Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) is a publicly funded tertiary liberal arts institution with a Christian education heritage. It was established as Hong Kong Baptist College in 1956.

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (abbreviated as HKUST) is a public research university in Clear Water Bay Peninsula, New Territories, Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Shue Yan University (HKSYU or SYU) is a private liberal-arts university in North Point, Hong Kong, founded in 1971 as Hong Kong Shue Yan College.

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (abbreviated CUHK) is a public research university in Shatin, Hong Kong, formally established in 1963.

The University of Hong Kong (HKU) is a public research university in Hong Kong. Founded in 1911, its origins trace back to the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese.

Lingnan University (LN/LU), formerly called Lingnan College, is the only public liberal arts university in Hong Kong.