🇲🇾 157 public institutions · 55 private universities

Malaysia's universities, public and private.

Intake, enrolment and graduates for every public university, polytechnic and community college from the Ministry of Higher Education — and a separate list of the private universities, including the foreign branch campuses, where much of Malaysia's international study happens.

Public universities →Private universities

Public universities

589,879

students at 20 universities, 2021.

Polytechnics

84,556

students at 36 polytechnics, 2021.

Private universities

including 8 foreign branch campuses — see the list.

Latest open data

2021

is the newest year the ministry has published per institution as open data.

Public universities

All 20, by enrolment in 2021. Universiti Teknologi MARA is by far the largest because it counts every one of its campuses across the country.

Institution	Students	New intake	Graduates
Universiti Teknologi MARASelangor	185,303	65,981	77,294
Universiti MalayaKuala Lumpur	36,472	11,518	6,763
Universiti Sains MalaysiaPenang	33,841	9,619	6,592
Universiti Utara Malaysia	33,758	8,069	6,491
University of Technology MalaysiaUniversiti Teknologi Malaysia · Johor	32,279	7,871	6,197
National University of MalaysiaUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia · Selangor	30,774	9,003	6,897
Sultan Idris Education UniversityUniversiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris	30,036	8,191	3,218
University of Putra MalaysiaUniversiti Putra Malaysia · Selangor	29,123	8,149	5,849
International Islamic University MalaysiaUniversiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia · Selangor	27,584	8,994	6,331
Tun Hussein Onn University of MalaysiaUniversiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia · Johor	19,254	5,631	4,422
Universiti Malaysia SabahSabah	17,674	5,394	4,270
University Malaysia SarawakUniversiti Malaysia Sarawak	16,143	5,102	3,476
Universiti Teknikal Malaysia MelakaMalacca	14,721	3,689	3,207
Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin	14,115	4,571	2,820
Universiti Sains Islam MalaysiaNegeri Sembilan	14,084	4,628	2,570
Universiti Malaysia Pahang	13,685	3,474	3,021
Universiti Malaysia PerlisPerlis	13,339	3,498	3,058
Universiti Malaysia KelantanKelantan	12,213	3,314	1,929
Universiti Malaysia TerengganuTerengganu	10,502	3,244	2,214
Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia	4,979	1,961	1,249

Polytechnics

36 public polytechnics offering diplomas and some degrees, 2021.

Institution	Students	New intake	Graduates
Politeknik Bagan Datuk	58	39	6
Politeknik Balik Pulau	781	310	281
Politeknik Banting	1,004	377	425
Politeknik Besut	140	72	34
Politeknik Hulu Terengganu	391	192	85
Politeknik Ibrahim Sultan	3,536	1,404	1,246
Politeknik Jeli	1,007	407	425
Politeknik Kota Bharu	4,381	1,690	1,336
Politeknik Kota Kinabalu	3,872	1,446	1,149
Politeknik Kuala Terengganu	482	161	197
Politeknik Kuching	4,551	1,851	1,319
Politeknik Melaka	1,323	476	485
Politeknik Merlimau	4,774	1,743	1,275
Politeknik Mersing	1,872	686	516
Politeknik Metro Betong	163	36	77
Politeknik Metro Tasek Gelugor	350	168	103
Politeknik Metro, Johor Bahru	440	167	170
Politeknik Metro, Kuala Lumpur	479	170	175
Politeknik Metro, Kuantan Pahang	346	61	131
Politeknik Muadzam Shah	2,468	840	840
Politeknik Mukah	2,298	800	761
Politeknik Nilai	2,586	834	758
Politeknik Port Dickson	4,065	637	1,590
Politeknik Sandakan	964	339	300
Politeknik Seberang Perai	3,897	1,369	1,449
Politeknik Sultan Abdul Halim Mu`adzam Shah	4,869	1,800	1,485
Sultan Azlan Shah PolytechnicPoliteknik Sultan Azlan Shah	2,625	529	1,020
Politeknik Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah	5,136	1,862	2,014
Politeknik Sultan Idris Shah	3,137	1,140	1,011
Politeknik Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin	3,570	1,235	1,250
Politeknik Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah	3,678	1,142	1,504
Politeknik Tawau	242	58	0
Politeknik Tuanku Sultanah Bahiyah	3,572	1,279	1,063
Politeknik Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin	3,543	1,213	1,265
Politeknik Tun Syed Nasir Syed Ismail	1,734	644	255
Politeknik Ungku Omar	6,222	2,141	2,117

Community colleges

101 kolej komuniti offering certificates and short courses, 2021.

Institution	Students	New intake	Graduates
Kolej Komuniti Ampang	148	55	49
Kolej Komuniti Arau	317	188	203
Kolej Komuniti Bagan Datoh	176	103	70
Kolej Komuniti Bagan Serai	134	71	74
Kolej Komuniti Baling	123	84	113
Kolej Komuniti Bandar Baharu	108	27	38
Kolej Komuniti Bandar Darulaman	358	210	125
Kolej Komuniti Bandar Penawar	172	91	55
Kolej Komuniti Bandar Tenggara	48	19	14
Kolej Komuniti Batu Gajah	111	71	68
Kolej Komuniti Batu Pahat	100	68	64
Kolej Komuniti Bayan Baru	150	85	54
Kolej Komuniti Beaufort	213	140	87
Kolej Komuniti Bentong	252	151	84
Kolej Komuniti Bera	24	16	23
Kolej Komuniti Besut	97	23	25
Kolej Komuniti Bukit Beruang	305	182	229
Kolej Komuniti Bukit Mertajam	46	22	30
Kolej Komuniti Cawangan Gelang Patah	40	21	20
Kolej Komuniti Cawangan Hulu Terengganu	65	34	0
Kolej Komuniti Cawangan Jerlun	38	31	22
Kolej Komuniti Cawangan Kangar	72	37	23
Kolej Komuniti Cawangan Lenggong	29	11	0
Kolej Komuniti Cawangan Maran	27	16	14
Kolej Komuniti Cawangan Rantau Panjang	69	40	44
Kolej Komuniti Cawangan Sepang	60	46	0
Kolej Komuniti Cawangan Sibu	16	7	0
Kolej Komuniti Cawangan Tanah Merah	127	52	96
Kolej Komuniti Chenderoh	268	145	130
Kolej Komuniti Gerik	300	179	131
Kolej Komuniti Hulu Langat	310	197	222
Kolej Komuniti Hulu Selangor	158	88	101
Kolej Komuniti Jasin	294	176	109
Kolej Komuniti Jelebu	332	251	199
Kolej Komuniti Jeli	67	34	32
Kolej Komuniti Jempol	211	175	74
Kolej Komuniti Jerai	46	18	36
Kolej Komuniti Jerantut	33	37	11
Kolej Komuniti Kelana Jaya	82	54	66
Kolej Komuniti Kemaman	52	35	32
Kolej Komuniti Kepala Batas	339	201	123
Kolej Komuniti Klang	109	54	73
Kolej Komuniti Kluang	110	69	39
Kolej Komuniti Kok Lanas	243	170	152
Kolej Komuniti Kota Marudu	77	46	59
Kolej Komuniti Kota Melaka	133	46	57
Kolej Komuniti Kota Tinggi	26	9	17
Kolej Komuniti Kuala Kangsar	76	37	41
Kolej Komuniti Kuala Langat	421	237	322
Kolej Komuniti Kuala Pilah	57	35	27
Kolej Komuniti Kuala Terengganu	315	189	238
Kolej Komuniti Kuantan	319	180	178
Kolej Komuniti Kuching	165	91	117
Kolej Komuniti Kulim	162	92	103
Kolej Komuniti Lahad Datu	85	37	44
Kolej Komuniti Ledang	342	144	159
Kolej Komuniti Lipis	10	6	0
Kolej Komuniti Manjung	46	23	29
Kolej Komuniti Mas Gading	99	60	64
Kolej Komuniti Masjid Tanah	291	171	170
Kolej Komuniti Miri	74	51	47
Kolej Komuniti Muar	56	26	28
Kolej Komuniti Nibong Tebal	74	36	41
Kolej Komuniti Padang Terap	148	108	46
Kolej Komuniti Pagoh	47	25	32
Kolej Komuniti Pasir Gudang	248	137	171
Kolej Komuniti Pasir Mas	100	48	43
Kolej Komuniti Pasir Salak	231	105	121
Kolej Komuniti Paya Besar	287	142	97
Kolej Komuniti Pekan	122	70	62
Kolej Komuniti Penampang	132	81	58
Kolej Komuniti Raub	34	22	29
Kolej Komuniti Rembau	106	74	49
Kolej Komuniti Rompin	280	142	136
Kolej Komuniti Rtc Gopeng	42	25	32
Kolej Komuniti Sabak Bernam	343	204	175
Kolej Komuniti Sandakan	131	79	84
Kolej Komuniti Santubong	44	27	20
Kolej Komuniti Sarikei	88	49	82
Kolej Komuniti Seberang Jaya	179	89	72
Kolej Komuniti Segamat	165	104	136
Kolej Komuniti Segamat 2	282	150	54
Kolej Komuniti Selandar	214	124	119
Kolej Komuniti Selayang	592	324	328
Kolej Komuniti Semporna	44	20	22
Kolej Komuniti Shah Alam	86	28	7
Kolej Komuniti Sik	96	45	52
Kolej Komuniti Sungai Petani	507	252	264
Kolej Komuniti Sungai Siput	240	127	119
Kolej Komuniti Taiping	110	60	49
Kolej Komuniti Tambunan	183	101	99
Kolej Komuniti Tampin	54	33	35
Kolej Komuniti Tangga Batu	38	16	24
Kolej Komuniti Tanjung Karang	65	36	34
Kolej Komuniti Tanjung Piai	40	24	23
Kolej Komuniti Tapah	95	61	25
Kolej Komuniti Tasek Gelugor	101	53	17
Kolej Komuniti Tawau	364	177	170
Kolej Komuniti Teluk Intan	79	54	69
Kolej Komuniti Temerloh	202	107	100
Langkawi Tourism Academy @ Kklangkawi	252	106	118

What Malaysia doesn't publish openly

Fees, entry requirements and graduate employment per institution. The ministry's annual statistics and its graduate tracer study do cover some of this, but its website terms forbid commercial reuse without written permission, so none of it is here. The per-institution open data stops at 2021; private institutions aren't in it at all, which is why their list comes from Wikidata instead.

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Public institutions: Kementerian Pendidikan Tinggi (Ministry of Higher Education) open data via data.gov.my, licensed CC BY — intake, enrolment and output for 2021. Private universities: Wikidata (CC0), community-maintained.