5 universities in Hong Kong rank in top 100 in ‘historic’ shift from West to East - South China Morning Post
Connor MycroftPublished: 7:30am, 30 Sep 2026Updated: 8:50am, 30 Sep 2026Five public universities in Hong Kong have ranked in the top 100 of a renowned British publication’s latest global league table, as part of a trend described as a “historic realignment” of academic prowess from West to East.
The University of Hong Kong remained the city’s highest-ranked tertiary institution, holding onto 33rd place from the previous year, in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, released on Wednesday.
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) ranked 42nd, down from 41st a year ago, while the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology maintained its position at 58.
CUHK said it achieved full marks across five core performance metrics – research excellence; patents; research and institutional income; research productivity; and the proportion of international staff – while making notable gains in teaching reputation, student-staff ratio and the proportion of international students.
