Hong Kong

Welcome to the country information for students from Hong Kong.

Kingston University is home to around 5,000 international students, from over 140 countries. We have welcomed students from Hong Kong into many departments, including Art & Design, Business, Music, Computing, Engineering, and Social Sciences. Students from Hong Kong are attracted to Kingston University by its international reputation in teaching quality and supportive learning environment in one of the safest boroughs of London. Whichever academic programme you choose, studying with us is an opportunity to develop both academically and professionally among a vibrant learning community.

Highlights of Kingston

The best UK universities 2022 – league table

Kingston University overall ranking: No.45. (The Guardian, September 2022), with some highly-ranked subjects including:

Ranking nationally

• No.2 – education
• No.3 – fashion and textiles
• No.6 – nursing and midwifery
• No.7 – design and crafts
• No.8 – film production and photography

Ranking in London

• No.1 – fashion and textiles and nursing and midwifery.
• No.2 – education, architecture, social work, film production and photography, and design and crafts, covers creative and cultural industries, graphic design, interior design, illustration, animation and product and furniture design.
• No.3 – sports science and journalism, publishing and public relations

Most of our postgraduate courses offer the opportunity of a 12-month work placement.

Kingston University Business School is among just 5% of the world's leading business schools to be fully accredited by AACSB and AMBA.

For nearly a decade, Kingston University has been rated as one of the most successful UK universities for graduate start-up companies, thanks to the support from Kingston enterprise and the careers and employability team.

We have several representatives in Hong Kong ready to assist on your journey to Kingston University. You can also meet us at one of our webinars to find out more. If you have any questions, feel free to send us a message at international@kingston.ac.uk.