据香港《明报》报道，排名以100为满分，按照各大学的学术表现、雇主评分、师生比例、研究表现等，为亚洲约300家大学评分排名。今年香港有7家大学上榜，多家大学排名均有上升。岭南大学排名上升幅度最多，由去年排151位，跳升逾30名至121位。中大排第5，无升跌。
科大校长陈繁昌说，对科大再度排名亚洲第一感到欣喜，认为学校迅速发展在于定位清晰，强调国际化与跨学科研究。教协秘书、城大专业进修学院讲师洪英豪说，不同大学排名榜会考虑不同因素，只要院校针对有关因素改善，不难取得佳绩。
| Rank | Institution | Country/ territory | Academic reputation | Employer reputation | International faculty | Overall |
| 1 | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) | HK | 99.8 | 99.5 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | National University of Singapore (NUS) | SG | 100 | 100 | 100 | 99.1 |
| 3 | University of Hong Kong (HKU) | HK | 100 | 99.8 | 100 | 99.1 |
| 4 | Seoul National University (SNU) | KR | 100 | 99.5 | 83.6 | 97.8 |
| 5 | The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) | HK | 99.8 | 90.1 | 100 | 97.1 |
| 6 | Peking University | CN | 100 | 100 | 86.3 | 96.7 |
| 7 | KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology | KR | 98.9 | 87.8 | 71.2 | 95 |
| 8 | The University of Tokyo | JP | 100 | 100 | 25.2 | 94.9 |
| 9 | Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) | KR | 90.5 | 77.3 | 95.9 | 94.7 |
| 10 | Kyoto University | JP | 100 | 98.6 | 34.8 | 94.6 |
| 11 | Osaka University | JP | 99.5 | 87.2 | 34.7 | 93.1 |
| 12 | City University of Hong Kong | HK | 96.1 | 67.1 | 100 | 92.3 |
| 13 | Tokyo Institute of Technology | JP | 97.9 | 92.7 | 32.3 | 92 |
| 14 | Tohoku University | JP | 95.6 | 83 | 48.4 | 91.9 |
| 15 | Tsinghua University | CN | 100 | 100 | 86 | 91 |
| 16 | Yonsei University | KR | 97.6 | 97.7 | 28.6 | 90.9 |
| 17 | Nanyang Technological University (NTU) | SG | 99.5 | 99.8 | 100 | 90.7 |
| 18 | Nagoya University | JP | 91.2 | 81.6 | 39.5 | 89.1 |
| 19 | Fudan University | CN | 99.5 | 99.9 | 34.1 | 86.1 |
| 20 | National Taiwan University (NTU) | TW | 100 | 83.7 | 42.8 | 84.7 |
| 21 | Korea University | KR | 96.7 | 91.7 | 34.4 | 84.3 |
| 22 | Kyushu University | JP | 83.6 | 86.6 | 34.5 | 83.8 |
| 23 | Hokkaido University | JP | 81.6 | 80.1 | 31.3 | 82.8 |
| 24 | Sungkyunkwan University | KR | 78.4 | 65.8 | 41.8 | 81 |
| 25 | Zhejiang University | CN | 91.5 | 96.8 | 31.1 | 80.5 |
| 26 | The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | HK | 89.8 | 64.4 | 100 | 79.6 |
| 27 | University of Science and Technology of China | CN | 89.5 | 50.6 | 21 | 79 |
| 28 | Nanjing University | CN | 93.8 | 75 | 50.4 | 77.9 |
| 29 | Shanghai Jiao Tong University | CN | 98.1 | 99.7 | 38.7 | 77.4 |
| 30 | Keio University | JP | 89.1 | 94.9 | 32.3 | 76.6 |
| 31 | National Tsing Hua University | TW | 87.4 | 47.9 | 89.5 | 74.8 |
| 32 | University of Tsukuba | JP | 81.7 | 14.5 | 33 | 73.9 |
| 33 | Hanyang University | KR | 71.5 | 58.6 | 53 | 72.3 |
| 34 | Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) | IN | 89.5 | 99.8 | 6.4 | 72 |
| 35 | Universiti Malaya (UM) | MY | 84.6 | 80.5 | 98.5 | 71.4 |
| 36 | Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IITD) | IN | 82.6 | 96.1 | 1.9 | 71.2 |
| 37 | National Cheng Kung University | TW | 75.8 | 48.3 | 70.3 | 70.7 |
| 38 | Mahidol University | TH | 85.6 | 47.1 | 29.1 | 70.6 |
| 39 | Kobe University | JP | 76.9 | 45 | 20.2 | 70.5 |
| 40 | Ewha Womans University | KR | 75.1 | 55 | 47.2 | 69.7 |
| 41 | Kyung Hee University | KR | 71.7 | 40.4 | 40.7 | 68.9 |
| 42 | Waseda University | JP | 96.6 | 98 | 65.5 | 67.5 |
| 43 | Chulalongkorn University | TH | 98.4 | 74.2 | 51.6 | 66.9 |
| 44 | Hiroshima University | JP | 66.9 | 15.8 | 15.4 | 65.4 |
| 45= | Beijing Normal University | CN | 77.9 | 41.3 | 93.1 | 64.6 |
| 45= | Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM) | IN | 72.3 | 89.9 | 3.8 | 64.6 |
| 47 | Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IITK) | IN | 68.2 | 85 | 2.1 | 64.4 |
| 48 | Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) | HK | 44.2 | 11.9 | 99.8 | 64.4 |
| 49 | National Chiao Tung University | TW | 53.5 | 44.8 | 91.8 | 64.1 |
| 50 | National Yang Ming University | TW | 26.5 | 44 | 27.8 | 64.1 |
