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32 CUHK subjects listed world’s top 50 in latest QS ranking

26 March 2025

CUHK has 32 subjects ranking among the top 50 in the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject 2025, eight of which also hold the top spot in Hong Kong.

Among the outstanding subjects, nursing claims the fifth spot worldwide, linguistics ranks 10th, and data science and artificial intelligence ranks 19th. Additionally, CUHK excels in three broad subject areas: arts and humanities (44th), social sciences and management (47th), and life sciences and medicine (49th).


CUHK’s eight first-in-Hong Kong subjects are:

  • Nursing (5th)
  • Communication and Media Studies (12th)
  • Sports-related Subjects (21st)
  • Philosophy (28th)
  • Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies (32nd)
  • Anatomy and Physiology (39th)
  • Classics and Ancient History (40th)
  • Pharmacy and Pharmacology (42nd)

These academic programmes are evaluated based on five indicators: academic reputation, employer reputation, citations per paper, H-Index, and international research network.

For the list of CUHK’s subjects ranked among the global top 50, click here.

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