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INTAKES OF UNDERGRADUATE (AS OF SEP 2026)
 
Undergraduate
% Non-local/Local % Non-local/Total
2026-2744%30%
2025-2640%28%
2024-2528%22%
2023-2425%20%
2022-2323%19%
 
INTAKES OF POSTGRADUATE (AS OF SEP 2026)
 
Postgraduate
Research PGTaught PGAll PG
% Non-local/Total% Non-local/Total% Non-local/Total
2026-2783%89%88%
2025-2682%87%86%
2024-2584%85%85%
2023-2486%84%85%
2022-2385%83%83%
 
STUDENT ENROLLMENT (AS OF SEP 2026)
 UndergraduatePostgraduateTotal
Science2,6701,6084,278
Engineering4,0163,5857,601
Business and Management3,9442,7406,684
Humanities and Social Science392410802
Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies4709251,395
Joint School7245011,225
Total12,2169,76921,985

 

POSTGRADUATES FIGURES (AS OF SEP 2026)
 
Research PG
Taught PG
Total
MPhilPhD
Science1786847461,608
Engineering3471,6871,5513,585
Business and Management46972,5972,740
Humanities and Social Sciences3233345410
Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies113381431925
Joint School--501501
Total7162,8826,1719,769

 

ENROLMENT BY GENDER (AS OF SEP 2026)
 UndergraduatePostgraduateTotal
Female4,5794,0838,662
Male7,6375,68513,323
Total12,2169,76921,985
 
NON LOCAL STUDENTS (AS OF SEP 2026)
 
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Total
Research PGTaught PG
International (Asia)1,1122291181,459
International (Non-Asia)3028098480
MTM*1,8252,6694,9239,417
Total3,2392,9785,13911,356

*MTM refers to students from Mainland/ Taiwan/ Macau.

 

FACULTY MEMBERS (AS OF JUNE 2026) (HEADCOUNT)
 Regular^VisitingTotal
Science2286234
Engineering32221343
Business and Management17849227
Humanities and Social Science1592161
Medicine246
Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies11511126
Total89086973

^Regular faculty includes substantiation-track faculty, teaching-track faculty and research-track faculty.

 

RESEARCH FUNDING
 Funding (HK$M)
2007 - 2008369.6
2008 - 2009447
2009 - 2010432.6
2010 - 2011409.3
2011 - 2012444.1
2012 - 2013548.4
2013 - 2014485.2
2014 - 2015521.8
2015 - 2016578.4
2016 - 2017690.9
2017 - 2018657
2018 - 2019836.1
2019 - 20201,080.1*
2020 - 20211,033.6*
2021 - 20221,082.8*
2022 - 2023956.1*
2023 - 20241,119.9*
2024 - 20251,196.1*
2025 - 20261,127*

*Includes 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)
BostonBrownCambridgeCarnegie-Mellon
ChicagoColumbiaCornellDuke
HarvardIllinoisLondonMaryland
MichiganMITNew YorkNorthwestern
OxfordPennsylvaniaPrincetonPurdue
Southern CaliforniaStanfordTorontoUBC
UC BerkeleyUCLAWashingtonYale