List of subject rankings of Hong Kong tertiary institutions
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
[edit]- 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
[edit]2016 | 2017[1] | 2018[2] | 2019[3] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Discipline | Rank | Institute | Rank | Institute | Rank | Institute | Rank | Institute |
Arts & Humanities | 19 30 65 97 135 181 235 |
HKU CUHK CityU PolyU HKUST HKBU LU |
13
31 54 106 127 |
HKU
CUHK CityU PolyU HKUST |
18
29 82 115 |
HKU
CUHK CityU PolyU |
16
31 89 95 |
HKU
CUHK PolyU CityU |
Engineering & Technology | 14 26 41 44 60 371 |
HKUST HKU CUHK PolyU CityU HKBU |
15
27 50 51 76 |
HKUST
HKU CUHK PolyU CityU |
17
30 41 56 |
HKUST
HKU CUHK PolyU |
18
35 57 70 79 |
HKUST
HKU CUHK PolyU CityU |
Life Sciences & Medicine | 36 76 266 341 |
HKU CUHK HKUST PolyU |
34
65 287 |
HKU
CUHK HKUST |
40
74 330 |
HKU
CUHK HKUST |
44
84 351 |
HKU
CUHK HKUST |
Natural Sciences | 15 29 101 103 108 307 |
HKU HKUST CUHK PolyU CityU HKBU |
21
42 111 |
HKU
HKUST CUHK |
26
48 118 |
HKU
HKUST CUHK |
31
42 100 |
HKU
HKUST CUHK |
Social Sciences & Management | 14 26 27 48 49 247 |
HKU HKUST CUHK CityU PolyU HKBU |
11
26 27 54 |
HKU
CUHK HKUST PolyU |
10
24 25 43 48 |
HKU
HKUST CUHK CityU PolyU |
18
26 30 59 69 |
HKU
HKUST CUHK CityU PolyU |
QS World University Rankings by Subjects (top 200)
[edit]2011[4] | 2012[5] | 2013[6] | 2014[7] | 2015[8] | 2016[9] | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Discipline | Subject | Rank | Institute | Rank | Institute | Rank | Institute | Rank | Institute | Rank | Institute | Rank | Institute |
Arts & Humanities |
Philosophy | 49 | CUHK | 21 | CUHK | 30 43 151-200 |
HKU CUHK HKBU |
41 101-150 101-150 |
HKU HKBU LU |
51-100 101-150 101-150 |
CUHK LU HKU |
51-100 51-100 101-150 |
CUHK HKU LU |
Modern Languages | 28 35 101-150 151-200 151-200 |
HKU CUHK HKUST PolyU CityU |
15 42 51-100 51-100 51-100 |
HKU CUHK CityU PolyU HKUST |
18 34 51-100 151-200 |
HKU CUHK CityU HKUST |
11 17 41 51-100 51-100 151-200 151-200 |
CUHK HKU HKUST CityU PolyU HKBU LU |
15 30 51-100 101-150 151-200 |
HKU CUHK CityU PolyU LU |
15 42 101-150 101-150 151-200 151-200 |
HKU CUHK CityU PolyU LU HKBU | |
Geography & Area Studies |
20 34 151-200 |
HKU CUHK PolyU |
33 151-200 |
CUHK PolyU |
33 101-150 101-150 101-150 |
CUHK HKBU PolyU HKUST |
25 51-100 101-150 |
HKU CUHK HKUST |
19 46 101-150 101-150 101-150 |
HKU CUHK HKBU PolyU HKUST |
13 49 51-100 101-150 101-150 |
HKU CUHK PolyU HKBU HKUST | |
History | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 101-150 |
HKU HKUST |
40 45 101-150 |
HKU CUHK HKUST |
51-100 101-150 151-200 |
HKU CUHK HKUST | |
Linguistics | 27 47 |
CUHK CityU |
40 51-100 |
CityU CUHK |
22 35 45 |
CityU CUHK PolyU |
18 23 24 48 |
HKU PolyU CityU CUHK |
9 18 21 35 101-150 |
HKU CityU CUHK PolyU HKUST |
10 25 29 41 101-150 |
HKU CUHK CityU PolyU EdUHK | |
English Language & Literature |
21 47 51-100 101-150 151-200 |
HKU CUHK CityU HKUST PolyU |
34 35 43 101-150 151-200 |
HKU CityU CUHK HKUST PolyU |
26 38 42 101-150 151-200 151-200 |
HKU CUHK CityU PolyU HKUST LU |
- | - | 24 51-100 51-100 101-150 |
HKU CityU CUHK PolyU |
24 51-100 51-100 101-150 |
HKU CityU CUHK PolyU | |
Engineering & Technology |
Computer Science & Information Systems |
26 41 51-100 51-100 101-150 |
HKUST HKU CityU CUHK PolyU |
13 22 42 51-100 51-100 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
10 12 19 49 51-100 |
HKU HKUST CUHK PolyU CityU |
11 14 18 50 51-100 |
HKUST HKU CUHK PolyU CityU |
8 12 18 51-100 51-100 251-300 |
HKUST HKU CUHK PolyU CityU HKBU |
14
19 22 49 49 |
HKUST
HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
Chemical Engineering | 51-100 51-100 101-150 |
HKUST HKU CUHK |
20 51-100 101-150 151-200 |
HKUST HKU CUHK PolyU |
22 51-100 101-150 101-150 |
HKUST HKU CUHK PolyU |
26 51-100 51-100 101-150 |
HKUST CUHK HKU PolyU |
27 51-100 51-100 101-150 |
HKUST CUHK HKU PolyU | |||
Civil & Structural Engineering |
25 42 51-100 51-100 |
HKU HKUST CityU PolyU |
14 28 50 51-100 |
HKU HKUST PolyU CityU |
8 16 17 51-100 |
HKU PolyU HKUST CityU |
10 12 15 31 |
HKU HKUST PolyU CityU |
9 11 17 35 |
HKU HKUST PolyU CityU | |||
Electrical & Electronic Engineering |
21 28 51-100 51-100 151-200 |
HKU HKUST CUHK CityU PolyU |
17 20 51-100 51-100 101-150 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
14 19 22 44 51-100 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
11 27 38 51-100 51-100 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
19 22 25 37 51-100 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
20
22 25 51-100 51-100 |
CUHK
HKU HKUST CityU PolyU | |
Mechanical Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering |
44 51-100 151-200 |
HKUST CityU PolyU |
19 30 51-100 101-150 101-150 |
HKUST HKU PolyU CUHK CityU |
27 35 51-100 51-100 51-100 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
20 34 43 51-100 51-100 |
HKUST HKU PolyU CityU CUHK |
31 46 51-100 51-100 101-150 |
HKUST HKU PolyU CUHK CityU |
39
44 51-100 51-100 51-100 |
HKUST
HKU CityU CUHK PolyU | |
Medicine | Medicine | 45 101-150 |
HKU CUHK |
28 51-100 |
HKU CUHK |
24 51-100 |
HKU CUHK |
24 49 |
HKU CUHK |
28 51-100 |
HKU CUHK |
30 51-100 301-400 |
HKU CUHK CityU |
Biological Sciences | 46 51-100 101-150 |
HKU HKUST CUHK |
42 101-150 151-200 |
HKU HKUST CUHK |
51-100 101-150 101-150 |
HKU CUHK HKUST |
42 51-100 51-100 |
HKU CUHK HKUST |
51-100 101-150 101-150 301-400 301-400 |
HKU CUHK HKUST CityU PolyU |
49 101-150 101-150 301-400 301-400 |
HKU CUHK HKUST CityU PolyU | |
Psychology | 30 51-100 151-200 |
HKU CUHK CityU |
22 37 51-100 |
HKU CUHK CityU |
18 29 101-150 |
HKU CUHK CityU |
25 41 |
HKU CUHK |
34 43 101-150 |
HKU CUHK CityU |
41 51-100 101-150 |
HKU CUHK CityU | |
Pharmacy & Pharmacology |
- | - | 34 51-100 |
HKU CUHK |
51-100 51-100 |
CUHK HKU |
37 101-150 |
HKU CUHK |
34 46 |
HKU CUHK |
37 46 |
CUHK HKU | |
Dentistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
HKU |
1 |
HKU | |
Agriculture & Forestry |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Natural Sciences | Physics & Astronomy |
51-100 51-100 51-100 151-200 |
HKU CUHK HKUST CityU |
51-100 51-100 101-150 151-200 |
HKU HKUST CUHK CityU |
51-100 51-100 151-200 151-200 |
HKU HKUST CUHK CityU |
51-100 101-150 |
HKUST HKU |
51-100 101-150 151-200 201-250 201-250 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
51-100 51-100 151-200 201-250 201-250 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
Mathematics | 50 50 51-100 51-100 101-150 |
HKUST CUHK CityU HKU PolyU |
19 23 25 51-100 51-100 101-150 |
CityU CUHK HKU PolyU HKUST HKBU |
25 32 40 44 51-100 |
CUHK CityU HKUST HKU PolyU |
26 40 45 45 101-150 |
CUHK CityU HKUST HKU PolyU |
20 29 33 42 101-150 201-250 |
HKU CityU HKUST CUHK PolyU HKBU |
27
39 44 50 51-100 |
CUHK
CityU HKU HKUST PolyU | |
Environmental Sciences | 33 50 |
HKU HKUST |
32 37 |
HKUST HKU |
41 49 |
HKU HKUST |
25 51-100 |
HKUST HKU |
51-100 51-100 250-300 |
HKUST HKU HKBU | |||
Earth & Marine Sciences |
101-150 101-150 151-200 |
HKU HKUST CUHK |
19 51-100 151-200 |
HKU HKUST CUHK |
51-100 151-200 151-200 |
HKU HKUST PolyU |
34 101-150 151-200 |
HKU HKUST PolyU |
26 151-200 151-200 |
HKU PolyU HKUST | |||
Chemistry | 43 47 101-150 |
HKUST HKU CUHK |
9 11 51-100 151-200 |
HKU HKUST CUHK CityU |
20 24 101-150 151-200 |
HKU HKUST CUHK PolyU |
19 35 151-200 151-200 |
HKUST HKU CUHK PolyU |
23 25 101-150 101-150 151-200 201-250 |
HKU HKUST CUHK PolyU CityU HKBU | |||
Materials Sciences | 35 47 51-100 |
HKUST HKU CityU |
36 51-100 51-100 101-150 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU |
23 51-100 51-100 101-150 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU |
29 51-100 51-100 151-200 |
HKUST CUHK HKU CityU |
44 51-100 51-100 51-100 |
HKUST CityU HKU CUHK | |||
Geography | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 46 101-150 101-150 101-150 |
HKU CUHK HKBU PolyU HKUST |
13
49 51-100 |
HKU
CUHK PolyU | |
Social Sciences | Statistics & Operational Research |
26 30 40 47 51-100 |
HKU HKUST CUHK CityU PolyU |
14 16 39 51-100 51-100 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
7 15 21 25 43 |
HKUST HKU CUHK PolyU CityU |
15 19 39 43 51-100 |
HKUST HKU PolyU CUHK CityU |
15 19 39 43 51-100 |
HKUST HKU PolyU CUHK CityU |
23 24 39 46 51-100 |
HKU HKUST CUHK PolyU CityU |
Sociology | 26 30 40 47 51-100 |
HKU HKUST CUHK CityU PolyU |
19 30 51-100 |
HKU CUHK CityU |
39 40 101-150 151-200 |
CUHK HKU CityU PolyU |
39 41 101-150 101-150 |
CUHK HKU CityU PolyU |
26 37 51-100 151-200 |
CUHK HKU CityU PolyU |
28 39 101-150 151-200 |
HKU CUHK CityU PolyU | |
Politics & International Studies |
27 51-100 |
HKU CityU |
19 46 51-100 |
HKU CUHK CityU |
12 45 51-100 |
HKU CityU CUHK |
16 38 39 |
HKU CityU CUHK |
26 36 51-100 |
HKU CUHK CityU |
23 51-100 51-100 |
HKU CUHK CityU | |
Law | 31 51-100 |
HKU CUHK |
16 51-100 |
HKU CUHK |
20 51-100 51-100 |
HKU CUHK CityU |
18 51-100 51-100 |
HKU CityU CUHK |
19 42 51-100 |
HKU CUHK CityU |
18 50 51-100 |
HKU CUHK CityU | |
Economics & Econometrics |
42 43 51-100 101-150 151-200 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
29 35 51-100 101-150 101-150 |
HKU HKUST CUHK CityU PolyU |
30 32 42 101-150 101-150 |
HKU HKUST CUHK CityU PolyU |
28 30 34 51-100 101-150 |
HKU HKUST CUHK PolyU CityU |
30 36 49 51-100 51-100 |
HKUST HKU CUHK PolyU CityU |
25 37 46 51-100 51-100 |
HKUST HKU CUHK PolyU CityU | |
Accounting & Finance |
30 41 49 51-100 101-150 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
22 26 49 51-100 51-100 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
16 23 33 51-100 51-100 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
18 19 27 51-100 51-100 151-200 |
HKU HKUST CUHK CityU PolyU LU |
17 23 35 51-100 51-100 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
19 23 30 51-100 51-100 |
HKUST HKU CUHK CityU PolyU | |
Communication & Media Studies |
- | - | 21 41 51-100 |
HKU CUHK CityU |
29 36 51-100 101-150 |
CUHK CityU HKU HKBU |
19 30 50 101-150 |
CUHK CityU HKU HKBU |
23 51-100 51-100 51-100 |
CUHK CityU HKU HKBU |
26 31 43 51-100 |
CUHK CityU HKU HKBU | |
Education | - | - | 8 26 |
HKU CUHK |
11 23 |
HKU CUHK |
16 25 51-100 |
HKU CUHK HKIEd |
6 15 20 |
HKU HKIEd CUHK |
6 12 26 |
HKU EdUHK CUHK | |
Statistics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 22 45 51-100 51-100 151-200 |
HKUST HKU PolyU CityU CUHK HKBU |
23
24 39 46 |
HKU
HKUST CUHK PolyU |
U.S. News & World Report – Best Global Universities Rankings by Subjects
[edit]2016 | 2019[10] | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Discipline | Rank | Institute | Rank | Institute |
Arts & Humanities | 95 | HKU | 27
103 132 |
HKU
CUHK CityU |
Biology & Biochemistry | 130 | HKU | 125 | HKU |
Chemistry | 73
126 147 151 191 |
HKUST
HKU PolyU CUHK CityU |
39
164 181 185 201 |
HKUST
HKU CUHK CityU PolyU |
Computer Science | 13
16 32 35 35 |
HKUST
CityU CUHK PolyU HKU |
11
17 27 34 76 |
CityU
HKUST CUHK PolyU HKU |
Clinical Medicine | 94
104 |
HKU CUHK |
87
118 |
HKU
CUHK |
Economics & Business | 57
57 63 85 96 |
CityU
HKUST CUHK HKU PolyU |
39
67 68 77 |
HKUST
CityU CUHK HKU |
Engineering | 10
15 24 43 77 |
CityU
PolyU HKUST HKU CUHK |
15
16 25 34 83 |
CityU
PolyU HKUST HKU CUHK |
Materials Science | 40
44 75 85 105 |
HKUST
CityU PolyU HKU CUHK |
22
31 48 73 86 |
HKUST
CityU CUHK PolyU HKU |
Mathematics | 32
73 122 137 |
CUHK
CityU PolyU HKBU |
31
59 74 |
CUHK
CityU PolyU |
Pharmacology & Toxicology | 57
76 |
CUHK
HKU |
71
102 |
CUHK
HKU |
Psychiatry & Psychology | 96
134 |
HKU
CUHK |
86
145 |
HKU
CUHK |
Social Sciences & Public Health | 108
143 152 229 |
HKU
CUHK PolyU CityU |
63
99 131 |
HKU
PolyU CUHK |
Times Higher Education World University Subjects Rankings
[edit]- 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[11] | 2011-12[12] | 2012-13[13] | 2013-14[14] | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subject | Rank | Institute | Rank | Institute | Rank | Institute | Rank | Institute |
Art & Humanities | - | - | 36 | HKU | 29 | HKU | 40 65 |
HKU CUHK |
Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health | 22 | HKU | 34 | HKU | 36 | HKU | 48 73 |
HKU CUHK |
Engineering & Technology | 19 20 |
HKU HKUST |
28 37 |
HKUST HKU |
23 43 |
HKUST HKU |
21 42 80 89 |
HKUST HKU CityU PolyU |
Life Sciences | 29 50 |
HKU HKUST |
- | - | - | - | - | - |
Physical Sciences | 36 43 |
HKU HKUST |
- | - | - | - | 86 | HKU |
Social Sciences | 27 | HKU | 27 | HKU | 30 50 |
HKU HKUST |
39 45 70 |
HKU HKUST CUHK |
2018 | 2019 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Subject | Rank | Institute | Rank | Institute |
28
59 126-150 |
HKU
CUHK PolyU |
29
64 126-150 |
HKU
CUHK PolyU | |
Computer Science[17][18] | 28
38 55 74 |
HKUST
CUHK HKU CityU |
28 37 46 74 93 176-200 |
HKUST CUHK HKU PolyU CityU HKBU |
Engineering & Technology[19][20] | 18
30 59 60 |
HKUST
HKU CUHK CityU |
23 40 61 63 70 |
HKUST HKU CityU CUHK PolyU |
Clinical, Pre-clinical & Health[21][22] | 31
63 |
HKU
CUHK |
29 49 301-400 401-500 |
HKU CUHK PolyU HKBU |
Physical Sciences[23][24] | 46
57 66 |
HKU
CUHK HKUST |
49 54 58 98 151-175 251-300 |
CUHK HKU HKUST CityU PolyU HKBU |
18
27 52 |
HKU
CUHK CityU |
22
45 49 |
HKU
CityU CUHK | |
4
20 |
HKU
CUHK |
4
18 |
HKU
CUHK | |
49
76 |
HKU
CUHK |
54
73 |
HKU
CUHK | |
30
41 61 |
HKU
CUHK HKUST |
26
47 61 |
HKU
CUHK HKUST |
Academic Rankings of World Universities by Subjects (top 200)
[edit]ARWU Board Subject fields | 2013[33] | |
---|---|---|
Subject | Rank | Institute |
Natural Science & Mathematics |
101-150 | CUHK |
Engineering & Computer Sciences |
25 34 51-75 76-100 101-150 |
CityU HKUST CUHK PolyU HKU |
Life & Agriculture Sciences |
151-200 | HKU |
Clinical Medicine & Pharmacy |
151-200 151-200 |
HKU CUHK |
Social Sciences | 51-75 76-100 101-150 101-150 101-150 |
HKUST PolyU HKU CUHK CityU |
ARWU Specific Subjects | 2013 | |
---|---|---|
Subject | Rank | Institute |
Mathematics | 40 49 51-75 151-200 |
CUHK CityU PolyU HKBU |
Physics | - | - |
Chemistry | 76-100 76-100 151-200 151-200 |
HKU CUHK CityU HKUST |
Computer Sciences | 24 29 42 51-75 51-75 151-200 |
HKUST CUHK CityU HKU PolyU HKBU |
Economics/Business | 51-75 76-100 101-150 101-150 101-150 |
HKUST CityU HKU CUHK PolyU |
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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