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FACTS AND FIGURES 2010
FIGURES AT A GLANCE Opening
Student Enrolment
Faculty Members
Schools
Academic Departments and Divisions
Research Centers
Research Institutes
October 1991
Total Enrolment 9,515
Undergraduate 6,01 0
Postgraduate 3,505
489
School of Science
School of Humanities and Social Science
School of Business and Management
School of Engineering
HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School
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43
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STUDENT I STAFF NUMBERS
Mode of Study Number
Full-Time 7,928
Part-Time 1,587
SHINING IN EVERY FACET
Total Number 9,515
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Student Numbers (as at Jan 2010) School! Area Undergraduate Postgraduate Total Science 1,431 476 1,907
Engineering 2,310 1,489 3,799
Business & Management 2,132 1,189 3,321
Humanities & Social Science N/A 280 280
HKUST Fok Ying Tung Graduate School N/A 2 2
Interdisciplinary Programs 137 69 206
Total 6,010 3,505 9,515
• Non-Local • Local-HK
,299 1,677
,323
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Undergraduate Exchanges (Academic Year 2008-09)
Host/Destination Country Exchange-in Exchange-Out
(Persons) (Persons)
Australia 1 1 Canada 39 52 Central & South America 3 2 Mainland China 28 64 France 47 38 Germany 22 34 Japan 0 5 Korea 13 28 New Zealand 1 2 Other European Countries 123 138 Singapore 25 25 Taiwan 2 3 UK 15 40 USA ii:"; ' 202 Total
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School/Division Regular Visiting Total
Science 100 19 119 Engineering 149 15 164 Business & Management 126 12 138 Humanities & Social Science 54 6 60 Division of Environment 7 8 (under Interdisciplinary Programs) Total 436 53 489
RANKINGS ~~~-~--------~
HKUST
School of Business & Management
No. 2, World's Top 200 Asian Universities (2010) (QS Asian University Rankings)
No. 35, World's Top 200 Universities (2009) (Times Higher Education Supplement)
No. 45, World's Top 100 Universities in Economics/ Business (No.1 in Asia) (2009) (Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Program: No. 1, Global EMBA Rankings (2009) No.2, Global EMBA Rankings (2008) No.1, Global EMBA Rankings (2007) (Financial Times)
Full -Time MBA Program: No.9 in the world (No.1 in Greater China) (2010) No.10 in Research Rank in the world (No.1 in Asia) (2010) (Financial Times)
No. 30 in the world (No.1 in Asia) (2009) (The Economist)
School of Engineering No. 26, World's Top 100 Universities in Engineering and IT (No.1 in Hong Kong) (2009) (Times Higher Education Supplement)
School of Science
No. 27, World 's Top 100 Universities in Computer Sciences (2009) No. 36, World's Top 100 Universities in Engineering/ Technology and Computer Sciences (No.1 in Greater China) (2009) (Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
Natural Sciences: No.1 in Hong Kong (2009) (Times Higher Education Supplement)
Natural Sciences: No.1 in Hong Kong (2010) (QS Asian University Rankings)
School of Humanities & _No. 52-75, World's Top 100 Universities in Social Sciences (No. 1 in Asia) (2009) Social Science (Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University)
No. of New Research Projects Sponsor Project Commencement Year
2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 UGC/RGC 410 357 369 356 354
Others 173 176 182 218 194
Total 583 533 551 574 548
New Research Funding Funding (in HK$M) 219.1 270.0 240.8 306.5 350.9
GRADUATION & EMPLOYMENT
Graduate Numbers, 2008-2009 (headcount) School Undergraduate Postgraduate
School of Science
School of Engineering
School of Business & Management
School of Humanities & Social Science
University Total
Accumulated graduate number (up to Academic Year 2008-09)
Employment Situation of Undergraduates Employed
Further Studies
Others
Employment Situation of Undergraduates by Industry Commerce and Business
Engineering, Architectural & Technical Services
Education
Manufacturing & Industries
Government
Construction
Community & Social Services
. . . . ' .. .. . .. . · . : Community & Social Services
• • • ••
• • . . ••
453
746
701
1,900
Research
% 82
14
4
58.9
12.6
10.4
9.7 3.5
2.7 2.2
87
194
14
37
332
Taught 52
399
592
135
1,178
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2008-09 414
226
640
439.6
Total
592
1,339
1,307
172
3,410
40,407
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INCOME & EXPENDITURE
Source of Income for the year ended 30 June 2009 (in HK$Million)
• Government Subventions and Grants 1,521 .25 Tuition, Programmes and Other Fees 592.51
• Interest and Investment Income
• Donations and Benefactions Auxiliary Services and Other Income Transfers from Capital Reserves
124.32 67.47
242.81 134.68
Total 2,683.04
Expenditure for the year ended 30 June 2009 (in HK$Miliion)
Learning and Research
• Instruction and Research Library
• Central Computing Facilities
• Other Academic Services Institutional Support
Management and General Premises and Related Expenses
1,667.76 80.52
87.99 52.04
Student and General Education Services
130.25
380.59 122.21
FACILITIES
Student Hall Places (as at Jan 2010)
Student Halls Undergraduate Halls
Postgraduate Halls
Additional Student Halls to be constructed
Library Collection (as at Jan 2010)
• Other Activities
Number of Places 3,282
1,240 (plus 212 off-campus) 700 by 2012-2013
676,000 volumes of Printed Books and Journals 357,000 units of Microforms 29,000 titles of Media Resources
139,000 titles of Electronic Books 24,000 titles of Electronic Journals
318 data bases
Remark: Figures updated as at 1 January 2010, unless otherwise specified.
35 .99
Total 2,557.35
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