A UGC-funded public research university in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon. Offers undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research postgraduate programmes across colleges and schools including veterinary medicine, law and creative media.
Best Hong Kong Universities (2026)
Hong Kong's degree-awarding universities — the eight UGC-funded institutions plus self-financing universities, verified against the Education Bureau's register of post-secondary institutions.
A UGC-funded public university in Kowloon Tong, Kowloon. Offers undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research postgraduate programmes across faculties including arts, science, social sciences, business, Chinese medicine and communication.
A statutory self-financing university (Cap. 1145) in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon. Offers undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research postgraduate programmes, including distance-learning modes.
A private self-financing university in North Point, Hong Kong Island, granted university title in 2006. Offers undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes in arts, commerce and social sciences.
A UGC-funded public liberal arts university in Tuen Mun, New Territories. Offers undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research postgraduate programmes with a whole-person liberal arts education model.
A self-financing university in Tseung Kwan O, New Territories, granted university title in January 2024 (formerly Caritas Institute of Higher Education). Offers undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes across schools including humanities, business, social sciences and health.
A UGC-funded public research university in Shatin, New Territories. Offers undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research postgraduate programmes across eight faculties and nine constituent colleges.
A UGC-funded public university in Tai Po, New Territories, focused on teacher education. Offers undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research postgraduate programmes in education and related disciplines.
A self-financing university in Siu Lek Yuen, Shatin, New Territories, granted university title in 2018. Offers undergraduate and taught postgraduate programmes across five schools with a liberal-arts-plus-professional model.
A UGC-funded public university in Hung Hom, Kowloon. Offers undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research postgraduate programmes with a professionally-oriented education model.
A UGC-funded public research university in Clear Water Bay, Kowloon. Offers undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research postgraduate programmes with a focus on science, technology, engineering and management.
A UGC-funded public research university in Pokfulam, Hong Kong Island. Offers undergraduate, taught postgraduate and research postgraduate programmes across ten faculties.
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