Universities in Malaysia are ranked in a number of ways, including both national and international ranks.

Overall Summary

+ World RankingInstitutionTHE 2025QS 2025ARWU 2024University of Malaya251–30060401-500Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia401–500138601-700Universiti Putra Malaysia501–600148601-700Universiti Sains Malaysia401–500146701-800Universiti Teknologi Malaysia401–500181-Sunway University401–500539901–1000Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman1001–1200801-850-

International Rankings

Times Higher Education World University Rankings now + World RankingInstitution201620172018201920202021University of Malaya--351-400301-350301-350301-350Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman--501-600501-600501-600501-600Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia601-800601-800601-800601-800601-800601-800Universiti Putra Malaysia601-800601-800601-800801-1000601-800601-800Universiti Sains Malaysia601-800601-800601-800601-800601-800601-800Universiti Teknologi Malaysia401-500601-800601-800601-800601-800601-800Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS-601-800601-800601-800601-800601-800Universiti Utara Malaysia-801+1001+801-1000801-1000601-800Universiti Tenaga Nasional--801-1000801-1000801-1000801-1000Universiti Kuala Lumpur-----1001+Universiti Malaysia Perlis----601-8001001+Universiti Malaysia Sarawak---1001+1001+1001+Multimedia University----1001+1001+Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka-----1001+Universiti Teknologi MARA601-800801+-1001+1001+1001+

Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subjects + World Ranking20182019202020212022DisciplineRankInstituteRankInstituteRankInstituteRankInstituteRankInstituteArts & Humanities 301-400301-400301-400UKMUMUTM 201-250201-250251-300301-400401+401+401+UMUTMUSMUKMUPMUiTMUUM 251-300251-300301-400301-400401+UMUSMUKMUPMUiTM 301-400301-400301-400401-500501+UKMUMUSMUPMUiTM 251-300251-300301-400301-400501+UKMUMUPMUSMUiTMBusiness & Economics 176-200UM 151-175201-250301-400401-500401-500401-500501+UMUTMUSMUKMUPMUUMUiTM 126-150151-175251-300301-400401-500501+501+501+501+501+UTMUMUSMUPMUUMUKMUniMASMMUUiTMUTAR 126-150201-250201-250251-300301-400501-600501-600501-600601+601+601+UMUSMUTMUUMUPMUKMUniKLUTARUniMASMMUUiTM 151-175176-200201-250201-250251-300501-600501-600601+601+601+601+601+601+UMUSMUTMUUMUPMUKMUMTUniMASMMUUTeMUiTMUTARUTHMClinical & Health 301-400UM 251-300401-500401-500501-600501-600UMUKMUSMUPMUiTM 176-200251-300301-400401-500401-500UMUKMUSMUPMUiTM 176-200301-400301-400401-500501-600UMUKMUSMUiTMUPM 176-200251-300301-400501-600601+UMUKMUSMUPMUiTMComputer Science 126-150UM 101-125401-500401-500501-600501-600501-600601+601+601+UMUTMUTPUKMUPMUSMUiTMUNITENUUM 126-150401-500401-500501-600501-600601+601+601+601+601+UMUSMUTMUKMUTPMMUUPMUiTMUNITENUUM 126-150401-500401-500501-600501-600601-800601-800601-800601-800801+801+UMUTMUTPUKMUSMMMUUPMUNITENUUMUniKLUiTM 126-150301-400401-500401-500501-600601-800601-800601-800601-800601-800801+801+801+801+UMUTMUSMUTPUKMUPMUNITENUTARUTHMUUMUniKLMMUUTeMUiTMEducation -- 126-150151-175301-400301-400301-400401+UMUTMUKMUPMUSMUiTM 101-125176-200201-250301-400301-400301-400401+UTMUMUSMUKMUPMUiTMUUM 97126-150126-150251-300251-300301-400401-500UMUSMUTMUKMUPMUUMUiTM 94101-125176-200176-200201-250201-250301-400401-500501+UMUTMUPSIUSMUKMUPMUUMUiTMUTHMEngineering 176-200401-500401-500401-500UMUPMUSMUTP 151-175401-500501-600501-600501-600501-600501-600601-800801+801+UMUTPUKMUPMUSMUTMUNITENUTARUiTMUniMAS 126-150401-500401-500401-500401-500501-600501-600601-800801+801+801+801+UMUPMUTMUTPUNITENUKMUSMUTARUniMAPUniMASMMUUiTM 151-175301-400301-400501-600501-600501-600601-800601-800601-800801-1000801-10001001+1001+1001+UMUPMUTPUKMUTMUNITENMMUUSMUTARUniKLUniMAPUniMASUTeMUiTM 176-200301-400301-400501-600501-600501-600601-800601-800601-800801-1000801-10001001+1001+1001+1001+1001+UMUPMUTPUKMUTMUNITENUSMUTARUMTUniKLMMUUniMAPUniMASUTeMUiTMUTHMLife Sciences 301-400UM 401-500501-600601+601+UMUSMUKMUPM 401-500501-600601+601+UMUPMUKMUSM 401-500401-500601-800601-800801+UMUPMUKMUSMUniMAS 501-600501-600601-800601-800801+801+801+UMUPMUKMUSMUniMASUiTMUMTPhysical Sciences 301-400UM 401-500501-600601-800601-800601-800601-800801+801+801+UMUTMUKMUPMUSMUTPUiTMUTARUUM 301-400301-400601-800601-800601-800601-800801+801+801+801+UMUniMAPUPMUSMUTMUTPUKMUiTMUTARUUM 301-400501-600601-800601-800601-800601-800801-1000801-1000801-10001001+UMUTMUniMAPUPMUTPUUMUKMUSMUTARUiTM 301-400501-600501-600501-600601-800601-800601-800801-1000801-1000801-1000801-10001001+UMUniMAPUTMUTPUKMUPMUUMUSMUTARUMTUTHMUiTMPsychology -- 201-250UM 201-250UM 251-300UM 251-300UMSocial Sciences -- 251-300401-500501-600501-600501-600601+UMUSMUKMUPMUUMUiTM 201-250301-400401-500501-600501-600601+UTMUMUSMUKMUUMUiTM 176-200301-400401-500401-500401-500501-600601+UTMUMUPMUSMUUMUKMUiTM 301-400401-500401-500501-600501-600601+601+601+601+601+UTMUMUUMUPMUSMUKMUniMASUiTMUTARUMT

Times Higher Education Young University Rankings Formerly known as Times Higher Education 100 Under 50 University Rankings + Young RankingInstitution20122016201720182019202020212022Universiti Teknologi Petronas--151-200151-200101-150101-150134119Universiti Utara Malaysia----201-250201-250161170Universiti Teknologi Malaysia-101-150101-150151-200101-150101-150165185Universiti Tenaga Nasional---201-250251-300251-300251-300251-300Universiti Malaysia Perlis-----151-200301-350301-350Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman--101-150101-150101-150101-150147351-400Universiti Kuala Lumpur------401+401+Universiti Malaysia Sarawak----301+351-400401+401+Multimedia University-----351-400351-400401+Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka------401+401+Universiti Teknologi MARA----301+351-400401+401+Universiti Malaysia Terengganu-------401+Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia-------401+University of Cyberjaya-------ReporterLincoln University College-------ReporterUniversiti Malaysia Kelantan-------ReporterManagement & Science University-------ReporterUniversiti Putra Malaysia-101-150101-150151-200201-250151-200157N/AUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia98-151-200151-200151-200151-200N/AN/AUniversiti Sains Malaysia--151-200151-200151-200N/AN/AN/A

Times Higher Education Emerging Economies University Rankings Formerly known as Times Higher Education BRICS & Emerging Economies University Rankings + Emerging Economies University RankingInstitution201420152016201720182019202020212022University of Malaya----2718223136Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS---917760786260Universiti Putra Malaysia95-103891081451067881Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia77-15813615113213311291Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris--------101Universiti Utara Malaysia---201-250251-300201-250201-250121107Universiti Sains Malaysia--112114135105122120113Universiti Teknologi Malaysia-935610010186111108119Universiti Tenaga Nasional----159187162165150Universiti Malaysia Perlis------196351-400351-400Universiti Malaysia Sarawak-----351+401-500401-500401-500Multimedia University------401-500401-500401-500Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman----114117138144401-500Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia--------401-500Universiti Kuala Lumpur-------401-500501+Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka-------501+501+Universiti Teknologi MARA---251-300-351+401-500501+501+Universiti Malaysia Terengganu--------501+University of Cyberjaya--------ReporterLincoln University College--------ReporterUniversiti Malaysia Kelantan--------ReporterManagement & Science University--------Reporter

Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings + Asia RankingInstitution2013201620172018201920202021University of Malaya--5946384349Universiti Teknologi Petronas--141-15011498124111Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman--111-12099111119119Universiti Putra Malaysia-121-130121-130142188145136Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia87161-170161-170175170160150Universiti Teknologi Malaysia-70121-130129125143150Universiti Utara Malaysia--251+301-350251-300251-300155Universiti Sains Malaysia-141-150151-160162150156163Universiti Tenaga Nasional---171201-250201-250201-250Universiti Malaysia Perlis-----165351-400Universiti Kuala Lumpur------401+Universiti Malaysia Sarawak----351-400401+401+Multimedia University----401+401+Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka------401+Universiti Teknologi MARA--251+-351-400401+401+

Times Higher Education Asia Pacific University Rankings + Asia Pacific RankingInstitution201720182019University of Malaya-6155Universiti Teknologi Petronas131-140121-130101-110Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman-111-120111-120Universiti Teknologi Malaysia121-130121-130121-130Universiti Sains Malaysia141-150151-160141-150Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia151-160161-170151-160Universiti Putra Malaysia121-130131-140171-180Universiti Tenaga Nasional-161-170191-200Universiti Utara Malaysia201+251+201-250Universiti Teknologi MARA--301+Universiti Malaysia Sarawak--301+

Times Higher Education Global University Employability Rankings + World RankingInstitution20172018201920202021Universiti Sains Malaysia-200-250192191178University of Malaya147149206226217

Times Higher Education Impact Rankings + World RankingInstitution201920202021Universiti Sains Malaysia496539University of Malaya101-20080101-200Universiti Teknologi Malaysia101-200201-300101-200Universiti Teknologi MARA-401-600101-200Universiti Putra Malaysia201-300101-200201-300Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman101-200201-300201-300Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia-101-200301-400Universiti Malaysia Sarawak201-300201-300301-400Lincoln University College301+401-600401-600Sunway University--401-600Universiti Malaysia Terengganu--401-600University of Cyberjaya-601+601-800Management and Science University301+401-600601-800Multimedia University--601-800Quest International University Perak--601-800Universiti Malaysia Kelantan--801-1000Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka--801-1000Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia--801-1000Universiti Malaysia Perlis-601+1001+Universiti Tenaga Nasional301+401-600-

Times Higher Education Most International Universities Ranking + World RankingInstitution2022University of Malaya65

QS World University Rankings + World RankingInstitution200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022University of Malaya24623018020716715616715114613311487705965Universiti Putra Malaysia--345319358360411-420376331270229202159132143Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia309250291263279261269259312302230184160141144Universiti Sains Malaysia307313314309335326355309289330264207165142147Universiti Teknologi Malaysia--320365401358355294303288253228217187191Taylor's University-----------601-650511-520379332UCSI University-----------481442391347Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS---------601-650601-650521-530482439414Universiti Utara Malaysia--------701+701+701-750601-650591-600531-540511-520Management & Science University------------541-550551-560601-650International Islamic University Malaysia----451-500401-450501-550501-550551-600601-650701-750651-700651-700601-650651-700Sunway University------------751-800701-750651-700Universiti Teknologi MARA-----601+701+651-700701+701+751-800751-800651-700651-700651-700Universiti Tenaga Nasional-----------701-750801-1000701-750751-800Universiti Kuala Lumpur--------------801-1000Universiti Malaysia Pahang------------751-800751-800801-1000Universiti Malaysia Perlis------------701-750801-1000801-1000Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman------------801-1000801-1000801-1000Multimedia University-----------801-1000801-1000801-10001001-1200Universiti Malaysia Sabah------------801-1000801-10001001-1200Universiti Malaysia Sarawak------------801-1000801-10001001-1200Universiti Malaysia Terengganu--------------1001-1200

QS World University Rankings by Faculty