The following is a list of higher education institutions in Hong Kong, under Hong Kong law. Only the first three categories ( UGC-funded institutions, self-funded institutions and public institutions, except Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education) are eligible to award bachelor's degree or above in Hong Kong.

Notation

The following notation is used: *UGC-funded universities: universities funded by public and under the University Grants Committee *Self-funded institutions: higher education institutions that are self-funded *Public institutions: higher education institutions funded by the

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) *Sub-degree institutions: higher education institutions for their academic awards up to sub-degree level

UGC-funded universities

*Alphabetised List

Self-funded institutions

*Alphabetised List Note 1: The Open University of Hong Kong was established and financed by the Hong Kong Government from 1989 to 1993. Since then, it has been self-financed but still receives some irregular subsidies and loans from the government. Note 2: In January 2007, the Hong Kong government offered a one-off grant of HK$200 million to establish a general development fund to support the academic development and improve the campus facilities of Hong Kong Shue Yan University. Note 3: In August 2017, the Hong Kong government announced 6 self-funded institutions, Caritas Institute of Higher Education,

Chu Hai College of Higher Education Chu Hai College of Higher Education is a private degree-granting institute in Tuen Mun, Hong Kong. At present, Chu Hai College is recognised as an Approved Post Secondary College under the Post Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap 320).Chu Hai Coll ...

, Hang Seng Management College,

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Tung Wah College Tung Wah College (TWC; ) is a self-financing degree granting tertiary institution of Hong Kong, established by the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals (TWGHs) in 2010 and registered under the Post-Secondary Colleges Ordinance (Cap 320). With a mission ...

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Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong The Technological and Higher Education Institute of Hong Kong (THEi) is the member institution of the Vocational Training Council (VTC) which provides vocationally-oriented bachelor's degree programmes for HKDSE candidates. Programmes off ...

will be included in the Study Subsidy Scheme for Designated Professions/Sectors (SSSDP) from 2018. Note 4: In July 2017, the Hong Kong government announced that the Non-means-tested Subsidy Scheme for Self-financing Undergraduate Studies in Hong Kong will include full-time self-financing degree programmes from 15 (non-UGC funded) institutions for the cohort to be admitted in the 2017/18 academic year.

Public institutions

Sub-degree institutions

Other institutions

Savannah College of Art and Design Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) is a private nonprofit art school with locations in Savannah, Georgia; Atlanta, Georgia; and Lacoste, France. Founded in 1978 to provide degrees in programs not yet offered in the southeast of the Uni ...

of Hong Kong is a campus of a US-based university in North Kowloon Magistracy. The school was shut down in 2020. * University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Konghttps://www.uchicago.hk/

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External links

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