List of universities and colleges in Malaysia

This list includes all state and private universities and colleges in Malaysia. The universities are listed by their English name. The Malaysian name is appended in brackets. Universities with several campuses are only listed once under their headquarters.

State universities

English name	Malaysian name	Abbr.	founding	Seat	State	link
University of Technology, Malaysia	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia	UTM	1904	Johor Bahru	Johor	www.utm.my
University Do Hussein Onn Malaysia	Universiti Do Hussein Onn Malaysia	UTHM	1993	Batu Pahat	Johor	www.uthm.edu.my
Northern University, Malaysia	Universiti Utara Malaysia	UUM	1984	Sintok	Kedah	www.uum.edu.my
University Malaysia Kelantan	Universiti Malaysia Kelantan	UMK	2006	Pengkalan Chepa	Kelantan	www.umk.edu.my
National Defense University of Malaysia	Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia	UPNM	2006	Kuala Lumpur		www.upnm.edu.my
University of Malaya	Universiti Malaya	AROUND	1905	Kuala Lumpur		www.um.edu.my
Technical University of Malaysia Malacca	Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka	UTeM	2000	Durian Tunggal	Malacca	www.utem.edu.my
Islamic Science University of Malaysia	Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia	USIM	1998	Nilai	Negeri Sembilan	www.usim.edu.my
University of Malaysia, Pahang	Universiti Malaysia Pahang	UMP	2002	Kuantan	Pahang	www.ump.edu.my
Science University Malaysia	Universiti Sains Malaysia	USM	1969	Minden	Penang	www.usm.my
Sultan Idris University of Education	Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris	UPSI	1922	Tanjung Malim	Perak	www.upsi.edu.my
University Malaysia Perlis	Universiti Malaysia Perlis	UniMAP	2001	Arau	Perlis	www.unimap.edu.my
University Malaysia Sabah	Universiti Malaysia Sabah	UMS	1994	Kota Kinabalu	Sabah	www.ums.edu.my
University of Malaysia, Sarawak	Universiti Malaysia Sarawak	UNIMAS	1992	Kota Samarahan	Sarawak	www.unimas.my
International Islamic University of Malaysia	Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia	IIUM	1983	Gombak	Selangor	www.iium.edu.my
National University of Malaysia	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia	UKM	1970	Bangi	Selangor	http://pkukmweb.ukm.my
MARA University of Technology	Universiti Teknologi MARA	UiTM	1999	Shah Alam	Selangor	www.uitm.edu.my
Putra University Malaysia	Universiti Putra Malaysia	UPM	1971	Serdang	Selangor	www.upm.edu.my
Sultan Zainal Abidin University	Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin	UNiSZA	2005	Kuala Terengganu	Terengganu	www.unisza.edu.my
University Malaysia Terengganu	Universiti Malaysia Terengganu	UMT	1999	Kuala Terengganu	Terengganu	www.umt.edu.my

Private universities

Private colleges and universities have only been possible since 1996 through the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996 . Previously, private universities could not award their own degrees, but served as institutes to prepare for a degree or cooperate with state universities.

Universities

English name	Malaysian name	Abbr.	founding	Seat	State	link
AIMST University	Universiti AIMST	AIMST	2001	Bedong	Kedah	www.aimst.edu.my
Al-Madinah International University		MEDIU	2006	Shah Alam	Selangor	www.mediu.edu.my
Asia e University		AeU	2007	Kuala Lumpur		www.aeu.edu.my
Curtin University of Technology		Curtin	1999	Miri	Sarawak	www.curtin.edu.my
Industrial University of Selangor	Universiti Industri Selangor	UNISEL	1999	Bestari Jaya	Selangor	www.unisel.edu.my
International Center for Education in Islamic Finance		INCEIF	2006	Kuala Lumpur		www.inceif.org
International Medical University	Universiti Perubatan Antarabangsa	IMU	1992	Kuala Lumpur		www.imu.edu.my
INTI International University	Universiti INTI	INTI-IU	1998	Nilai	Negeri Sembilan	www.newinti.edu.my
Limkokwing University of Creative Technology	Universiti Teknologi Kreatif Limkokwing	LUCT	1992	Cyberjaya	Selangor	www.limkokwing.net
Malaysia University of Science and Technology	Universiti Sains dan Teknologi Malaysia	MUST	2000	Petaling Jaya	Selangor	www.must.edu.my
Management and Science University		MSU	2002	Shah Alam	Selangor	www.msu.edu.my
Monash University		Monash	1998	Subang Jaya	Selangor	www.monash.edu.my
Multimedia University	Multimedia University	MMU	1996	Malacca	Malacca	www.mmu.edu.my
Nilai University	Kolej Universiti	NUC	1997	Nilai	Negeri Sembilan	www.nilai.edu.my
Open University Malaysia	Universiti Terbuka Malaysia	OUM	2000	Kuala Lumpur		www.oum.edu.my
Petronas University of Technology	Universiti Teknologi Petronas	UTP	1995	Tronoh	Perak	www.utp.edu.my
Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus			2000	Kuching	Sarawak	www.swinburne.edu.my
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman	Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman	UTAR	2002	Sungai Long & Kampar	Selangor & Perak	www.utar.edu.my
University of Nottingham	Universiti Nottingham Campus Malaysia	UNiM	2000	Semenyih	Selangor	www.nottingham.edu.my
UCSI University	Universiti UCSI	UCSI	1986	Kuala Lumpur		www.ucsi.edu.my
University of Kuala Lumpur	Universiti Kuala Lumpur	UniKL	2002	Kuala Lumpur		www.unikl.edu.my
Tenaga National University	Universiti Tenaga Nasional	UNITS	1976	Putrajaya	Selangor	www.uniten.edu.my
Do Abdul Razak University	Universiti Tun Abdul Razak	UNITAR	1998	Petaling Jaya	Selangor	www.unirazak.edu.my
Wawasan Open University	Universiti Terbuka Wawasan	WOU	2006	Penang	Penang	www.wou.edu.my

University colleges

University colleges are colleges that do not meet the requirements for a university, but are allowed to award degrees.

English name	Malaysian name	Abbr.	founding	Seat	State	link
Asia Pacific University College of Technology and Innovation		UCTI	2004	Kuala Lumpur		www.ucti.edu.my
BERJAYA University College of Hospitality		BERJAYA UCH	2008	Kuala Lumpur		www.berjaya.edu.my
Binary University College of Management and Entrepreneurship		BUCME	1984	Puchong	Selangor	www.binary.edu.my
Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences	Kolej Universiti Sains Perubatan Cyberjaya	CUCMS	2005	Cyberjaya	Selangor	www.cybermed.edu.my
HELP University College		HELP	1986	Kuala Lumpur		www.help.edu.my
Insaniah University College	Kolej Universiti Insaniah	KUIN	1995	Alor Setar	Kedah	www.insaniah.edu.my
International University College Of Technology Twintech	Kolej Universiti Teknologi Antarabangsa Twintech	IUCTT	1994	Kuala Lumpur		www.twintech.edu.my
Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College	Kolej Universiti Metropolitan Kuala Lumpur	KLMUC	1991	Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College	Kolej Universiti Infrastructure Kuala Lumpur	KLIUC	1973	Kajang	Selangor	www.kliuc.edu.my
Linton University College	Kolej Universiti Linton	UCL	1995	Mantin	Negeri Sembilan	www.legendagroup.edu.my
SEGi university college	Kolej Universiti SEGi	SEGi	1977	Kota Damansara	Selangor	www.segi.edu.my
Selangor International Islamic University College	Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor	KUIS	1995	Bandar Sri Putra Bangi	Selangor	www.kuis.edu.my
Sunway University College			1987	Subang Jaya	Selangor	sunway.edu.my
TATI University College	Kolej Universiti TATI	TATiUC	1993	Kemaman	Terengganu	www.tatiuc.edu.my
Taylor's University College	Kolej Universiti Taylor's		1969	Subang Jaya	Selangor	www.taylors.edu.my

Other universities

English name	Malaysian name	Abbr.	founding	Seat	State	link
Melaka Manipal Medical College	Kolej Perubatan Melaka Manipal	MMMC	1997	Malacca	Malacca	www.manipal.edu
Malaysia Theological Seminary	Seminari Theoloji Malaysia	STM	1979	Seremban	Negeri Sembilan	www.stm.edu.my
Penang Medical College	Kolej Perubatan Pulau Pinang	PMC	1996	Penang	Penang	www.pmc.edu.my

Web links

Commons : Universities and colleges in Malaysia  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Ministry of Higher Education (English)
• Malaysian Universities Guide (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ministry of Higher Education: Public University-List Of IPTA  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English). Accessed September 19, 2010  
2. ^ The Commissioner of Law Revision, Malaysia Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996 ( Memento of December 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) (English, PDF; 129 kB). Accessed August 8, 2010