HKUST Annual Report 2019-2020

INTERNATIONAL RANKINGS HKUST No.1 in the world World’s Top 400 Young Universities, Times Higher Education Young University Rankings 2020 No. 2 in the world World’s Top 150 Universities Under 50, QS Top 50 Under 50 2021 No. 5 in Asia Asia’s Top 400+ Universities, Times Higher Education Asia Universities Rankings 2020 No. 8 in Asia Asia’s Top 500+ Universities, QS Asia University Rankings 2021 No. 27 in the world World’s Top 1000 Universities, QS World University Rankings 2021 No. 56 in the world World’s Top 1500+ Universities, Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 No. 26 in the world Global University Employability Ranking 2020, Emerging School of Science No. 29 in the world, No. 1 in Hong Kong World’s Top 600 Universities in Chemistry, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 No. 23 in the world, No. 1 in Hong Kong World’s Top 400 Universities in Materials Sciences, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 No. 34 in the world World’s Top 400 Universities in Mathematics, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 No. 40 in the world, No. 1 in Hong Kong World’s Top 500 Universities in Natural Sciences, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 No. 47 in the world, No. 1 in Hong Kong World’s Top 600 Universities in Physics and Astronomy, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 No. 50 in the world, No. 1 in Hong Kong World’s Top 400 Universities in Environmental Sciences, QS 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 2020 No. 26 in the world, No. 3 in Greater China World’s Top 1000+ Universities in Engineering and Technology, Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 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 2020 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 2020 No. 27 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 2020 No. 17 in the world, No.1 in Hong Kong World’s Top 200 Universities in Civil and Structural Engineering, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 No. 31 in the world, No. 3 in Greater China World’s Top 800 Universities in Computer Science, Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 No. 32 in the world, No. 2 in Greater China World’s Top 400 Universities in Chemical Engineering, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 School of Business and Management No. 1 in the world Global EMBA Rankings - Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Program, Financial Times 2020 No. 2 in the world QS Global Joint EMBA Rankings - Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Program, QS Global Joint EMBA Rankings 2020 No. 19 in the world Global MBA Rankings - Full-Time MBA Program, Financial Times 2020 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 2020 No. 35 in the world, No. 3 in Greater China World’s Top 200 Universities in Statistics and Operational Research, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 No. 20 in the world, No.2 in Asia World’s Top 300 Universities in Accounting and Finance, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 No. 29 in the world, No. 3 in Greater China World’s Top 500 Universities in Economics and Econometrics, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 No. 29 in the world, No. 3 in China World’s Top 600 Universities in Business & Economics, Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 School of Humanities and Social Science No. 33 in the world World’s Top 500 Universities in Social Sciences and Management, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020 HKUST ANNUAL REPORT 2019-2020 51 50 Facts and Figures