Summary
One-page quick reference summarising HKU's founding year, faculty count, student and staff populations, campus, QS/THE rankings, and financials and donations.
A one-page quick-reference. All figures are time-sensitive and may differ by counting methodology; see the bracketed sources for details. Student, staff, and finance data are drawn from HKU's "Quick Stats" (the page states figures are as of April 2026, using the 2025/2026 academic-year definition).
◆ Key point
A few numbers to get started: Founded in 1911※ 10※ 45,000※ 55.3%※ 11th※ 2nd※ roughly 311,000※
◆ Disputed
Every figure in this table is subject to methodological caveats and recency : HKU's Taught Postgraduate (TPg) cohort is exceptionally large (over 20,000), roughly matching the undergraduate population (about 20,000), so the "total student" figure is substantially higher than an undergraduate-only headcount. Rankings, tuition fees, and financials change year by year. Before citing, please consult the latest official release and note the statistical year indicated in each column.
# 📅 Timeline# 👥 People (2025/2026 definition)
Item
Figure
Remarks
Total students
45,303※ Includes TPg; see methodology under facts-and-figures
Undergraduates
20,103※
Taught Postgraduates
20,366※
Research Postgraduates
4,834※
Non-local student proportion
55.3%※ University-wide definition
Staff (excl. honorary/visiting)
10,076※ Incl. honorary/visiting total: 15,685※
Cumulative alumni
~311,300※ As of August 2025
# 🏛 Structure# 🌍 Campus# 🏆 Rankings (latest editions)# 💰 Finance (HKD)# 🥇 Honours highlightsSee further detail in facts-and-figures and firsts-and-superlatives ; always treat official releases as authoritative for time-sensitive numbers.
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