HONG KONG – November 03, 2026 -- City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) rose three places to 4th among 1,725 institutions in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Asia University Rankings 2027, entering Asia's top five for the first time and placing 2nd in Hong Kong.

Three Hong Kong universities now sit in Asia's top five, a first for the city's higher education sector.

CityUHK ranks 1st in Asia on three indicators and 1st in Hong Kong on eight

CityUHK took the top position in Asia for "Staff with PhD", "International Faculty" and "Outbound Exchange Students". In Hong Kong, it ranked 1st for "Staff with PhD", "Citations per Paper" and "Papers per Faculty", as well as "Faculty Student Ratio".

University leads Hong Kong on all four internationalisation indicators for a fourth straight year

From 2024 to 2027, CityUHK ranked 1st locally on "International Faculty", "International Students", "Inbound Exchange Students" and "Outbound Exchange Students". It also recorded improvements in "Academic Reputation" and "Employer Reputation".

QS awards CityUHK two champion honours

QS named the university a "Research and Discovery Champion", covering academic reputation, citation impact and publication output. It also received the "Learning Experience Champions" award, which recognises favourable faculty-student ratios and highly qualified staff.

Acting President Professor Chun-Sing Lee called the result "an encouraging achievement" and tied it to the university's strategy of recruiting global academic talent. He said CityUHK will continue to support the HKSAR Government's "Study in Hong Kong" initiative.

Times Higher Education names CityUHK world's most international university for three years running

CityUHK is the second Hong Kong university to reach the top 100 in all four major world rankings: QS, Times Higher Education, US News and ShanghaiRanking.