List of higher education institutions in Hong Kong

Under Hong Kong law, there are 22 accredited degree-awarding higher education institutions in Hong Kong.^[1] The following is a list.

Only the first three categories of higher education are eligible to award bachelor's degrees or above in Hong Kong.

Universities

Name	Type	Year established	Year granted university status
University of Hong Kong 香港大學	UGC-funded	1887 - Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese 1911 - The University of Hong Kong (college merged in)	1911
Chinese University of Hong Kong 香港中文大學	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	UGC-funded	1991 - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology	1991
Hong Kong Polytechnic University 香港理工大學	UGC-funded	1937 - The Government Trade School 1972 - The Hong Kong Polytechnic	1994
City University of Hong Kong 香港城市大學	UGC-funded	1984 - City Polytechnic of Hong Kong	1994
Hong Kong Baptist University 香港浸會大學	UGC-funded	1956 - Hong Kong Baptist College	1994
Hong Kong Metropolitan University 香港都會大學	Self-financed	1989 - The Open Learning Institute of Hong Kong 1997 - The Open University of Hong Kong 2021 - Hong Kong Metropolitan University	1997
Lingnan University 嶺南大學	UGC-funded	1888 - Christian College in Guangzhou 1903 - Canton Christian College 1927 - Lingnan University 1967 - Lingnan College, re-established in Hong Kong 1978 - registered as an Approved Post Secondary College	1999
Hong Kong Shue Yan University 香港樹仁大學	Self-financed	1971 - Hong Kong Shue Yan College 1976 - registered as an Approved Post Secondary College 2006 - Hong Kong Shue Yan University	2006
Education University of Hong Kong 香港教育大學	UGC-funded	1994 - Merged from 5 teacher-training institutions^[which?]	2016^[2]
Hang Seng University of Hong Kong 香港恒生大學	Self-financed	2010 - Hang Seng Management College 2018 - Hang Seng University of Hong Kong	2018
Saint Francis University 聖方濟各大學	Self-financed	1985 - Established as Caritas Francis Hsu College (明愛徐誠斌書院) 2001 - registered as an Approved Post Secondary College 2011 - The new Chinese name "明愛徐誠斌學院" was adopted. Then, the college changed its name to the "Caritas Institute of Higher Education" (明愛專上學院) the same year.	2024^[3]^[4]

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	Type	Year established
Centennial College 明德學院	Private	2011
Chu Hai College of Higher Education 珠海學院^[5]	Private	1947 - Chu Hai University in Guangzhou 1949 - Chu Hai College, re-established in Hong Kong 2004 - Chu Hai College of Higher Education 2004 - registered as an Approved Post Secondary College
Gratia Christian College 宏恩基督教學院	Private	2015
HKCT Institute of Higher Education 港專學院	Private	2014
Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education 香港能仁專上學院	Private	1969 - Hong Kong Buddhist College 2014 - Hong Kong Nang Yan College of Higher Education 2014 - registered as an Approved Post Secondary College
Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong 香港高等科技教育學院	Public	2012
Tung Wah College 東華學院	Private	2010 - Tung Wah Tertiary Institute 2011 - Tung Wah College 2011 - registered as an Approved Post Secondary College
UOW College Hong Kong 香港伍倫貢學院	Private	2004 - Community College of City University, under the City University of Hong Kong 2019 - UOW College Hong Kong
Yew Chung College of Early Childhood Education 耀中幼教學院	Private	2018

Alphabetised List

Note 1: The Open University of Hong Kong was established and financed by the Hong Kong Government from 1989 to 1993. Since then, it has been self-financed but still receives some irregular subsidies and loans from the government.

Note 2: In January 2007, the Hong Kong government offered a one-off grant of HK$200 million to establish a general development fund to support the academic development and improve the campus facilities of Hong Kong Shue Yan University.

Note 3: In August 2017, the Hong Kong government announced 6 self-funded institutions, Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Chu Hai College of Higher Education, Hang Seng Management College, The Open University of Hong Kong, Tung Wah College and Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong will be included in the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) from 2018.^[6]

Note 4: 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.^[7]

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	Year established
School of Continuing and Professional Education, City University of Hong Kong 香港城市大學專業進修學院	1991
Caritas Bianchi College of Careers 明愛白英奇專業學校	1971
Hong Kong Art School 香港藝術學院	2000
Hong Kong Baptist University College of International Education 香港浸會大學國際學院	2000
Hong Kong Baptist University School of Continuing Education 香港浸會大學持續教育學院	1975
Hong Kong College of Technology 香港專業進修學校	1957
Hong Kong Institute of Technology 香港科技專上書院	1997
HKU SPACE Po Leung Kuk Community College 香港大學專業進修學院保良局社區書院	2006
Lingnan Institute of Further Education 嶺南大學持續進修學院	2001
School of Continuing and Professional Studies, The Chinese University of Hong Kong 香港中文大學專業進修學院	1957
Hong Kong Community College of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University 香港理工大學 – 香港專上學院	2001
HKU SPACE Community College 香港大學附屬學院	2000
Li Ka Shing Institute of Professional and Continuing Education, The Open University of Hong Kong 香港公開大學李嘉誠專業進修學院	1992
Hong Kong Management Association 香港管理專業協會	1960
YMCA College of Careers 青年會專業書院	1995
Pui Ching Academy 培正專業書院	2000

Other institutions

Savannah College of Art and Design of Hong Kong is a campus of a US-based university in North Kowloon Magistracy. The school was shut down in 2020.^[8]
University of Chicago Hong Kong, a satellite campus of the University of Chicago in Hong Kong^[9]^[10]

Notes

^ "Institutions - Education Bureau". www.edb.gov.hk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.
^ http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1905785/hong-kong-institute-education-set-become-citys , SCMP, 7 October 2015
^ "Caritas Institute of Higher Education granted the university title and renamed Saint Francis University". www.cihe.edu.hk. Caritas Institute of Higher Education. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^ "APPROVAL FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF CARITAS INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND POST SECONDARY COLLEGES TO AWARD DEGREES" (PDF). LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BRIEF. Hong Kong Legislative Council. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
^ The Chu Hai College of Higher Institution was, until recently, recognised as a university by the Republic of China (ROC) government because it was established in Canton, China before the Communist takeover of the Chinese Mainland.
^ "Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors for 2018/19 cohort announced". www.into.gov.hk. The government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^ "Non-means-tested Subsidy Scheme for Self-financing Undergraduate Studies in Hong Kong announced". www.info.gov.hk. The government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
^ "SCAD Hong Kong to close in May, leaving students up in the air". 13 March 2020.
^ "University of Chicago opens Hong Kong campus". 30 November 2018.
^ "Hong Kong | The University of Chicago". www.uchicago.hk.

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

[1] "Institutions - Education Bureau". www.edb.gov.hk. Retrieved 15 December 2023.

[HKIEdUniv-2] ttp://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1905785/hong-kong-institute-education-set-become-citys , SCMP, 7 October 2015

[3] "Caritas Institute of Higher Education granted the university title and renamed Saint Francis University". www.cihe.edu.hk. Caritas Institute of Higher Education. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

[4] "APPROVAL FOR CHANGE OF NAME OF CARITAS INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND POST SECONDARY COLLEGES TO AWARD DEGREES" (PDF). LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BRIEF. Hong Kong Legislative Council. Retrieved 9 January 2024.

[chuhai-5] The Chu Hai College of Higher Institution was, until recently, recognised as a university by the Republic of China (ROC) government because it was established in Canton, China before the Communist takeover of the Chinese Mainland.

[6] "Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors for 2018/19 cohort announced". www.into.gov.hk. The government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

[7] "Non-means-tested Subsidy Scheme for Self-financing Undergraduate Studies in Hong Kong announced". www.info.gov.hk. The government of Hong Kong. Retrieved 13 September 2017.

[8] "SCAD Hong Kong to close in May, leaving students up in the air". 13 March 2020.

[9] "University of Chicago opens Hong Kong campus". 30 November 2018.

[10] "Hong Kong | The University of Chicago". www.uchicago.hk.

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