CityUHK Climbs to 4th in QS Asia Rankings 2027, Enters Top Five
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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".