THE UNIVERSITY PROFILE
Some percentages or figures in this section do not add up to 100% or total owing to rounding.
Students*
STUDENT ADMISSION
New intakes
ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS ON ALL PROGRAMMES
| Faculty | Undergraduate | Taught Postgraduate | Research Postgraduate | All Levels | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2020–21 | |
| Architecture | 721 | 729 | 748 | 727 | 136 | 121 | 1,605 | 1,577 |
| Arts | 1,859 | 1,918 | 886 | 802 | 236 | 218 | 2,981 | 2,938 |
| Business and Economics | 2,956 | 2,967 | 3,598 | 2,319 | 163 | 141 | 6,717 | 5,427 |
| Dentistry | 452 | 425 | 87 | 88 | 96 | 82 | 635 | 595 |
| Education | 975 | 993 | 1,435 | 1,478 | 243 | 225 | 2,653 | 2,696 |
| Engineering | 2,437 | 2,506 | 1,899 | 1,779 | 843 | 733 | 5,179 | 5,018 |
| Law | 552 | 551 | 1,149 | 1,145 | 85 | 80 | 1,786 | 1,776 |
| Medicine | 3,353 | 3,256 | 878 | 814 | 866 | 781 | 5,097 | 4,851 |
| Science | 2,532 | 2,560 | 549 | 544 | 649 | 594 | 3,730 | 3,698 |
| Social Sciences | 1,680 | 1,631 | 1,393 | 1,404 | 246 | 233 | 3,319 | 3,268 |
| All Faculties | 17,517 | 17,536 | 12,622 | 11,100 | 3,563 | 3,208 | 33,702 | 31,844 |
| In % Distribution | 52% | 55.1% | 37.5% | 34.9% | 10.6% | 10.1% | 100% | 100% |
ENROLMENT OF NON-LOCAL STUDENTS (BASED ON NATIONALITY)
| Region | Undergraduate | Taught Postgraduate | Research Postgraduate | All Levels | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2020–21 | |
| Headcount | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 2,487 | 2,107 | 5,462 | 3,830 | 2,465 | 2,140 | 10,414 | 8,077 |
| Other Asian Countries | 1,481 | 1,598 | 320 | 371 | 210 | 197 | 2,011 | 2,166 |
| Australia and New Zealand | 65 | 81 | 66 | 68 | 14 | 15 | 145 | 164 |
| European Countries | 217 | 244 | 251 | 253 | 93 | 100 | 561 | 597 |
| North American Countries | 138 | 165 | 188 | 211 | 61 | 59 | 387 | 435 |
| Others e.g. Central and South America, African Countries |
20 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 30 | 29 | 66 | 69 |
| All Regions | 4,408 | 4,213 | 6,303 | 4,755 | 2,873 | 2,540 | 13,584 | 11,508 |
| % | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 56.4% | 50.0% | 86.7% | 80.5% | 85.8% | 84.3% | 76.7% | 70.2% |
| Other Asian Countries | 33.6% | 37.9% | 5.1% | 7.8% | 7.3% | 7.8% | 14.8% | 18.8% |
| Australia and New Zealand | 1.5% | 1.9% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 1.4% |
| European Countries | 4.9% | 5.8% | 4.0% | 5.3% | 3.2% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 5.2% |
| North American Countries | 3.1% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3.8% |
| Others e.g. Central and South America, African Countries |
0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| All Regions | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
*All student statistics shown above include students on UGC-funded, self-funded as well as outreach programmes. Exchange-in and visiting students are excluded.
HKU SCHOOL OF PROFESSIONAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION (HKU SPACE)
ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS IN PROGRAMMES RUN BY HKU SPACE IN 2021–22
GRADUATES*
GRADUATES OF ALL PROGRAMMES
DISTRIBUTION OF NON-LOCAL GRADUATES (BASED ON NATIONALITY)
| Region | Undergraduate | Taught Postgraduate | Research Postgraduate | All Levels | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2020–21 | |
| Headcount | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 490 | 453 | 3,846 | 2,701 | 418 | 377 | 4,754 | 3,531 |
| Other Asian Countries | 345 | 337 | 194 | 217 | 40 | 43 | 579 | 597 |
| Australia and New Zealand | 17 | 26 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 7 | 42 | 71 |
| European Countries | 61 | 75 | 131 | 135 | 21 | 26 | 213 | 236 |
| North American Countries | 39 | 43 | 109 | 121 | 13 | 12 | 161 | 176 |
| Others e.g. Central and South America, African Countries |
5 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 24 |
| All Regions | 957 | 937 | 4,314 | 3,229 | 499 | 469 | 5,770 | 4,635 |
| % | ||||||||
| Mainland China | 51.2% | 48.3% | 89.2% | 83.6% | 83.8% | 80.4% | 82.4% | 76.2% |
| Other Asian Countries | 36.1% | 36.0% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 8.0% | 9.2% | 10.0% | 12.9% |
| Australia and New Zealand | 1.8% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 0.7% | 1.5% |
| European Countries | 6.4% | 8.0% | 3.0% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 5.1% |
| North American Countries | 4.1% | 4.6% | 2.5% | 3.7% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 2.8% | 3.8% |
| Others e.g. Central and South America, African Countries |
0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 0.5% |
| All Regions | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% |
* All graduate statistics shown above include graduates on UGC-funded, self-funded as well as outreach programmes.
NUMBER OF PROGRAMMES#
#The number of programmes listed include where applicable, programmes offered in the full-time and part-time modes which are counted as separate programmes. The counting of research postgraduate programmes is based on the academic departments with research postgraduate students enrolled in the year under reference.
STAFF+
NUMBER OF STAFF IN HEADCOUNT
DISTRIBUTION OF NON-LOCAL PROFESSORIATE STAFF (BASED ON NATIONALITY)
+All staff statistics shown above include UGC-funded and self-funded staff, honorary and visiting staff are excluded.
RESEARCH
RESEARCH FUNDING
HK$ (in million)
* No matching grant was released to HKU under the Research Matching Grant Scheme in 2021-22 as the funding ceiling had already been attained in 2020-21.
# Includes the following fund sources: government, private, industry and HKU Foundation.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Ongoing and new
| Research Grants Projects | Research Contract Projects | All | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Projects | HK$ M | No. of Projects | HK$ M | No. of Projects | HK$ M | ||
| Biology and Medicine | 2021-22 2020-21 |
4,122 3,860 |
8,129.9 7,224.7 |
381 357 |
1,222.6 1,330.5 |
4,502 4,216 |
9,352.5 8,555.2 |
| Engineering | 2021-22 2020-21 |
816 765 |
1,201.7 1,048.7 |
147 154 |
216.7 199.6 |
963 919 |
1,418.4 1,248.4 |
| Humanities, Social Sciences and Business Studies | 2021-22 2020-21 |
1,546 1,544 |
2,191.2 2,163.8 |
156 197 |
326.6 363.1 |
1,702 1,741 |
2,517.8 2,526.9 |
| European Countries | 2021-22 2020-21 |
637 588 |
806.5 713.4 |
38 39 |
87.8 86.4 |
675 627 |
894.4 799.8 |
| All Disciplines | 2021-22 2020-21 |
7,121 6,757 |
12,329.3 11,150.7 |
721 746 |
1,853.7 1,979.7 |
7,842 7,503 |
14,183 13,130.4 |
CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF PATENTS GRANTED
Since 1998 and up to June 2022
+ Multiple types refer to patent granted which covers more than one of those types specified.
LIBRARY RESOURCES
NUMBER OF BOUND VOLUMES IN MAIN AND SPECIALIST LIBRARIES 2021–22
E-RESOURCES 2021–22
TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED LIBRARY USERS 2021–22
134,868
STUDENT LEARNING SUPPORT RESOURCES / SERVICES 2021–22
Total Library
Seats
2,921
Group Discussion
Rooms
50
24 Hours Library
Seats for All
106
Computer
Workstations
453
Wireless Network
Access Points
207
Postgraduate
Library Workshops
84
Single Study Carrels /
Rooms for
Postgraduate Students
Main Library
60
Law Library
38
Medical Library
33
Information and
Referral Service
78,029
Reference Transactions
COMPUTING AND NETWORK RESOURCES
COMPUTING AND NETWORK RESOURCES
As of June 2022
Wired Network
Access Points
57,788
Wireless Network
Access Points
9,204
Total Bandwidth for Direct Connection to the Internet and Research / Education Networks
22
Gbps
Aggregated Central Computing Power for Teaching and Research Purposes (Theoretical Peak Computing Speed)
1,094.7
TFLOPS
GIVING TO HKU
DONATION FACTS 2021-22
Total Number
of Gifts Received
5,690
Total Amount
of Donations
HK$1,005M
Total Number
of Donors
4,212
Number of First-time
Donors
3,317
Ratio of Alumni vs Non-alumni Donors
84:16
DISTRIBUTION OF DONATIONS 2021–22
FINANCE
AN ANALYSIS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
For the year ended June 30, 2022
In thousands of Hong Kong dollars
SPACE
DISTRIBUTION OF SPACE BY CATEGORIES BASED ON TOTAL GROSS COVERED FLOOR AREA
As of June 2022
In sq.m.
HKU SPACE GROSS COVERED FLOOR AREA
As of June 2022
40,553 sq.m.
LAND HOLDINGS
As of June 2022
In hectares
HALLS AND STUDENT RESIDENCES
As of June 2022
