HKUMathematics32 73
122
137CUHK CityU
PolyU
HKBU31 59
74CUHK CityU
PolyUPharmacology & Toxicology57 76CUHK HKU71 102CUHK HKUPsychiatry & Psychology96 134HKU CUHK86 145HKU CUHKSocial Sciences & Public Health108 143
152
229HKU CUHK
PolyU
CityU63 99
131HKU PolyU
CUHK
Times Higher Education World University Subjects Rankings The institution had ranked the top 50 universities in each of the six categories but was added to 100 in the latest 2013-14 league tables. 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 Subject Rank Institute Rank Institute Rank Institute Rank Institute Art & Humanities -- 36HKU 29HKU 4065HKUCUHK Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health 22HKU 34HKU 36HKU 4873HKUCUHK Engineering & Technology 1920HKUHKUST 2837HKUSTHKU 2343HKUSTHKU 21428089HKUSTHKUCityUPolyU Life Sciences 2950HKUHKUST -- -- -- Physical Sciences 3643HKUHKUST -- -- 86HKU Social Sciences 27HKU 27HKU 3050HKUHKUST 394570HKUHKUSTCUHK
2018 2019 Subject RankInstitute Rank InstituteArts and Humanities28 59
126-150HKU CUHK
PolyU29 64
126-150HKU CUHK
PolyU Computer ScienceWorld University Rankings 2019 by subject: computer science (in Hong Kong)28 38
55
74HKUST CUHK
HKU
CityU 2837467493176-200 HKUSTCUHKHKUPolyUCityUHKBU Engineering & TechnologyWorld University Rankings 2019 by subject: engineering and technology (in Hong Kong)18 30
59
60HKUST HKU
CUHK
CityU 2340616370 HKUSTHKUCityUCUHKPolyU Clinical, Pre-clinical & HealthWorld University Rankings 2019 by subject: clinical, pre-clinical and health (in Hong Kong)31 63HKU CUHK 29 49 301-400 401-500 HKU CUHK PolyU HKBU Physical SciencesWorld University Rankings 2019 by subject: physical sciences (in Hong Kong)46 57
66HKU CUHK
HKUST 49 54 58 98 151-175 251-300 CUHK HKU HKUST CityU PolyU HKBULaw18 27
52HKU CUHK
CityU22 45
49HKU CityU
CUHKEducation4 20HKU CUHK4 18HKU CUHKPsychology49 76HKU CUHK54 73HKU CUHKSocial Sciences30 41
61HKU CUHK
HKUST26 47
61HKU CUHK
HKUST
Academic Rankings of World Universities by Subjects (top 200) ARWU Board Subject fields 2013 Subject Rank Institute Natural Science&Mathematics 101-150CUHK Engineering&Computer Sciences 253451-7576-100101-150CityUHKUSTCUHKPolyUHKU Life&Agriculture Sciences 151-200HKU Clinical Medicine&Pharmacy 151-200151-200HKUCUHK Social Sciences 51-7576-100101-150101-150101-150HKUSTPolyUHKUCUHKCityU
ARWU Specific Subjects 2013 Subject Rank Institute Mathematics 404951-75151-200CUHKCityUPolyUHKBU Physics -- Chemistry 76-10076-100151-200151-200HKUCUHKCityUHKUST Computer Sciences 24294251-7551-75151-200HKUSTCUHKCityUHKUPolyUHKBU Economics/Business 51-7576-100101-150101-150101-150HKUSTCityUHKUCUHKPolyU
ARWU Specific Subjects 2018 Subject Rank Institute Computer Science & Engineering 19 38 49 51-75 51-75 201-300 CUHK CityU PolyU HKUST HKU HKBU
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