{
  "schema": "uniwild.rankings/1",
  "updated": "2026-06-28",
  "datePublished": "2026-06-28",
  "temporalCoverage": "2021/2027",
  "spatialCoverage": "Hong Kong",
  "university": {
    "name": "香港科技大學",
    "shortName": "HKUST",
    "official": "https://hkust.edu.hk/",
    "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1333303",
    "wikipedia": "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/香港科技大學",
    "sameAs": [
      "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1333303",
      "https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/香港科技大學"
    ]
  },
  "summary": "香港科技大學在 QS 世界排名由 27 名(2021)變化至第 33 名(QS 2027);U.S. News 由第 105 名(2024)升至第 82 名(2026-2027)。兩榜口徑不同:QS 含聲譽與國際化等主觀指標(2024 版方法論大改曾令港校短暫回落),U.S. News 為純文獻計量(Clarivate 五年窗口),故同一校兩榜名次常有差距。最強學科:數據科學與人工智能 Data Science & Artificial Intelligence(世界第 25)。",
  "world": {
    "QS": {
      "board": "QS World University Rankings",
      "naming": "版本年=發佈前一年的次年,如QS2027於2026-06發佈。QS各版於發佈年的上一自然年命名(QS2027發佈於2026年6月)。",
      "latest": {
        "version": "2027",
        "rank": 33,
        "released": "2026-06-18",
        "src": "https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/hong-kong-university-science-technology"
      },
      "history": [
        {
          "version": "2021",
          "rank": 27,
          "released": "2020-06-10",
          "src": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3088282/most-hong-kong-universities-rise-qs-global-rankings"
        },
        {
          "version": "2022",
          "rank": 34,
          "released": "2021-06-09",
          "src": "https://www.youngpostclub.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3136663/cuhk-and-polyu-rise-2022-rankings-while-hku-kept-its"
        },
        {
          "version": "2023",
          "rank": 40,
          "released": "2022-06-09",
          "src": "https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/hong-kong-university-science-technology"
        },
        {
          "version": "2024",
          "rank": 60,
          "released": "2023-06-28",
          "src": "https://thehkhub.com/5-hong-kong-universities-in-worlds-top-100-higher-education-rankings-for-2024/"
        },
        {
          "version": "2025",
          "rank": 47,
          "released": "2024-06-04",
          "src": "https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/hong-kong-university-science-technology"
        },
        {
          "version": "2026",
          "rank": 44,
          "released": "2025-06-19",
          "src": "https://hkust.edu.hk/news/hkust-rises-44th-qs-world-university-rankings-2026"
        },
        {
          "version": "2027",
          "rank": 33,
          "released": "2026-06-18",
          "src": "https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/hong-kong-university-science-technology"
        }
      ]
    },
    "USNews": {
      "board": "U.S. News Best Global Universities",
      "note": "Overall WORLD ranking (not subject, not Asia). U.S. News changed its edition labels and release cadence: the editions released each October were labelled '2022' (Oct 2021), '2022-2023' (Oct 2022) and '2024' (Oct 2023); the board then moved to a mid-year release with cross-year labels '2024-2025' (Jun 2024), '2025-2026' (Jun 2025) and '2026-2027' (Jun 2026). Because of this relabelling, some sources attribute the same rank to adjacent edition labels; see caveats.",
      "latest": {
        "edition": "2026-2027",
        "rank": 82,
        "released": "2026-06-16",
        "src": "https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5938536-u-s-news-global-university-rankings-2026-released-5-hk-universities-break-into-top-100"
      },
      "history": [
        {
          "edition": "2024",
          "rank": 105,
          "released": "2023-10-26",
          "src": "https://www.studyin.hk/en/posts/us-news-global-universities-hong-kong-2024-polyu-cityu-surge/"
        },
        {
          "edition": "2025-2026",
          "rank": 101,
          "released": "2025-06-17",
          "src": "https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5938536-u-s-news-global-university-rankings-2026-released-5-hk-universities-break-into-top-100"
        },
        {
          "edition": "2026-2027",
          "rank": 82,
          "released": "2026-06-16",
          "src": "https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5938536-u-s-news-global-university-rankings-2026-released-5-hk-universities-break-into-top-100"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "topSubjects": [
    {
      "subject": "數據科學與人工智能 Data Science & Artificial Intelligence",
      "board": "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026",
      "worldRank": 25,
      "src": "https://hkust.edu.hk/about/ranking"
    },
    {
      "subject": "土木與結構工程 Civil & Structural Engineering",
      "board": "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026",
      "worldRank": 27,
      "src": "https://hkust.edu.hk/about/ranking"
    },
    {
      "subject": "商業與管理研究 Business & Management Studies",
      "board": "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026",
      "worldRank": 30,
      "src": "https://hkust.edu.hk/about/ranking/business/bus"
    },
    {
      "subject": "統計與運籌學 Statistics & Operational Research",
      "board": "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026",
      "worldRank": 31,
      "src": "https://hkust.edu.hk/about/ranking/business/bus"
    },
    {
      "subject": "計算機科學與信息系統 Computer Science & Information Systems",
      "board": "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026",
      "worldRank": 33,
      "src": "https://hkust.edu.hk/about/ranking/engineering/eng"
    },
    {
      "subject": "電氣與電子工程 Electrical & Electronic Engineering",
      "board": "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026",
      "worldRank": 33,
      "src": "https://hkust.edu.hk/about/ranking/engineering/eng"
    },
    {
      "subject": "會計與金融 Accounting & Finance",
      "board": "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026",
      "worldRank": 33,
      "src": "https://hkust.edu.hk/about/ranking/business/bus"
    },
    {
      "subject": "經濟與計量經濟學 Economics & Econometrics",
      "board": "QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026",
      "worldRank": 37,
      "src": "https://hkust.edu.hk/about/ranking/business/bus"
    },
    {
      "subject": "(綜合/整校 overall)",
      "board": "U.S. News Best Global Universities Subject 2025-2026",
      "worldRank": 82,
      "note": "U.S. News Best Global Universities 2025-2026 整校世界第82(較上版躍升19位)。HKUST 在U.S. News強勢學科以工程、計算機、化學、材料、納米科學、能源為主,但各學科精確世界名次需U.S. News院校頁(503260),該頁對本採集器返回403/付費牆,未能逐項核實,見 caveats。",
      "src": "https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5938536-u-s-news-global-university-rankings-2026-released-5-hk-universities-break-into-top-100"
    }
  ],
  "peers": {
    "QS2027": {
      "HKU": {
        "rank": 11,
        "src": "https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-hong-kong"
      },
      "CUHK": {
        "rank": 18,
        "src": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3357454/2-universities-hku-and-cuhk-rank-among-worlds-top-20-first-hong-kong"
      },
      "HKUST": {
        "rank": 33,
        "src": "https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/hong-kong-university-science-technology"
      },
      "CityU": {
        "rank": 52,
        "src": "https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/city-university-hong-kong-cityuhk"
      },
      "PolyU": {
        "rank": 50,
        "src": "https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/hong-kong-polytechnic-university"
      }
    },
    "USNews 2026-2027": {
      "HKU": {
        "rank": 40,
        "src": "https://www.cityu.edu.hk/en/media/news/2026/06/16/us-news-rankings"
      },
      "CUHK": {
        "rank": 28,
        "src": "https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5938536-u-s-news-global-university-rankings-2026-released-5-hk-universities-break-into-top-100"
      },
      "HKUST": {
        "rank": 82,
        "src": "https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5938536-u-s-news-global-university-rankings-2026-released-5-hk-universities-break-into-top-100"
      },
      "CityU": {
        "rank": 47,
        "src": "https://www.cityu.edu.hk/en/media/news/2026/06/16/us-news-rankings"
      },
      "PolyU": {
        "rank": 52,
        "src": "https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5938536-u-s-news-global-university-rankings-2026-released-5-hk-universities-break-into-top-100"
      }
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "SCMP: Most Hong Kong universities rise in QS global rankings (QS2021)",
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3088282/most-hong-kong-universities-rise-qs-global-rankings"
    },
    {
      "title": "Young Post: CUHK and PolyU rise in 2022 rankings while HKU kept its (QS2022)",
      "url": "https://www.youngpostclub.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3136663/cuhk-and-polyu-rise-2022-rankings-while-hku-kept-its"
    },
    {
      "title": "The HK HUB: 5 Hong Kong Universities in World's Top 100 for 2024 (QS2024 with 2023 comparison)",
      "url": "https://thehkhub.com/5-hong-kong-universities-in-worlds-top-100-higher-education-rankings-for-2024/"
    },
    {
      "title": "HKU press release: Record High 17th Globally in 2025 QS World University Rankings",
      "url": "https://www.hku.hk/press/press-releases/detail/27414.html"
    },
    {
      "title": "CUHK press release: ranks 32nd in QS World University Rankings 2026 (best ever, prior year 36)",
      "url": "https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press/cuhk-ranks-32nd-in-qs-world-university-rankings-2026-its-best-performance-ever/"
    },
    {
      "title": "HKUST press release: Rises to 44th in QS World University Rankings 2026",
      "url": "https://hkust.edu.hk/news/hkust-rises-44th-qs-world-university-rankings-2026"
    },
    {
      "title": "PolyU press release: achieves record high 54th place in QS World University Rankings 2026 (prior year 57)",
      "url": "https://www.polyu.edu.hk/media/media-releases/2025/0619_polyu-achieves-record-high-54th-place-in-qs-world-university-rankings/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Xinhua: Hong Kong universities see rise in QS rankings, 3 score record highs (QS2026 full HK table)",
      "url": "https://english.news.cn/20250620/dc554dee9c73409c8e9e7741cd6c1c10/c.html"
    },
    {
      "title": "SCMP: HKU and CUHK among world's top 20 - a first for Hong Kong (QS2027)",
      "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3357454/2-universities-hku-and-cuhk-rank-among-worlds-top-20-first-hong-kong"
    },
    {
      "title": "TopUniversities institution page: University of Hong Kong (historical QS table)",
      "url": "https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-hong-kong"
    },
    {
      "title": "TopUniversities institution page: HKUST (historical QS table)",
      "url": "https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/hong-kong-university-science-technology"
    },
    {
      "title": "TopUniversities institution page: City University of Hong Kong (historical QS table)",
      "url": "https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/city-university-hong-kong-cityuhk"
    },
    {
      "title": "TopUniversities institution page: Hong Kong Polytechnic University (historical QS table)",
      "url": "https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/hong-kong-polytechnic-university"
    },
    {
      "title": "CityUHK rises to 47th globally in U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026-2027 (official CityU news, 2026-06-16)",
      "url": "https://www.cityu.edu.hk/en/media/news/2026/06/16/us-news-rankings"
    },
    {
      "title": "U.S. News Global University Rankings 2026 Released: 5 HK Universities Break Into Top 100 (Bastille Post, with 2026-2027 vs 2025-2026 comparison table)",
      "url": "https://www.bastillepost.com/global/article/5938536-u-s-news-global-university-rankings-2026-released-5-hk-universities-break-into-top-100"
    },
    {
      "title": "CUHK sets a record and is ranked No.1 in Hong Kong in 2023 by U.S. News (official CUHK CPRO press release, released 2022-10-26: CUHK 53rd, up from 82nd)",
      "url": "https://www.cpr.cuhk.edu.hk/en/press/cuhk-sets-a-record-and-is-ranked-no-1-in-hong-kong-in-2023-by-the-u-s-news-world-report/"
    },
    {
      "title": "CUHK crowned Hong Kong's best global university: U.S. News (The Standard, 2024-06-25: CUHK 42nd, HKU 44th)",
      "url": "https://www.thestandard.com.hk/news/article/217780/CUHK-crowned-Hong-Kongs-best-global-university-US-News"
    },
    {
      "title": "US News Global Rankings: Why PolyU and CityU Are Racing Ahead (studyin.hk, Oct-2023 edition: CUHK 53, HKU 55, HKUST 105, PolyU 100, CityU 120; prior CityU 140, PolyU 124)",
      "url": "https://www.studyin.hk/en/posts/us-news-global-universities-hong-kong-2024-polyu-cityu-surge/"
    },
    {
      "title": "Five HK universities enter world's top 100, with HKU ranked record 11th (China Daily HK, Jun 2025, cites US News then-current: CUHK 37, HKU 44, CityU 54)",
      "url": "https://www.chinadailyhk.com/hk/article/614236"
    },
    {
      "title": "U.S. News Releases 2025-2026 Best Global Universities Rankings (Clarivate, release date 2025-06-17)",
      "url": "https://clarivate.com/news/u-s-news-releases-2025-2026-best-global-universities-rankings/"
    },
    {
      "title": "U.S. News Unveils 2022-2023 Best Global Universities Rankings (PR Newswire, release date 2022-10-25/26)",
      "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-news-unveils-2022-2023-best-global-universities-rankings-301657929.html"
    },
    {
      "title": "U.S. News Releases 2024-2025 Best Global Universities Rankings (PR Newswire, release date 2024-06-25)",
      "url": "https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-news-releases-2024-2025-best-global-universities-rankings-302180782.html"
    },
    {
      "title": "Hong Kong rankings Overview (BrandHK / HKSAR Govt fact sheet, Oct 2024, cites US News Best Global 2024-2025 Asia ranks)",
      "url": "https://www.brandhk.gov.hk/docs/default-source/factsheets-library/hong-kong-themes/2024-10-24/rankings_en_oct-2024.pdf"
    },
    {
      "title": "HKUST Rankings & Figures (official /about/ranking): QS Subject 2026 highlights — Data Science 25, Civil 27, Materials 47, Chemistry 52, Mathematics 56, Social Sciences & Management 50; THE CS 25",
      "url": "https://hkust.edu.hk/about/ranking"
    }
  ],
  "rights": "本文件為非官方整理與結構化:每個數字均就近標註一手來源,便於核驗與引用。排名名次本身的版權歸 QS、U.S. News 等原榜單方所有;本站不主張排名數字的版權。",
  "disclaimer": "非官方整理,數字凡數附一手來源、便於核驗與引用;如有出入以標註的一手來源為準。"
}