University of Malaya: Global Rankings, National Rankings and Subject-wise Rankings 2021

Universiti Malaya or University of Malaya is the oldest university in Malaysia established in 1905. The university is home to 19,000+ undergraduates and 9,000+ graduate students. The student body comprises over 3,500 international students including 1,052 undergraduates and 2,776 graduates representing over 90 countries. Universiti of Malaya offers over 200 programs through its 14 faculties of Economics and Administration, Engineering, Pharmacy, Education, Dentistry, Medicine, Business and Accountancy, Computer Science and Information Technology, etc.

Universiti of Malaya has a distinguished reputation in global, national as well as regional rankings to study in Malaysia. It is one of the top 70 institutions in the world according to the QS World University Rankings 2021. The university is one of the top 50 in the Asian rankings provided by THE, QS as well as the U.S. News. It is also recognized as the no. 1 institution in Malaysia in the U.S. News and World Rankings 2021. In THE Impact Rankings 2021, the university was an inaugural participant and got placed in the 101-200th band among 1,100+ other institutions from 94 countries around the world.

University of Malaya Ranking Highlights 

University of Malaya was the first public university in Malaysia. Over the years, it has claimed a number of accolades in its name some of which are as follows:

• Ranked 65th in QS World University Rankings 2022.
• Secured the 205th place in the U.S. News Best Global Universities 2021.
• Placed in the 301-350th band in THE World University Rankings 2021.

University of Malaya World Rankings by QS

University of Malaya ranked at the 59th position in the QS World University Rankings 2021. The QS rankings for 2022 were also published wherein the university ranked 65th. The university had an overall score of 69.8 based on 6 indicators. In the employer reputation category, the university scored 91.7 which was the highest among all other indicators. The 6 indicators and their individual scores are given below:

Given below is a graph depicting the ranking trend of University of Malaya between 2012 and 2022 in the QS World University Rankings:

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University of Malaya World Rankings by US News 

In the U.S. News and World Report 2021, University of Malaya was at the 205th position of Best Global Universities based on its performance on 13 indicators of excellence. The university had a global score of 62.3. Out of the 13 indicators, the university had a good global as well as regional research reputation and ranked #121 and #20 respectively. The performance of the university on all the indicators of excellence used by the U.S. News are given in the table below:

University of Malaya Worls Ranking by THE 

University of Malaya has ranked in the top 301-350th band in THE World University Rankings 2021. In 2017, the university ranked in the 351-400th bracket and then moved up into the 301-350th bracket in 2018 and has been consistently maintaining it since then. THE World University Rankings include 1,500 universities across 93 countries. These rankings are based on five indicators that are discussed in the table below:

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University of Malaya Rankings in Asia 

University of Malaya is regarded as one of the top public universities in Malaysia. It has impeccable rankings in the Asian region and is one of the top 50 institutions in Asia. In QS Asian University Rankings 2021, the university bagged the 9th position after being ranked 13th in 2020. The university has continuously shown a positive rise in the QS Asian University Rankings. It ranked 26th in the Best Global Universities in Asia 2021 published in the U.S. News and World Report. The university occupied the 49th place in the THE Asia University Rankings 2021 and made it to the top 50. The rankings of University of Malaya in Asia are summarized in the table below:

University of Malaya Subject-wise Ranking by THE

THE has ranked 10 programs offered by University of Malaya. At the top of the list is Education, ranked at the 97th position. Business and Economics and Computer Science are ranked in the 126-150th category. Engineering is also among one of the popular disciplines offered by the university ranked in the top #151-175. Other ranked subject areas include Health, Psychology, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, etc. The complete THE subject rankings for 2021 are given in the table below:

University of Malaya Subject-wise Ranking by QS 

In the QS WUR Ranking by Subject 2021, over 40 subjects taught by University of Malaya have been ranked. Library and Information Management and Electrical and Electronic Engineering ranked in the top 50. Most of the ranked subjects were in the top 100 category. The subjects ranked include Engineering and Technology, Education, English Language and Literature, Chemical Engineering, Business and Management Studies, Computer Science, Accounting and Finance, etc. The table given below represents rankings of the top 10 subjects in the QS WUR Ranking by Subject 2021:

University of Malaya Subject-wise Ranking by US News 

Around 25 subjects offered by the University of Malaya are ranked in the U.S. News and World Report 2021. Engineering and related subjects have secured remarkable positions. Engineering ranks 17th overall while related subjects such as Mechanical Engineering and Civil Engineering ranks 25th. Chemical Engineering is also ranked in the top 100 while Electrical and Electronic Engineering ranks in the top 150. The rankings of the top 10 subjects ranked in the U.S. News are summarized in the table below:

University of Malaya Miscellaneous Ranking 

The other categories in which University of Malaya ranked are given below:

• Ranked #1 in the U.S. News Best Global Universities in Malaysia 2021.
• Placed among the top 101-200th bracket in THE Impact Rankings 2021.
• Secured the 55th spot in THE Asia Pacific Rankings 2019.

University of Malaya has worked quite well against the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) used for the THE Impact Rankings 2021. It secured an overall score of 77.5-85.2 with best scores in sustainable cities and communities, industry innovation and infrastructure, affordable and clean energy and partnerships for the goals. The university has made significant contributions to regional and global research and is also recognized for its academic and employer reputation. The continuous efforts to improve can be clearly ascertained from the rankings of University of Malaya on some of the most influential rankings.