HKUST Annual Report 2017-18

66 Facts and Figures INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS HKUST No. 1 in the world (World’s Top 250 Young Universities, Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2018) No. 2 in the world (World’s Top 150 Universities Under 50, QS Top 50 Under 50 2019) No. 7 in Asia (Asia’s Top 500 Universities, QS Asia University Rankings 2019) No. 37 in the world (World’s Top 1000 Universities, QS World University Rankings 2019) No. 41 in the world World’s Top 1000 Universities, Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019) No. 16 in the world (Global University Employability Ranking 2018, Emerging) School of Science No. 1 in Hong Kong, No. 23 in the world (World’s Top 500 Universities in Chemistry, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018) No. 1 in Hong Kong, No. 22 in the world (World’s Top 300 Universities in Materials Sciences, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018) No. 2 in Hong Kong, No. 48 in the world (World’s Top 500 Universities in Natural Sciences, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018) No. 58 in the world (World’s top 500 Universities in Physical Sciences, Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019) No. 89 in the world (World’s top 500 Universities in Life Sciences, Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019) School of Engineering No. 2 in Greater China, No. 17 in the world (World’s Top 500 Universities in Engineering and Technology, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018) No. 1 in Hong Kong, No. 23 in the world (World’s Top 800 Universities in Engineering and Technology, Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018) No. 1 in Greater China, No. 14 in the world (World’s Top 500 Universities in Computer Science and Information Systems, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018) No. 1 in Hong Kong, No. 23 in the world (World’s Top 400 Universities in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018) No. 1 in Hong Kong, No. 24 in the world (World’s Top 400 Universities in Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018) No. 24 in the world (World’s Top 200 Universities in Civil and Structural Engineering, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018) No. 2 in Greater China, No. 28 in the world (World’s Top 600 Universities in Computer Science, Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018) No. 2 in Greater China, No. 30 in the world (World’s Top 300 Universities in Chemical Engineering, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2018) No. 1 in Hong Kong, No. 14 in the world (World’s Top 100 Universities in Transportation Science & Technology, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Academic Ranking of World Universities 2018) No. 1 in Hong Kong, No. 16 in the world (World’s Top 200 Universities in Telecommunication Engineering, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, Academic Ranking of World Universities 2018)