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
| Name | Area | Type | Year established | Year granted university status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Hong Kong 香港大學 | Hong Kong Island | UGC-funded |
| 1911 |
| Chinese University of Hong Kong 香港中文大學 | New Territories | UGC-funded | 1963 - Merged from Chung Chi College, New Asia College, and United College | 1963 |
| Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 香港科技大學 | New Territories | UGC-funded | 1991 - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | 1991 |
| Hong Kong Polytechnic University 香港理工大學 | Kowloon | UGC-funded |
| 1994 |
| City University of Hong Kong 香港城市大學 | Kowloon | UGC-funded | 1984 - City Polytechnic of Hong Kong | 1994 |
| Hong Kong Baptist University 香港浸會大學 | Kowloon | UGC-funded | 1956 - Hong Kong Baptist College | 1994 |
| Hong Kong Metropolitan University 香港都會大學 | Kowloon | Self-financed |
| 1997 |
| Lingnan University 嶺南大學 | New Territories | UGC-funded |
| 1999 |
| Hong Kong Shue Yan University 香港樹仁大學 | Hong Kong Island | Self-financed |
| 2006 |
| Education University of Hong Kong 香港教育大學 | New Territories | UGC-funded |
| 2016 |
| Hang Seng University of Hong Kong 香港恒生大學 | New Territories | Self-financed |
| 2018 |
| Saint Francis University 聖方濟各大學 | 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
| Name | Area | Type | Year established |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial College 明德學院 | Hong Kong Island | Private | 2011 |
| Chu Hai College of Higher Education 珠海學院 | New Territories | Private |
|
| Gratia Christian College 宏恩基督教學院 | Private | 2015 | |
| HKCT Institute of Higher Education 港專學院 | Kowloon | Private | 2014 |
| Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education 香港能仁專上學院 | Kowloon | Private |
|
| Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong 香港高等科技教育學院 | Hong Kong Island | Public | 2012 |
| Tung Wah College 東華學院 | Kowloon | Private |
|
| UOW College Hong Kong 香港伍倫貢學院 | New Territories | Private |
|
| Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education 耀中幼教學院 | 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.
| Name | Year established |
|---|---|
| The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts 香港演藝學院 | 1984 |
| Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education 香港專業教育學院 | 1999 - By merger of 9 technical institutes[which?] |
Sub-degree institutions
These institutions offer higher education programmes, but are not authorised to confer degrees.
| Name | Parent institution | Year established |
|---|---|---|
| School of Continuing and Professional Education | 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 College of International Education | 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 | |
| HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Community College | University of Hong Kong | 2006 |
| Lingnan Institute of Further Education | Lingnan University | 2001 |
| CUHK School of Continuing and Professional Studies | The Chinese University of Hong Kong | 1957 |
| Hong Kong Community College | Hong Kong Polytechnic University | 2001 |
| HKU SPACE Community College | University of Hong Kong | 2000 |
| Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional and Continuing Education | Hong Kong Metropolitan University | 1992 |
| Hong Kong Management Association (香港管理專業協會) | 1960 | |
| YMCA College Of Careers | Chinese YMCA of Hong Kong | 1995 |
| Academy of the Baptist Convention of Hong Kong | 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
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