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The University of Hong Kong leads the 18 Public universities in Hong Kong at #17 in the QS World University Rankings 2025. Next come University of Hong Kong (QS World #17) and Chinese University of Hong Kong (QS World #36). Across the whole list there are 261 courses to choose from.
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9 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #17 (The University of Hong Kong) to #244 (Hong Kong Baptist University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. The University of Hong Kong has the largest research record in this group, with 22,535,057 citations and an h-index of 1,179. 3 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 18 public to 0 private institutions. By location, New Territories (2), Kowloon (2) and Hong Kong Island (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Lingnan University, founded in 1888. Hong Kong Polytechnic University is the largest, with 32,000 students.
By level: 120 bachelor's, 93 master's, 46 phd / doctorate and 2 professional. The most common subjects are Engineering (31), Business & Management (30), Social Sciences & Psychology (27) and Medicine & Health Sciences (22). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 96% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (88% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (40% of courses with a stated intake). Hong Kong University of Science and Technology offers the widest choice, with 60 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 5 of these universities. Hong Kong Polytechnic University is the least expensive at USD 18,000 a year and University of Hong Kong the most at USD 23,000; the middle of the range is about USD 22,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
The University of Hong Kong (QS World #17), University of Hong Kong (QS World #17) and Chinese University of Hong Kong (QS World #36) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Hong Kong Polytechnic University is the least expensive at about USD 18,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
18 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 88% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, with 60, ahead of Hong Kong Baptist University (52).
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