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 2020)
| Undergraduate | Postgraduate | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science | 2210 | 1152 | 3362 |
| Engineering | 3434 | 2276 | 5710 |
| Business and Management | 3488 | 1457 | 4945 |
| Humanities and Social Science | 211 | 277 | 488 |
| Interdisciplinary Programs | 290 | 484 | 774 |
| Joint School | 672 | 244 | 916 |
| Total | 10305 | 5890 | 16195 |
POSTGRADUATES FIGURES (AS OF SEP 2020)
| Research Postgraduate | Taught PG | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPhil | PhD | |||
| Science | 111 | 587 | 454 | 1152 |
| Engineering | 284 | 1100 | 892 | 2276 |
| Business and Management | 40 | 81 | 1336 | 1457 |
| Humanities and Social Sciences | 30 | 38 | 209 | 277 |
| Interdisciplinary Programs | 77 | 188 | 219 | 484 |
| Joint School | 0 | 0 | 244 | 244 |
| Total | 542 | 1994 | 3354 | 5890 |
NON LOCAL STUDENTS (2019-20)
| Undergraduate | Postgraduate | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Taught | |||
| Mainland China | 786 | 1517 | 2273 | 4576 |
| Other places in Asia | 902 | 273 | 168 | 1343 |
| Rest of the World | 211 | 107 | 121 | 439 |
| Total | 1899 | 1897 | 2562 | 6358 |
TEACHING STAFF (AS OF JUN 2020) (FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT)
| Regular | Visiting | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Science | 166 | 8 | 174 |
| Engineering | 200 | 4 | 204 |
| Business and Management | 149 | 1 | 150 |
| Humanities and Social Science | 135 | 7 | 142 |
| Interdisciplinary Programs | 26 | 0 | 26 |
| HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Institute for Public Policy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 679 | 20 | 699 |
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* |
*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 |