Lingnan University (LN/LU), formerly called Lingnan College, is the only public liberal arts university in Hong Kong. It aims to provide students with an education in the liberal arts tradition and has joined the Global Liberal Arts Alliance since 2012. Lingnan University became the first university in Hong Kong to accomplish the goal of providing rich hostel experience for all undergraduates and currently, 80% Lingnan students are able to go on exchange for a term during their undergraduate study.
In 2015, Lingnan University was selected as one of the “Top 10 Asian Liberal Arts Colleges” by Forbes.