Facts & Figures
HKUST is an elite international university that offers a world of opportunity. Consistently ranked among the top-tier universities in Asia, our success is clear from the numbers.
STUDENT ENROLLMENT (AS OF SEP 2022)
| Undergraduate | Postgraduate | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science | 2,207 | 1,350 | 3,557 |
| Engineering | 3,533 | 2,473 | 6,006 |
| Business and Management | 3,527 | 1,670 | 5,197 |
| Humanities and Social Science | 349 | 558 | 907 |
| Interdisciplinary Programs | 318 | 767 | 1,085 |
| Joint School | 544 | 285 | 829 |
| Total | 10,478 | 7,103 | 17,581 |
POSTGRADUATES FIGURES (AS OF SEP 2022)
| Research Postgraduate | Taught PG | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPhil | PhD | |||
| Science | 151 | 631 | 258 | 1,350 |
| Engineering | 251 | 1,167 | 1,055 | 2,473 |
| Business and Management | 44 | 78 | 1,548 | 1,670 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences | 40 | 26 | 492 | 558 |
| Interdisciplinary Programs | 68 | 343 | 356 | 767 |
| Joint School | 0 | 0 | 258 | 285 |
| Total | 554 | 2,245 | 4,304 | 7,103 |
NON LOCAL STUDENTS (2021-22)
| Undergraduate | Postgraduate | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Taught | |||
| Mainland China | 930 | 1,615 | 2,637 | 5,182 |
| Other places in Asia | 886 | 252 | 120 | 1,258 |
| Rest of the World | 215 | 97 | 92 | 404 |
| Total | 2,031 | 1,964 | 2,849 | 6,844 |
TEACHING STAFF (AS OF JUN 2022) (FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT)
| Regular | Visiting | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science | 179 | 6 | 185 |
| Engineering | 220 | 6 | 226 |
| Business and Management | 153 | 2 | 155 |
| Humanities and Social Science | 145 | 1 | 146 |
| Interdisciplinary Programs | 28 | 3 | 32 |
| HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Institute for Public Policy | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 727 | 18 | 745 |
RESEARCH FUNDING
| Funding (HK$M) | |
|---|---|
| 2007 - 2008 | 369.6 |
| 2008 - 2009 | 447 |
| 2009 - 2010 | 432.6 |
| 2010 - 2011 | 409.3 |
| 2011 - 2012 | 444.1 |
| 2012 - 2013 | 548.4 |
| 2013 - 2014 | 485.2 |
| 2014 - 2015 | 521.8 |
| 2015 - 2016 | 578.4 |
| 2016 - 2017 | 690.9 |
| 2017 - 2018 | 657 |
| 2018 - 2019 | 836.1 |
| 2019 - 2020 | 1080.1* |
| 2020 - 2021 | 1033.6* |
| 2021 - 2022 | 1082.8** |
*Includes R&D projects administrated by R&D Corporation and Mainland platforms.
FACULTY PROFILE
| 100% with doctorate degree and majority from the following universities: (Only tenure track faculty - Assistant Professor or above) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | Brown | Cambridge | Carnegie-Mellon |
| Chicago | Columbia | Cornell | Duke |
| Harvard | Illinois | London | Maryland |
| Michigan | MIT | New York | Northwestern |
| Oxford | Pennsylvania | Princeton | Purdue |
| Southern California | Stanford | Toronto | UBC |
| UC Berkeley | UCLA | Washington | Yale |