HKUST Engineering Ranks No. 1 in Hong Kong for 14 Years
In the newly released QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024, HKUST has continued to be rated No. 1 in Hong Kong in the broad subject area of Engineering and Technology. Ranked at 52th globally, the University has maintained its top place in this area locally for 14 consecutive years.
Among individual subjects under this broad subject area, HKUST has seen a jump in nearly all subjects and an impressive position of world’s No. 10 in the Data Science and Artificial Intelligence subject. HKUST made its first appearance in this subject ranking this year, which was launched in 2023 and has been expanded this year to include more new institutions.
Six individual subjects from two broad subject areas (including five from the Engineering & Technology area) are No. 1 in Hong Kong. They are Chemical Engineering (No. 73), Computer Science & Information Systems (No. 32), Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (No. 10), Electrical & Electronic Engineering (No. 29), Mechanical, Aeronautical & Manufacturing Engineering (No. 42), and Statistics & Operational Research (No. 43). Civil and Structural Engineering was rated No. 27.
The 2024 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject features 55 individual subjects across five broad subject areas. The rankings were determined by five indicators, namely academic reputation, employer reputation, research citations per paper, h-index, and international research network.
About The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (https://hkust.edu.hk/) is a world-class research intensive university that focuses on science, technology and business as well as humanities and social science. HKUST offers an international campus, and a holistic and interdisciplinary pedagogy to nurture well-rounded graduates with global vision, a strong entrepreneurial spirit and innovative thinking. Over 80% of our research work were rated “Internationally excellent” or “world leading” in the Research Assessment Exercise 2020 of Hong Kong’s University Grants Committee. We were ranked 3rd in Times Higher Education’s Young University Rankings 2022, and our graduates were ranked 23rd worldwide and among the best from universities from Asia in Global Employability University Ranking and Survey 2021.
