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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) is a world leading university with world-class research in multiple disciplines, making bold advances to break new ground.

At PolyU, we nurture bright young minds to become leaders of tomorrow. Our researchers uncover knowledge and transform research excellence into impactful innovation through multi-disciplinary collaborations.

With over 80 years of proud tradition, PolyU ranks among the world’s top 100 institutions. Five disciplines ranked among the world’s top 50 in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021.

PolyU is a home for educating thinkers, communicators and discoverers to make changes for a better world. Going forward, PolyU will continue its pursuit of excellence and impact through its education and research endeavours, strengthening its position as a world leading university, while making significant contributions to Hong Kong, the nation and the world.

QS World University Rankings | QS Subject Rankings | PolyU

PolyU ranks 75th globally in the QS World University Rankings (WUR) 2021, with six disciplines ranked among the world’s top 50 in QS WUR by Subject 2020.

With over 80 years of proud tradition, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) ranks among the world’s top 100 institutions. Six disciplines ranked among the world’s top 50 in QS University Rankings by Subject 2020.

The university rose 16 places to the 75th position in the QS World University Rankings 2021 where institutions are ranked according to their academic and employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, research impact and internationalism performance.

In the QS University Rankings by Subject 2020, PolyU has achieved commendable results, with Hospitality and Leisure Management holding 7th place; Art and Design holding 15th place; Civil and Structural Engineering holding 19th place; Architecture/Built Environment holding 22nd place; Nursing holding 31st place; Linguistics holding 45th place; all among the world’s top 50 in QS by subject rankings.

These remarkable QS subject ranking results testify to PolyU’s academic excellence as a world leader in a number of disciplines. The University will further develop its reputation as a university that excels in education, research and innovation, making even greater contributions for the well-being of society.

Going forward, PolyU will continue its pursuit of excellence and impact through its education and research endeavours, strengthening its position in the QS World University Rankings and QS by Subject Rankings as a world-class university, while making significant contributions to Hong Kong, the nation and the world.

QS University Rankings

QS Quacquarelli Symonds is the world’s leading provider of services, analytics, and insight to the global higher education sector, whose mission is to enable motivated people anywhere in the world to fulfil their potential through educational achievement, international mobility, and career development.

The QS World University Rankings portfolio, inaugurated in 2004, has grown to become the world’s most popular source of comparative data about university performance. Their flagship website, www.TopUniversities.com – the home of QS university rankings – was viewed 149 million times in 2019, and over 94,000 media clippings pertaining to, or mentioning, QS were published by media outlets across the world in 2019.

QS Subject Rankings

The QS World University Rankings by Subject cover a total of 51 disciplines, grouped into five broad subject areas. The rankings are based on institutions’ performance in academic reputation, employer reputation and research impact.

International Recognition for PolyU in World Rankings

75 ^th

QS World University Ranking (2021)

25 ^th

QS Asia University Rankings (2021)

6 ^th

QS Top 50 Under 50 (2021)

Ranking Highlights

The University rose 16 places to the 75th position in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings where institutions are ranked according to their academic and employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, research impact and internationalisation performance.

Ranking Highlights

PolyU is in 25th place in the QS Asia University Rankings which features the top 500 universities in Asia.

Ranking Highlights

PolyU is in 6th place on the 2021 QS “Top 50 under 50” list which ranks the world’s top 50 universities established within the last 50 years.

Subject Rankings

In the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021, PolyU has achieved commendable results, with five disciplines ranked among the world’s top 50.

The results testify to PolyU’s academic excellence as a world leader in a number of disciplines. The University will further develop its reputation as a university that excels in education, research and innovation, making even greater contributions for the well-being of society.

9 th

Hospitality and Leisure Management