HKU, CityU enter global top 100 in ARWU
Crhk · 3 SOURCESabout 2 hours ago2 MIN
Summary
Hong Kong had seven universities listed in the latest Academic Ranking of World Universities, with the University of Hong Kong ranked 62nd and City University of Hong Kong ranked 95th.
HKU rose five places from last year, while CityU climbed four places and remained in the global top 100 for a second straight year.
The ranking, also known as the ShanghaiRanking ARWU, was first launched in 2003 and is now published by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy.
Other Hong Kong institutions placed in lower bands, with Chinese University and Polytechnic University in the 101-150 bracket, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in the 201-300 range, and Baptist University and Lingnan University in the 601-700 range.
Key Points
- HKU was the highest-ranked Hong Kong institution at 62nd, up five places, and said it had set a new record for a fifth consecutive year.
- CityU rose from 99th to 95th, and said it was proud to remain among the world’s top 100 universities for a second year.
- The ARWU methodology gives weight to Nobel and Fields winners, highly cited researchers, papers in Nature and Science, indexed publications, and per-capita performance.
- Globally, Harvard, Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology took the top three places, while Tsinghua was Asia’s highest-ranked university at 18th.
- Lingnan University moved from the 901-1000 band to the 601-700 band, a jump of 300 places that it linked to strategic transformation.
Why It Matters
For Hong Kong readers, the results offer another benchmark for how local universities perform in a research-heavy global ranking that differs from QS and Times Higher Education because it does not measure internationalisation or employer reputation.
The gains by HKU, CityU, Polytechnic University and Lingnan University may strengthen the city’s case for attracting students, scholars and research partnerships under the “Study in Hong Kong” push cited by CityU.