HKUST Annual Report 2024-2025

65 F A C T S A N D F I G U R E S Employment (2024) Undergraduates Postgraduates PhD MPhil Taught Master (Except MBA) MBA Employment Situation % % % % % Employed 67.8 66.7 27.9 26.8 86.4 Further Studies 23.4 2.3 55.9 5.8 4.5 Returned to Home Country or Emigrated 4.2 28.5 13.1 64.0 0.0 Others 4.6 2.6 3.2 3.4 9.1 Employment Situation by Industry % % % % % Commerce and Business 57.5 7.7 21.3 60.6 68.8 Engineering and Industry 26.0 22.7 29.8 19.3 25.0 Education 8.5 69.1 42.6 15.9 3.1 Government and Related Organizations 5.8 0.0 4.3 3.4 3.1 Community and Social Services 2.2 0.5 2.1 0.8 0.0 Others 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Note: Percentages may not add up to 100%, as they are rounded to the nearest percent Faculty Faculty Members (as of Jun 30, 2025) School / Area Regular Visiting Total Science 211 8 219 Engineering 296 19 315 Business and Management 170 29 199 Humanities and Social Science 157 2 159 Interdisciplinary* 95 9 104 Total ^ 869 63 932 * This refers to faculty members under the Academy of Interdisciplinary Studies (formerly known as the Interdisciplinary Programs Office) and HKUST Jockey Club Institute for Advanced Study. ^ A faculty member may be affiliated with multiple schools/areas, so the total may be different from the sum of faculty members of all schools/areas. Research No. of Patents (2024-25) Filed 523 Granted 191 International Rankings HKUST No. 44 QS World University Rankings 2026 No. 6 QS Asia University Rankings 2026 No. 58 Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026 No. 12 Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2025 No. 19 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2025 No. 25 Global Employability University Ranking and Survey 2026