Facts & Figures

Fast Facts about HKUST Business School

Established: 1991, along with the university

Awards and Achievements
Faculty
Student Body
Scholarship awarded to Business Students in 2010-11

Awards and Achievements

Year

Awards and Achievements

2011

HKUST Ranks Asia No. 1 by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)Asian University Rankings

2011

HKUST Business School Research Ranks No. 1 in Asia by University of Texas at Dallas

2011

Record High Ranking for HKUST MBA at World No.6 by Financial Times

2009-10

Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Ranks World’s No. 1 by Financial Times

2010

HKUST Marketing Research No. 3 in the World by University of Texas at Dallas

2010

Top 3 in the World for HKUST Management Research by University of Texas at Dallas

2010

Top 10 in the World for HKUST MBA and Business Research by Financial Times

2009

HKUST MBA Advances to #16 in the World in Financial Times Ranking

2008

Kellogg-HKUST EMBA Ranks World No. 2 in Financial Times

2008

HKUST MBA ranks World No. 11, Asia and Australia No. 1 by Economist Intelligence Unit

2008

HKUST MBA Ranks #17 in the World in Financial Times Ranking

2007

No. 1 in the world for Kellogg-HKUST EMBA by Financial Times

2007

HKUST Business School Research Ranks No. 29 in the World by University of Texas at Dallas

2005

HKUST Finance Research Ranks First In Asia Pacific by Arizona State University

2005

HKUST Research Ranks No. 25 in the World by University of Texas at Dallas

2003-05

Ranked #1 custom executive programs in Asia Pacific by Financial Times

2000

First school in Asia to be accredited by both the AACSB-International (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and EQUIS of the European Foundation for Management Development


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Faculty

In 2011, the HKUST Business School faculty numbered 140, 100% hold PhD.

Faculty by citizenship

Nationalities

Percentage

PRC/TW

31%

United States

15%

Europe

11%

Hong Kong

10%

Canada

8%

India

8%

Korea

5%

Others

12%

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Student Body

Business Undergraduate Student Profile in 2010-11

1. Student enrollment
2. Gender
3. Student enrollment by admission route
4. Top 15 Local Secondary Schools with the highest no. of admitted JUPAS students
5. Top 10 Local International Secondary Schools with the highest no. of admitted Direct Admission students
6. International student enrollment by geographic origin
7. Top 10 provinces with the highest no. of admitted Mainland students

1. Student enrollment


Programs

Enrollment number

Undergraduate

2,258

Postgraduate

1,317

Total

3,575


2. Gender

Gender

Percentage

Male

44.2%

Female

55.8%


3. Student enrollment by admission route

Admission routes

Percentage

JUPAS

73.2%

Direct Admission

13.8%

International

6.4%

Mainland, Taiwan and Macau

6.6%


4. Top 10 Local Secondary Schools with the highest no. of admitted JUPAS students

Local Secondary Schools

Hang Seng School of Commerce

PLK Vicwood K. T. Chong Sixth Form College

HKTA Tang Hin Memorial Secondary School

La Salle College

St Paul's Convent School

SKH Tsang Shiu Tim Secondary School

St Paul's Co-Educational College

King's College

Queen's College

St Joseph's College


5. Top 10 Local International Secondary Schools with the highest no. of admitted Direct Admission students

Local International / Overseas Secondary Schools

King George V School

Shatin College

Chinese International School

South Island School

Yew Chung Hong Kong International School

Island School

West Island School

Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong

Delia School of Canada

Renaissance College


6. International student enrollment by geographic origin

Geographic Origins

Percentage

Africa

1.8%

 - Kenya
 - Tanzania

Asia

67.9%

 - Bangladesh

 

 - India

 

 - Indonesia

 

 - Japan

 

 - Malaysia

 

 - Singapore

 

 - South Korea

 

 - Thailand

 

Europe

19.3%

 - Austria

 

 - Czech Republic

 

 - Estonia

 

 - France

 

 - Germany

 

 - Norway

 

 - Poland

 

 - Slovakia

 

 - Spain

 

 - Sweden

 

 - United Kingdom

 

Middle East

0.9%

 - Israel

North America

7.3%

 - Canada
 - United States

South America

2.8%

 - Brazil
 - Mexico

7. Top 10 provinces with the highest no. of admitted Mainland students

Provinces

Beijing

Guangdong

Heilongjiang

Jiangsu

Liaoning

Sichuan

Shanghai

Shaanxi

Tianjin

Zhejiang

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Scholarship awarded to Business Students in 2010-2012

Types of Scholarship

Percentage out of the total student population

Continuing Scholarship for Continuing Students

45.2%

Recruitment Scholarship for New Students

19.1%

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