HKUST in World Top Rankings

Established in 1991, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) is a top leading public university located in Hong Kong. It is the only science and technology research university in Hong Kong, and the only one to offer an all-PhD faculty.

HKUST has the following Schools:
- School of Science
- School of Engineering
- School of Business and Management
- School of Humanities and Social Science
- HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School

Rankings:

- According to the Times Higher Education - QS World University Rankings, it is ranked 35th in 2009, 39th in 2008, 53rd in 2007.

- 26th among the World's Top 100 Universities in Engineering and IT (THE-QS Rankings 2009).

- 4th among the World's Top 200 Asian Universities (QS.com Asian University Rankings 2009).

- According to the Academic Ranking of World Universities published by Shanghai Jiao Tong University 2008, it is placed 51-76th among the World's Top 100 Universities in Social Sciences; and 40th among the World's Top 100 Universities in Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences.

- 16th worldwide in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2009, moving up from 17th in 2008.

- The Full-Time MBA Program is rated 1st in Asia and 30th in the world (The Economist 2009).

- The HKUST Business School’s MBA program was ranked 1st in Asia and 11th globally by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) 2008.

- 21st in Asia in the ranking web of Top Asian Universities 2008.

- The Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Program is placed 2nd in the FT Global EMBA Rankings 2008 (It is placed 1st in 2007).

- The Department of Finance is placed 1st in Asia Pacific for research output, and the only Asian university in the world top 50 (Arizona State University Survey 2007).

- The Department of Mechanical Engineering is rated 1st in the world for research output (Yuan Ze University Survey, Taiwan).

- 20th among the world's top 100 MBA programs (EIU 2007).

- 1st in Hong Kong and 60th in the world (Newsweek top 100 global universities 2006).

- 1st in Asia Pacific for Executive Education in Custom Programs (Financial Times).

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