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 NON-LOCAL STUDENTS
Based on Nationality
ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS ON ALL PROGRAMMES
*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 2024–25
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.
GRADUATES*
CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF ALUMNI
As of August 2025
311,300
GRADUATES OF ALL PROGRAMMES
DISTRIBUTION OF NON-LOCAL GRADUATES
Based on Nationality
* All graduate statistics shown above include graduates on UGC-funded, self-funded as well as outreach programmes.
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$M
* Includes the following fund sources: government, private, industry and HKU Foundation.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Ongoing and new
CUMULATIVE NUMBER OF PATENTS GRANTED
Since 1998 and up to June 2025
# ‘Multiple’ refers to patents granted which cover more than one of the types specified.
LIBRARY RESOURCES
NUMBER OF BOUND VOLUMES IN MAIN AND SPECIALIST LIBRARIES 2024–25
STUDENT LEARNING SUPPORT RESOURCES / SERVICES 2024–25
TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED LIBRARY USERS 2024–25
144,140
E-RESOURCES 2024–25
COMPUTING AND NETWORK RESOURCES
As of June 2025
GIVING TO HKU
DONATION FACTS 2024–25
DISTRIBUTION OF DONATIONS 2024–25
FINANCE
AN ANALYSIS OF CONSOLIDATED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
For the year ended June 30, 2025
In thousands of Hong Kong dollars
SPACE
DISTRIBUTION OF SPACE BY CATEGORIES BASED ON TOTAL GROSS COVERED FLOOR AREA
As of June 2025
In sq.m.
HKU SPACE GROSS COVERED FLOOR AREA
As of June 2025
45,577 sq.m.
LAND HOLDINGS
As of June 2025
In hectares
HALLS AND STUDENT RESIDENCES
As of June 2025
