STUDENT ENROLLMENT (AS OF NOV 2025)
 UndergraduatePostgraduateTotal
Science2,6311,4824,095
Engineering3,9143,3047,218
Business and Management3,7732,2756,048
Humanities and Social Science387424811
Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies3877861,173
Joint School6734391,112
Total11,7478,71020,457

 

POSTGRADUATES FIGURES (AS OF NOV 2025)
 
Research Postgraduate
Taught PG
Total
MPhilPhD
Science1706545051,305
Engineering2931,2521,0932,590
Business and Management45901,5181,652
Humanities and Social Sciences3225276338
Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies77350321717
Joint School--240240
Total6222,3713,9536,842

 

ENROLMENT BY GENDER (AS OF FEB 2024)
 UndergraduatePostgraduateTotal
Female3,8462,7886,634
Male6,5014,05410,555
Total10,3476,84217,189

 

NON LOCAL STUDENTS（2023-24）
 
Undergraduate
Postgraduate
Total
ResearchTaught
Mainland China1,0922,1802,7406,012
Other places in Asia783200801,063
Rest of the world2037142316
Total2,0782,4512,8627,391

 

FACULTY MEMBERS (AS OF JUN 2024) (FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT)
 RegularVisitingTotal
Science2035208
Engineering27416290
Business and Management16439203
Humanities and Social Science1583161
Interdisciplinary #8813101
Total ^83271903

# This refers to faculty members under the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (formerly known as the Interdisciplinary Programs Office), HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study and HKUST Institute for Public Policy.

^ A faculty member may be affiliated with multiple schools/areas, so the total may be different from the sum of faculty members of all schools/areas. 

 

RESEARCH FUNDING
 Funding (HK$M)
2007 - 2008369.6
2008 - 2009447
2009 - 2010432.6
2010 - 2011409.3
2011 - 2012444.1
2012 - 2013548.4
2013 - 2014485.2
2014 - 2015521.8
2015 - 2016578.4
2016 - 2017690.9
2017 - 2018657
2018 - 2019836.1
2019 - 20201080.1*
2020 - 20211033.6*
2021 - 20221082.8*
2022 - 2023956.1*
2023 - 20241119.9*

*Includes R&D projects administrated by R&D Corporation and Mainland platforms.

 

FACULTY PROFILE
100% with doctorate degree and majority from the following universities: 
(Only tenure track faculty - Assistant Professor or above)
BostonBrownCambridgeCarnegie-Mellon
ChicagoColumbiaCornellDuke
HarvardIllinoisLondonMaryland
MichiganMITNew YorkNorthwestern
OxfordPennsylvaniaPrincetonPurdue
Southern CaliforniaStanfordTorontoUBC
UC BerkeleyUCLAWashingtonYale