37 Best universities for Economics in Malaysia

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Malaysia ranked based on their research performance in Economics. A graph of 772K citations received by 81.5K academic papers made by 37 universities in Malaysia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Malaya

For Economics

#31 in Asia
#296 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1905

4. Putra Malaysia University

For Economics

#71 in Asia
#466 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1973

5. National University of Malaysia

For Economics

#72 in Asia
#476 in the World
Enrollment
28,776
Founded
1970

6. MARA University of Technology

For Economics

#78 in Asia
#512 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1956

7. Northern University of Malaysia

For Economics

#103 in Asia
#607 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1984

8. International Islamic University Malaysia

For Economics

#116 in Asia
#659 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
21,607
Founded
1983

9. Multimedia University

For Economics

#199 in Asia
#947 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1996

11. University of Malaysia Sabah

For Economics

#353 in Asia
#1404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1994

12. Tenaga National University

For Economics

#357 in Asia
#1411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1997

13. Tunku Abdul Rahman University

For Economics

#377 in Asia
#1461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2002

15. Petronas Technology University

For Economics

#409 in Asia
#1537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1997

16. University of Malaysia, Pahang

For Economics

#440 in Asia
#1625 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
2002

19. Sunway University

For Economics

#551 in Asia
#1854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1987

20. Islamic Science University of Malaysia

For Economics

#616 in Asia
#1981 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1998

21. Technical University of Malaysia, Melaka

For Economics

#676 in Asia
#2115 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,077
Founded
2000

22. Taylor's University

For Economics

#681 in Asia
#2127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1969

24. University of Malaysia Perlis

For Economics

#779 in Asia
#2310 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
11,216
Male:Female
56:44
Founded
2001

25. University of Malaysia, Kelantan

For Economics

#807 in Asia
#2372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
1,192
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2006

26. UCSI University

For Economics

#942 in Asia
#2659 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1986

28. International Medical University

For Economics

#1081 in Asia
#2952 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1992

29. Management and Science University

For Economics

#1131 in Asia
#3058 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
2001

32. HELP University

For Economics

#1492 in Asia
#3845 in the World
Enrollment
5,920
Male:Female
55:45
Founded
1986

33. INTI International University

For Economics

#1576 in Asia
#4018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
4,202
Founded
2010

34. University of Selangor

For Economics

#1704 in Asia
#4287 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
5,312
Founded
1999

35. AIMST University

For Economics

#1994 in Asia
#4926 in the World
Enrollment
2,436
Founded
2001

36. Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

For Economics

#2042 in Asia
#5038 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1991

37. Asia e University

For Economics

#2194 in Asia
#5431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
2006

The best cities to study Economics in Malaysia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Kuala Lumpur, Johor Bahru, George Town, and Serdang.