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Of the 152 Public 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 Universiti Sains Malaysia (QS World #134). Across the whole list there are 889 courses to choose from.
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10 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). 87 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
152 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Selangor (2), Federal Territory (1) and Penang (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Xiamen University Malaysia, founded in 1921. INTI International University is the largest, with 95,000 students.
By level: 407 bachelor's, 185 master's, 139 diploma and 62 phd / doctorate. The most common subjects are Business & Management (199), Medicine & Health Sciences (104), Computer Science & IT (103) and Engineering (74). The usual length is 4 years and 2 years. 96% are full-time and 25 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (99% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (93% of courses with a stated intake). Universiti Malaya offers the widest choice, with 81 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 5 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 5,000. 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 Universiti Sains Malaysia (QS World #134) 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.
152 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 99% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
25 of these courses are listed as online.
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