Public
Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Malaya (UM)
$3,000 – $7,500 / year
Strong in: Medicine, Engineering, Law, Business
Malaysia's oldest and highest-ranked university, inside the world's top 100 in the QS rankings.
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Public
Bangi, Selangor
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)
$2,500 – $6,500 / year
Strong in: Medicine, Dentistry, Social Sciences
Strong research university with a large teaching hospital.
Public
Serdang, Selangor
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
$2,400 – $6,000 / year
Strong in: Agriculture, Veterinary, Food Science, Engineering
World-leading in agricultural and food sciences.
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Public
Penang
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
$2,300 – $6,000 / year
Strong in: Pharmacy, Medicine, Sciences
Penang is noticeably cheaper to live in than Kuala Lumpur.
Public
Johor Bahru / KL
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
$2,500 – $6,200 / year
Strong in: Engineering, Architecture, Computing
Engineering programs accredited under the Washington Accord.
Public
Gombak
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)
$2,300 – $5,500 / year
Strong in: Islamic Studies, Law, Medicine, Economics
Fully English-taught with a large Arab and Middle Eastern student body.
Branch campus
Subang Jaya
Monash University Malaysia
$9,000 – $18,000 / year
Strong in: Business, Engineering, Pharmacy, Psychology
Identical Australian Monash degree at roughly a third of the Melbourne cost.
Branch campus
Semenyih
University of Nottingham Malaysia
$8,500 – $17,000 / year
Strong in: Engineering, Business, Biosciences
UK degree certificate; option to spend part of the course in Nottingham.
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Putrajaya
Heriot-Watt University Malaysia
$7,000 – $13,000 / year
Strong in: Engineering, Construction, Business
One of the most affordable routes to a British engineering degree.
Private
Subang Jaya
Taylor's University
$5,500 – $11,000 / year
Strong in: Hospitality, Business, Medicine, Design
Ranked among the world's best for hospitality and leisure management.
Private
Nilai, Negeri Sembilan
INTI International University
$3,500 – $6,500 / year
Strong in: Business, Computing, Engineering, American degree pathways
A green residential campus with international transfer and partner-university pathways.
Private
Bandar Sunway
Sunway University
$5,000 – $10,500 / year
Strong in: Business, Accounting, Psychology, Computing
Dual-award routes with Lancaster University (UK).
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Private
Kuala Lumpur
UCSI University
$4,000 – $9,500 / year
Strong in: Pharmacy, Music, Medicine, Engineering
Generous merit scholarships for strong Lebanese Baccalaureate results.
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Private
Kuala Lumpur
Asia Pacific University (APU)
$3,800 – $8,500 / year
Strong in: IT, Cybersecurity, Data Science, Fintech
Very international campus; strong tech employability record.
Private
Cyberjaya / Melaka
Multimedia University (MMU)
$3,500 – $7,500 / year
Strong in: Computing, Engineering, Creative Media
Located in Malaysia's tech corridor, close to major employers.
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- Universiti Malaya (UM) — PeaceSeekers, CC BY 4.0
- Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) — Wee Hong, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) — Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0
- International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) — Yousha Bin Younus, CC BY 3.0
- Monash University Malaysia — Cmglee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- University of Nottingham Malaysia — Faizalrahmat85, CC BY 4.0
- Taylor's University — Md Shaifuzzaman Ayon, CC BY-SA 4.0
- INTI International University — Anthony5429, Public domain
- Sunway University — Cmglee, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Multimedia University (MMU) — Chongkian, CC BY-SA 4.0
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