Archive · 15 Aug 2026
CityUHK ranks 95th globally, maintains second place in Hong Kong
A university ranking is like a scoreboard that grades universities all over the world.
A company called ShanghaiRanking makes one of the most famous scoreboards, the Academic Ranking of World Universities, or ARWU.
Every year it checks more than 2,500 universities and shows the best 1,000.
City University of Hong Kong, which people call CityUHK, got a very good grade this year.
It came in 95th place in the whole world, four spots better than last year.
It was also the second-best university in Hong Kong.
This is the second year in a row that CityUHK has been in the top 100 worldwide.
The university also did very well at finding famous researchers, ranking in the world's top 25 for highly cited researchers.
CityUHK also scored high in another famous ranking called the QS World University Rankings, where it came 52nd in the world.
The university's acting president, Professor Chun-Sing Lee, said he was very proud of the teachers and researchers.
CityUHK ranked 95th globally in the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), rising four places from last year.
The university maintained 2nd position in Hong Kong and stayed among the global top 100 for the second consecutive year.
CityUHK entered the global top 25 for the first time in the 'Highly Cited Researchers by Clarivate' indicator, ranking 2nd in Hong Kong.
In the 2027 QS World University Rankings, CityUHK jumped 11 places to 52nd globally and ranked 2nd globally for Citations per Faculty.
Acting President Professor Chun-Sing Lee credited the results to the university's teaching and research strengths and its leading edge in internationalised education.
- Who
- City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK), whose Acting President, Professor Chun-Sing Lee, commented on the results.
- What
- CityUHK was ranked 95th globally in the 2026 ARWU, rising four places and maintaining 2nd position in Hong Kong while staying among the global top 100 for a second consecutive year.
- When
- August 2026, following the release of the latest ARWU results.
- Where
- Hong Kong.
- Why
- The ranking reflects the university's academic and research excellence, including highly influential scholars, papers published in premier journals, and per capita academic performance.
- ARWU 2026 global rank
- 95th (up four places from last year)
- Rank in Hong Kong
- 2nd
- Consecutive years in global top 100
- 2
- Highly Cited Researchers (Clarivate)
- Global top 25 for the first time; 2nd in Hong Kong
- QS 2027 World University Rankings
- 52nd globally (up 11 places); top 3% of universities worldwide
- Citations per Faculty (QS)
- 2nd globally; 1st in Hong Kong
- ARWU publisher
- ShanghaiRanking
- ARWU inauguration
- 2003 by the Centre for World-Class Universities at Shanghai Jiao Tong University