CityUHK’s 27 academic subjects ranked in the global top 100 of ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2025 3 subjects enter the global Top 10 and 12 subjects rank first in Hong Kong
27 academic subjects at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) have been ranked in the global top 100 in the ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2025. Three subjects — namely Library & Information Science, Public Administration, and Automation & Control — have entered the global top 10, while 12 subjects rank first in Hong Kong, reflecting CityUHK’s outstanding academic and research strengths once again gaining international recognition.
This year, 42 CityUHK subjects were ranked, with 27 in the global top 100 (see the table below) and 12 topping the rankings in Hong Kong, including Library & Information Science, Public Administration, Automation & Control, Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Metallurgical Engineering, Materials Science & Engineering, Business Administration, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Veterinary Sciences and Agricultural Sciences.
CityUHK’s performance in the GRAS 2025:
| Subject(s) | Hong Kong Ranking | Global Ranking |
|---|---|---|
| Library & Information Science | 1 | 3 |
| Public Administration | 1 | 7 |
| Automation & Control | 1 | 10 |
| Nanoscience & Nanotechnology | 1 | 16 |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 1 | 16 |
| Materials Science & Engineering | 1 | 19 |
| Business Administration | 1 | 22 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 1 | 22 |
| Chemistry | 1 | 29 |
| Chemical Engineering | 1 | 33 |
| Veterinary Sciences | 1 | 51-75 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 1 | 301-400 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | 2 | 14 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 2 | 17 |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 21 |
| Transportation Science & Technology | 4 | 23 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | 2 | 27 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 3 | 30 |
| Communication | 2 | 34 |
| Instruments Science & Technology | 2 | 36 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 2 | 40 |
| Civil Engineering | 3 | 40 |
| Robotic Science & Engineering | 4 | 42 |
| Management | 2-5 | 51-75 |
| Law | 2 | 76-100 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 3 | 76-100 |
| Finance | 4-5 | 76-100 |
| Statistics | 4 | 76-100 |
CityUHK has entered the global top 100 for the first time in the recently announced 2025 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) by the higher education evaluation agency ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, ranking 99th worldwide and second in Hong Kong. CityUHK is also the second university in Hong Kong to enter the top 100 since the ranking was established in 2003.
The GRAS was first published by ShanghaiRanking in 2017. It includes rankings for universities in 57 subjects across the Natural Sciences, Engineering, Life Sciences, Medical Sciences and Social Sciences. The rankings utilise a range of objective academic indicators under five evaluation categories to measure the performance of world universities in their respective subjects, including World-Class Faculty, World-Class Output, High-Quality Research, Research Impact and International Collaboration. This year, the rankings encompassed over 3,000 universities worldwide, with approximately 2,000 universities from about 92 countries and regions appearing on the lists in various disciplines.
Media enquiries:
Julian Ng, Communications and Institutional Research Office, CityUHK (Tel: 3442 2569)