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List of Universities in Malaysia

by StudyMalaysia.com on June 26, 2024 | Top Stories

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Did you know that there are more than 20 public universities and institutes, and 47 private universities in Malaysia? There are 17 university colleges and 10 foreign university branch campuses too.

If you’re planning for your tertiary education or even considering pursuing postgraduate studies, make sure you check out this list!

20 Public Universities and Institutes in Malaysia

No.NameLocation
1International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
2Islamic Science University of Malaysia (USIM)
  • Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
3Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) / The National University of Malaysia
  • UKM Bangi, Selangor
4Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK)
  • Pengkalan Chepa, Kelantan
5Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP)
  • Gambang, Pahang
6Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)
  • Arau, Perlis
7Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
  • Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
8Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS)
  • Kota Samarahan, Sarawak
9Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT)
  • Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
10Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI)
  • Tanjung Malim, Perak
11Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
12Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
  • Serdang, Selangor
13Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • USM, Pulau Pinang
14Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UNiSZA)
  • Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu
15Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka
  • Durian Tunggal, Melaka
16Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
  • Johor Bahru, Johor
17Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM)
  • Shah Alam, Selangor
18Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM)
  • Batu Pahat, Johor
19Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM)
  • Sintok, Kedah
20University of Malaya (UM)
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan

4 Continuing Education Centres

No.NameLocation
1Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
2Universiti Malaysia Sabah Centre for External Education (UCEE)
  • Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
3UTM School of Professional and Continuing Education (UTMSPACE)
  • Johor Bahru, Johor

Note: Malaysia's 23 public universities and institutes are diverse in their specialisations and locations, contributing significantly to the nation's higher education landscape. Among these, the five universities designated as research universities are Universiti Malaya (UM), Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). USM is notable for also having been awarded Apex university status.

The Malaysian Technical University Network (MTUN) includes four specialised technical universities: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM), Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), and Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP).

These institutions are spread across Malaysia, from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu, offering a wide range of programmes to meet the educational needs of the nation.

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47 Private Universities in Malaysia

No.NameLocation
1AIMST University
  • Bedong, Kedah Darul Aman
2Al-Madinah International University (MEDIU)
  • Shah Alam, Selangor
3Asia e University (AeU)
  • Subang Jaya, Selangor
4Asia Metropolitan University (AMU)
  • Johor Bahru, Johor
5Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU)
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
6Asia School Of Business (ASB)
  • Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
7Binary University of Management & Entrepreneurship (BUME)
  • Puchong, Selangor
8City University Malaysia
  • Petaling Jaya, Selangor
9DRB-HICOM University Of Automotive Malaysia
  • Pekan, Pahang Darul Makmur
10Enforcement, Leadership and Management University (ELMU)
  • Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
11HELP University - Subang Bestari Campus
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
12INCEIF University
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
13Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL)
  • Kajang, Selangor
14International Medical University (IMU)
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
15INTI International University
  • Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
16KPJ Healthcare University
  • Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
17Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT)
  • Cyberjaya, Selangor
18MAHSA University
  • Jenjarom, Selangor
19Malaysian Cooperative Entrepreneurship University
  • Petaling Jaya, Selangor
20Malaysian Institute For Supply Chain Innovation (MISI)
  • Shah Alam, Selangor
21Management and Science University (MSU)
  • Shah Alam, Selangor
22Mila University
  • Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
23Multimedia University (MMU)
  • Cyberjaya, Selangor
  • Bukit Beruang, Melaka
24Netherlands Maritime Institute Of Technology (NMIT)
  • Johor Bahru, Johor
25Nilai University
  • Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
26Open University Malaysia (OUM)
  • Petaling Jaya, Selangor
27Perdana University
  • Wilayah Persekutuan, Kuala Lumpur
28Quest International University (QIU)
  • Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan
29Raffles University (RU)
  • Iskandar Puteri, Johor, Johor
30SEGi University
  • Petaling Jaya, Selangor
31Selangor Islamic University (UIS)
  • Bangi, Selangor
32Sunway University
  • Petaling Jaya, Selangor
33Taylor's University
  • Subang Jaya, Selangor Darul Ehsan
34Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology (TARUMT), Main Campus
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
35UCSI University
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
36UNITAR International University
  • Petaling Jaya, Selangor
38Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL)
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
  • Gombak, Selangor
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
  • Bandar Baru Bangi,, Selangor
  • Kulim, Kedah
  • Dengkil, Selangor
  • Alor Gajah, Melaka
  • Lumut, Perak
  • Ipoh, Perak
39Universiti Malaya - Wales (UM-Wales)
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
40Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia-UPTM
  • Cheras, Wilayah Persekutuan
41Universiti Selangor (UNISEL) Shah Alam Campus
  • Shah Alam, Selangor
  • Bestari Jaya, Selangor
42Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP)
  • Tronoh, Perak
43Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN)
  • Kajang, Selangor
44Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK)
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
45Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR)
  • Kajang, Selangor
  • Kampar, Perak
46University Islam Melaka (UNIMEL)
  • Melaka
47University Malaysia of Computer Science & Engineering (UNIMY)
  • Petaling Jaya, Selangor
48University of Cyberjaya (UoC)
  • Cyberjaya, Selangor
49University of Technology Sarawak (UTS)
  • Sibu, Sarawak
50University of Wollongong Malaysia
  • Shah Alam, Selangor

17 University Colleges in Malaysia

No.NameLocation
1Asian Women’s Leadership University College (AWLUC)
  • George Town, Pulau Pinang
2BERJAYA University College
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
3First City University College
  • Petaling Jaya, Selangor
4Han Chiang University College of Communication
  • Pulau Pinang
5i-CATS University College (i-CATS)
  • Kuching, Sarawak
6Kings University College
  • Kuala Lumpur
7Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College (KLMU)
  • Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan
8Lincoln University College
  • Petaling Jaya, Selangor
9Manipal University College Malaysia (MUCM)
  • Melaka, Melaka
10North Borneo University College (NBUC)
  • Kota Kinabalu, Sabah
11Saito University College
  • Petaling Jaya, Selangor
12Southern University College
  • Skudai, Johor
13Twintech International University College of Technology (IUCTT)
  • Georgetown, Pulau Pinang
14University College MAIWP International (UCMI)
  • Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur
15University College of Aviation Malaysia (UniCAM)
  • Dengkil, Selangor
16University College TATI (UC TATI)
  • Kemaman, Terengganu Darul Iman
17Widad University College
  • Kuantan, Pahang

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10 Foreign University Branch Campuses in Malaysia

No.NameLocation
1Curtin University Malaysia
  • Miri, Sarawak
2Heriot-Watt University Malaysia
  • Putrajaya, Putrajaya
3Monash University Malaysia
  • Petaling Jaya, Selangor
4Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed)
  • Nusajaya, Johor
5RCSI & UCD Malaysia Campus (RUMC)
  • George Town, Pulau Pinang
6Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus
  • Kuching, Sarawak
7University of Nottingham Malaysia
  • Semenyih, Selangor
8University of Reading Malaysia
  • Iskandar Puteri, Johor
9University of Southampton Malaysia (UoSM)
  • Iskandar Puteri, Johor
10Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM)
  • Sepang, Selangor

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