Five HK universities ranked among global top 100 by THE

Five Hong Kong institutions in the latest Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2027 continue to be listed among the top 100 universities globally. The chart assesses over 2,200 universities in 118 regions in terms of their teaching and research environment, research quality, international reputation and industry-academia cooperation. The University of Hong Kong holds steady at 33rd, and remains the city's top-ranked institution. The Chinese University of Hong Kong slips one place to 42nd. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology stands at 58th. CityU rises by three places to 70th -- the institution's highest ranking on record. PolyU reaches the 79th place. Topping the league globally for another year is the University of Oxford. MIT, Princeton and Stanford are tied for third place. Tsinghua University leads among Asian institutions, ranking 11th with Peking University at 13th and the National University of Singapore ranked 15th.