EMPLOYMENT (2018)
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
PhD MPhil
Taught Master
(Except MBA) MBA
Employment Situation % % % % %
Employed 83 66.8 38.7 31.5 98.9
Further Studies 12.6 2.3 40.1 5.6 0
Returned to Home Country or Emigrated 2.2 29.4 19.3 62.1 0
Others 2.2 1.6 1.9 0.9 1.1
Employment Situation by Industry % % % % %
Commerce and Business 61.2 5.1 26.8 56.3 87.8
Engineering and Industry 27 17.9 41.8 26.5 12.2
Education 6.3 76.3 29.9 16.1 0
Government and Related Organizations 3.5 0 1.5 0.8 0
Community and Social Services 2 0.7 0 0.3 0
Note: Percentages may not add up to 100%, as they are rounded to the nearest percent.
FACULTY
FACULTY MEMBERS (as of 30 Jun 2019) (Full-time Equivalent)^
School/Office Regular Visiting Total
Science 156 21 177
Engineering 201 4 205
Business and Management 137 11 148
Humanities and Social Science 140 4 144
Interdisciplinary Programs 19 0 19
HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study 2 1 3
Institute for Public Policy 1 0 1
Total 656 41 697
^ The above faculty numbers are reported in Full-time Equivalent (FTE) basis to reflect faculty’s service distribution to each school.
RESEARCH
NO. OF NEW RESEARCH PROJECTS AND FUNDING (2018-19)
Number Funding (in HK$M)
UGC 422 190.8
RGC 227 169.3
Others 486 476.0
Total 1,132* 836.1**
* No. of projects does not add up due to projects with multiple sponsors.
** Includes R&D projects administrated by R and D Corporation and Mainland platforms.
NO. OF PATENTS (2018-19)
Filed 267
Granted 106
ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19 FACTS AND FIGURES
INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS
HKUST No. 1 in the world
World’s Top 350 Young Universities, Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2019 No. 2 in the world
World’s Top 150 Universities Under 50, QS Top 50 Under 50 2020 No. 3 in Asia
Asia’s Top 400+ Universities, Times Higher Education Asia Universities Rankings 2019 No. 8 in Aisa
Asia’s Top 550 Universities, QS Asia University Rankings 2020 No. 32 in the world
World’s Top 1000 Universities, QS World University Rankings 2020 No. 47 in the world
World’s Top 1300+ Universities, Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020 No. 10 in the world
Global University Employability Ranking 2019, Emerging School of Science No. 22 in the world, No. 3 in Greater China
World’s Top 600 Universities in Chemistry, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019 No. 23 in the world, No. 3 in Greater China
World’s Top 400 Universities in Materials Sciences, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019
No. 36 in the world
World’s Top 400 Universities in Mathematics, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019 No. 42 in the world
World’s Top 500 Universities in Natural Sciences, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019 No. 54 in the world, No. 1 in Hong Kong
World’s Top 300 Universities in Environmental Science, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019
No. 49 in the world
World’s top 1,000+ Universities in Physical Sciences, Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2020
No. 91 in the world
World’s top 800+ Universities in Life Sciences, Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2020
School of Engineering No. 18 in the world, No. 2 in Greater China
World’s Top 500 Universities in Engineering and Technology, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019
No. 24 in the world, No. 3 in Greater China
World’s Top 1,000+ Universities in Engineering and Technology, Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2020
No. 26 in the world, No. 3 in Greater China
World’s Top 600 Universities in Computer Science and Information Systems, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019
No. 22 in the world, No. 2 in Greater China
World’s Top 500 Universities in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019
No. 29 in the world, No. 1 in Hong Kong
World’s Top 500 Universities in Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019
No. 17 in the world
World’s Top 200 Universities in Civil and Structural Engineering, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019
No. 17 in the world, No. 2 in Greater China
World’s Top 750 Universities in Computer Science, Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2020
No. 34 in the world, No. 2 in Greater China
World’s Top 300 Universities in Chemical Engineering, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019
No. 18 in the world, No. 1 in Hong Kong
World’s Top 200 Universities in Transportation Science & Technology, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019
No. 18 in the world
World’s Top 300 Universities in Telecommunication Engineering, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019
School of Business and
Management No. 2 in the world
Global EMBA Rankings – Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Program, Financial Times 2019 No. 1 in the world
QS Global Joint EMBA Rankings – Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Program, QS Global Joint EMBA Rankings 2019
No. 18 in the world
Global MBA Rankings – Full-Time MBA Program, Financial Times 2019 No. 16 in the world, No. 2 in Asia
World’s Top 500 Universities in Business and Management Studies, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019
No. 29 in the world, No. 2 in Greater China
World’s Top 200 Universities in Statistics and Operational Research, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019
No. 18 in the world, No. 2 in Asia
World’s Top 300 Universities in Accounting and Finance, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019
No. 26 in the world, No. 3 in Asia
World’s Top 500 Universities in Economics and Econometrics, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019
No. 27 in the world, No. 1 in Asia
Top 100 Business School Research Rankings, University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) Top Business School Research Rankings 2014-2018
No. 23 in the world, No. 3 in Greater China
World’s Top 600+ Universities in Business & Economics, Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2020
No. 26 in the world, No. 3 in Greater China
World’s Top 500 Universities in Social Sciences and Management, QS World University Rankings 2019
No. 29 in the world
World’s Top 500 Universities in Management, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019
No. 33 in the world, No. 2 in Greater China
World’s Top 200 Universities in Finance, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019
No. 35 in the world, No. 1 in Asia
World’s Top 400 Universities in Business Administration, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019
School of Humanities
and Social Science No. 26 in the world, No. 3 in Greater China
World’s Top 500 Universities in Social Sciences and Management, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019
No. 51 in the world
World’s Top 700+ Universities in Social Sciences, Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject 2020
ANNUAL REPORT 2018-19
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