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Best Universities in Malaysia 2027

A consensus ranking of 17 universities in Malaysia, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table. Part of our global rankings by country coverage (Asia).

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#
University
QS 2027
THE 2026
ARWU 2025
U.S. News 2026
Consensus score
1
158
450
·
376
83.6
2
128
450
·
416
83.4
3
130
325
·
572
82.9
4
354
325
·
578
79
5
138
550
·
578
78.9
6
261
225
·
822
78.2
7
56
225
601-700
331
77.3
8
540
450
·
·
75.2
9
UCSI University · Kuala Lumpur
282
·
·
884
70.8
10
518
700
·
·
69.5
13
851
700
·
·
61.2
14
138
·
801-900
·
56.5
15
·
900
·
·
55
16
·
·
701-800
·
29.9
17
·
·
701-800
·
29.9

About Malaysia higher education

Universities in Malaysia are included in major global rankings including QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News. The consensus scores above provide a balanced view by averaging across these four systems.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2027QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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EduRank (2027). Best Universities in Malaysia 2027. Retrieved June 2026, from https://edurank.co/rankings/country/my/
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