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Of the 10 Public Law universities in Malaysia, Universiti Malaya ranks highest at #58 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (QS World #126) and Management and Science University (QS World #580). Across the whole list there are 16 courses to choose from.
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #58 (Universiti Malaya) to #580 (Management and Science University); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Universiti Malaya is cited most (6,091,682 citations). 4 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
10 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Federal Territory (1) and Selangor (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Universiti Malaya, founded in 1949. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia is the largest, with 27,000 students.
By level: 4 bachelor's, 4 master's, 3 diploma and 2 foundation. The usual length is 2 years and 4 years. 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (83% of courses with a stated intake). Multimedia University offers the widest choice, with 4 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia is the least expensive at USD 5,000 a year and Universiti Malaya the most at USD 6,000; the middle of the range is about USD 6,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Universiti Malaya (QS World #58), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (QS World #126) and Management and Science University (QS World #580) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia is the least expensive at about USD 5,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
10 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 2 years, with 4 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Multimedia University, with 4, ahead of International Islamic College (2).
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