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- Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Ranking
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- HKUST US News & World Report Ranking 2025
- HKUST FT (Financial Times) Ranking 2025
- HKUST QS Ranking 2026
- HKUST THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2025
- HKUST ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2025
HKUSTHong Kong University of Science and Technology Ranking
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is one of the famous universities among international students. Located in Kowloon, Hong Kong, the university is aimed at offering quality education to a diverse student community coming from across the globe. This university is also known to be among the top ranked universities worldwide. Let’s look at some of the rankings this university holds.
According to Shiksha Popularity Ranking 2025, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology is ranked globally at #84 and #4, among universities in Hong Kong. Shiksha Popularity Ranking is a unique ranking system that aggregates different rankings the university holds from leading publishers globally. This aggregate ranking allows Indian students to evaluate a university and make a guided decision.
Nationally, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranking as per Shiksha Popularity Ranking has dropped in the 2025. It was ranked by Shiksha Popularity Ranking at #4, whereas in 2024 this rank stood at #3.
Moving on to the next one, the university is ranked by QS at #44, globally in 2026. In 2025, this ranking stood at #47, showing improved trend. The university is also ranked by The (Times Higher Education) University Ranking globally for 2025, its position dropped to #66 from #64 in 2024.
Below table showcases three-year Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ranking trends:
Ranking Body | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
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QS | Not Ranked | 60 | 47 | 44 |
THE | 58 | 64 | 66 | Not Ranked |
US News | 95 | 105 | 101 | Not Ranked |
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Shiksha
#91QS Ranking
#44THE Ranking
#66US News Ranking
#101ARWU Ranking
#201HKUSTHong Kong University of Science and Technology Course Ranking
As per the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology subject ranking 2025, many of the university courses are ranked among the top in the world. These courses, available in streams such as Engineering, Business and Management Studies, Science, Humanities and Social Sciences and Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ), among others, are also highly popular among international students.
The Shiksha Popularity World Ranking has ranked Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Engineering courses at #29 in 2025. This course was ranked at #28 in 2024. On the other hand, the QS ranks these courses at #43 for the Engineering and Technology courses, showing improved trend from 2024 rank of #52.
Global ranking body Shiksha Popularity World Ranking also ranks its Business & Management Studies courses. It has ranked Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Business & Management Studies courses at #50 globally in 2025. Additionally, its Masters in Supply Chain Management Rankings programs offered are also quite popular in the country and globally as these are ranked at #10 by QS in 2025.
The below table highlights how some popular Hong Kong University of Science and Technology courses perform as part of the latest Shiksha Popularity Rankings 2025:
Course Category | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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Engineering | #25 | #28 | #29 |
Business & Management Studies | #51 | #47 | #50 |
Science | #97 | #69 | #64 |
Humanities & Social Sciences | #239 | #302 | #318 |
Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) | Not Ranked | Not Ranked | #279 |

HKUSTUS News & World Report Ranking 2025
Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
---|---|---|---|
Global Universities | 95 | 105 | 101 |

HKUSTFT (Financial Times) Ranking 2025
Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
---|---|---|---|
MBA | 42 | 35 | 36 |

HKUSTQS Ranking 2026
Ranked by | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
---|---|---|---|
World University | 60 | 47 | 44 |
Accounting and Finance | 34 | 34 | – / – |
Architecture and Built Environment | 51 | 51 | – / – |
Biological Sciences | 127 | 97 | – / – |
Engineering and Technology | 52 | 43 | – / – |
Global MBA | 46 | 46 | 49 |
Masters in Business Analytics | – / – | – / – | 51 |
Masters in Supply Chain Management | 12 | 10 | 14 |
Mathematics | 47 | 43 | – / – |
Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | 42 | 42 | – / – |
Physics and Astronomy | 82 | 62 | – / – |
Sociology | 101 | 85 | – / – |

HKUSTTHE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2025
Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
---|---|---|---|
University | 58 | 64 | 66 |
Arts and Humanities | – / – | – / – | 126 |
Engineering | 26 | 33 | 33 |
Life Sciences | 100 | 101 | 101 |
PG Business and Economics | 29 | 30 | 33 |
PG Computer Science | 29 | 31 | 28 |

HKUSTARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2025
Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
---|---|---|---|
Universities | 301 | 201 | 201 |
Mathematics | 151 | 201 | – / – |
Physics | 151 | 101 | – / – |
Political Sciences | 201 | 151 | – / – |
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