Under Hong Kong law, there are 22 accredited degree-awarding higher education institutions in Hong Kong. Only the first three categories of higher education are eligible to award bachelor's degrees or above in Hong Kong.
Universities
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center"
!Name
!Area
!Type
!Year established
!Year granted university status
|-
|University of Hong Kong<br />
|Hong Kong Island
|UGC-funded
|
|1911
|-
|Chinese University of Hong Kong<br />
|New Territories
|UGC-funded
|1963 - Merged from Chung Chi College, New Asia College, and United College
|1963
|-
|Hong Kong University of Science and Technology<br />
|New Territories
|UGC-funded
|1991 - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
|1991
|-
|Hong Kong Polytechnic University<br />
|Kowloon
|UGC-funded
|
|1994
|-
|City University of Hong Kong<br />
|Kowloon
|UGC-funded
|1984 - City Polytechnic of Hong Kong
|1994
|-
|Hong Kong Baptist University<br />
|Kowloon
|UGC-funded
|1956 - Hong Kong Baptist College
|1994
|-
|Hong Kong Metropolitan University<br />
|Kowloon
|Self-financed
|
|1997
|-
|Lingnan University<br />
|New Territories
|UGC-funded
|
|1999
|-
|Hong Kong Shue Yan University<br>
|Hong Kong Island
|Self-financed
|
|2006
|-
|Education University of Hong Kong<br />
|New Territories
|UGC-funded
|
|2016
|-
|Hang Seng University of Hong Kong<br />
|New Territories
|Self-financed
|
|2018
|-
|Saint Francis University<br />
|New Territories
|Self-financed
|
|2024
|-
|}
The following notation is used:
- UGC-funded universities: universities funded by public and under the University Grants Committee
- Self-financed institutions: higher education institutions that are self-funded
Post-secondary Institutions
{| class="wikitable sortable" align="center"
!Name
!Area
!Type
!Year established
|-
|Centennial College<br />
|Hong Kong Island
|Private
|2011
|-
|Chu Hai College of Higher Education<br />
|New Territories
|Private
|
|-
|Gratia Christian College<br />
|
|Private
|2015
|-
|HKCT Institute of Higher Education<br />
|Kowloon
|Private
|2014
|-
|Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education<br />
|Kowloon
|Private
|
|-
|Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong<br />
|Hong Kong Island
|Public
|2012
|-
|Tung Wah College<br />
|Kowloon
|Private
|
|-
|UOW College Hong Kong<br>
|New Territories
|Private
|
|-
|<br />
|
|Private
|2018
|-
|}
In July 2017, the Hong Kong government announced that the non-means-tested Subsidy Scheme for Self-financing Undergraduate Studies in Hong Kong will include full-time self-financing degree programmes from 15 (non-UGC funded) institutions for the cohort to be admitted in the 2017/18 academic year.
Public institutions
These institutions are government-supported, but do not fall under the UGC.
{| class="wikitable" align="center"
!Name
!Year established
|-
|The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts<br />
|1984
|-
|Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education<br />
|1999 - By merger of 9 technical institutes
|-
|}
Sub-degree institutions
These institutions offer higher education programmes, but are not authorised to confer degrees.
{| class="wikitable" align="center"
!Name
!Parent institution
!Year established
|-
|
|City University of Hong Kong
|1991
|-
|Caritas Bianchi College of Careers
|Caritas Hong Kong
|1971
|-
|Hong Kong Art School
|Hong Kong Arts Centre
|2000
|-
|HKBU
|Hong Kong Baptist University
|2000
|-
|HKBU School of Continuing Education
|Hong Kong Baptist University
|1975
|-
|Hong Kong College of Technology
|
|1957
|-
|Hong Kong Institute of Technology
|
|1997
|-
|
|University of Hong Kong
|2006
|-
|
|Lingnan University
|2001
|-
|CUHK
|The Chinese University of Hong Kong
|1957
|-
|Hong Kong Community College
|Hong Kong Polytechnic University
|2001
|-
|
|University of Hong Kong
|2000
|-
|
|Hong Kong Metropolitan University
|1992
|-
|Hong Kong Management Association ()
|
|1960
|-
|
|Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong
|1995
|-
|
|Baptist Convention of Hong Kong
|2000
|-
|}
Other institutions
- Savannah College of Art and Design of Hong Kong was a campus of a US-based university in North Kowloon Magistracy. The school was shut down in 2020.
- University of Chicago Hong Kong, a satellite campus of the University of Chicago in Hong Kong
See also
;Hong Kong
- List of Hong Kong university vice-chancellors and presidents
- Education in Hong Kong
- Higher education in Hong Kong
- Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications
- List of schools in Hong Kong
- List of mainland Chinese schools reopened in Hong Kong
- List of buildings and structures in Hong Kong
;Other lists of universities
- List of universities and colleges in Macau
- List of colleges and universities by country
- List of colleges and universities
Notes
References
External links
- Degree-awarding higher education institution List at the Education Bureau
- Information Portal for Accredited Self-financing Post-secondary Programmes
- Ranking Web and Directory of Universities of Hong Kong
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