Five Malaysian universities rank top 50 in Asia

by StudyMalaysia.com on October 17, 2017 | Top Stories, University Rankings

Five Malaysian universities rank top 50 in Asia - StudyMalaysia.com

In the latest QS Asia University Rankings 2018 that features over 400 universities and 17 different countries, Malaysian universities record their best ever performance with five Malaysian universities in the top 50 ranking.

According to QS, this year’s rankings were compiled by assessing universities on 10 different indicators, including the proportion of academic staff qualified to PhD level and the proportion of inbound and outbound exchange students at the university.

A total of 27 Malaysian public and private universities were included in the ranking, out of which 22 rank within Asia’s top 300. Eighteen of these universities also showed improvement in their rank. Leading the top of the table is Universiti Malaya which jumped three spots from 27 to 24. The university with the most impressive improvement in rank is UCSI University which climbed from 343 to a shared position of 212.

Malaysian universities in top 300 of the QS Asia University Rankings 2018

Institution	Type	2018 ranking	2017 ranking
Universiti Malaya (UM)	IPTA	24	27
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)	IPTA	=36	49
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)	IPTA	43	55
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)	IPTA	46	51
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)	IPTA	49	63
Universiti Teknologi Petronas (PETRONAS)	IPTS	101	127
Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)	IPTA	131	137
Taylor's University	IPTS	=150	179
Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM)	IPTA	158	181
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)	IPTA	=163	151
Multimedia University (MMU)	IPTS	=179	193
UCSI University	IPTS	=212	343
Management And Science University	IPTS	=217	-
Limkokwing University of Creative Technology	IPTS	=219	299
Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UNIMAP)	IPTA	221	229
University of Malaysia Sabah (UMS)	IPTA	222	218
Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)	IPTS	243	300
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)	IPTA	=247	261
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)	IPTS	251-260	266
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)	IPTA	271-280	280
Universiti malaysia Pahang (UMP)	IPTA	281-290	291
Sunway University	IPTS	291-300	-

Leading the top 10 universities in Asia is Nanyang Technological University which has displaced National University of Singapore as number one. The top 10 universities are represented by two universities from Singapore, four from Hong Kong, one from South Korea and three from China.