Top Universities in Malaysia

96 universities in Malaysia with a measured position, 11 of them ranked worldwide.

#UniversityCityWorld rankIn-countryCitations
51 University of Nottingham, Malaysia Campus not ranked #19 518,307
52 Universiti Tenaga Nasional not ranked #18 518,259
53 Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman not ranked #20 472,112
54 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak not ranked #22 418,565
55 Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka not ranked #24 308,365
56 UCSI University Kuala Lumpur not ranked #25 303,075
57 Universiti Kuala Lumpur not ranked #26 236,793
58 Universiti Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Institute of Information Technology (MIIT) not ranked #27 236,793
59 Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris not ranked #28 234,124
60 Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin not ranked #30 197,987
61 Swinburne University of Technology, Sarawak Campus not ranked #31 166,970
62 Universiti Malaysia Kelantan not ranked #32 160,698
63 Mahsa University College for Health and Medical Science not ranked #36 63,633
64 Newcastle University, Medicine Malaysia not ranked #37 58,518
65 Universiti Tun Abdul Razak not ranked #39 42,937
66 Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology not ranked #42 40,285
67 HELP University not ranked #45 27,056
68 Limkokwing University College of Creative Technology not ranked #49 12,447
69 Mara Poly-Tech College not ranked #54 7,977
70 Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College not ranked #55 7,330
71 Linton University College not ranked #58 7,095
72 Tunku Syed Sirajuddin Polytechnic not ranked #57 3,787
73 Binary University College of Managemant & Entrepreneurship not ranked #61 3,561
74 KBU International College not ranked — 3,386
75 Ungku Omar Premier Polytechnic not ranked #62 2,478
76 Penang International Dental College not ranked — 2,021
77 Sultan Azlan Shah Polytechnic not ranked — 1,277
78 Merlimau Polytechnic not ranked — 768
79 Sunway University College not ranked — 646
80 Sultanah Bahiyah Polytechnic not ranked — 634
81 Kuching Polytechnic not ranked #64 568
82 Sultan Idris Shah Polytechnic not ranked — 527
83 Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Polytechnic not ranked — 523
84 Seberang Perai Polytechnic not ranked — 457
85 Institute of Teachers Education, Sultan Mizan not ranked — 419
86 Kota Bharu Polytechnic not ranked — 363
87 Geomatika University Malaysia not ranked #65 352
88 Institute of Teachers Education, Temenggong Ibrahim not ranked — 151
89 Institute of Teachers Education, Sultan Abdul Halim not ranked — 97
90 Institute of Teachers Education, Kota Bharu not ranked — 36
91 Institute of Teachers Education, Tun Hussein Onn not ranked — 27
92 Darul Hikmah Islamic College not ranked — 16
93 Darul Naim College of Technology not ranked — 13
94 West Minster International College not ranked — 5
95 Darul Ulum Islamic College not ranked — 3
96 Institute of Teachers Education, Rajang not ranked — 2
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What the two columns mean

In-country is the position the ranking record gives the university among those in its own country, and it is often the more useful number: a university ranked 480th in the world may still be third at home. It is carried over as published, so it does not always follow the order of the other two columns. World rank is the university's QS World University Rankings position. Citations are the number of times work published by the university has been cited, as recorded in OpenAlex; it is the measure used to order universities that QS does not rank at all.

The two do not always agree. A large research university can out-cite a smaller one that sits above it in QS, because QS weighs reputation surveys and staff ratios as well as research.

Rankings in other countries

USA 138 ranked UK 55 ranked Germany 40 ranked China 37 ranked Australia 31 ranked Canada 26 ranked France 19 ranked Italy 18 ranked South Korea 17 ranked Japan 16 ranked Spain 15 ranked Switzerland 13 ranked