19 Best universities for Automation and Control engineering in Malaysia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Malaysia ranked based on their research performance in Automation and Control engineering. A graph of 84.9K citations received by 7.24K academic papers made by 19 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 Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Automation and Control engineering

#35 in Asia

#88 in the World

Founded: 1904

2. University of Malaya

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#91 in Asia

#231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

3. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Automation and Control engineering

#170 in Asia

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

4. Technical University of Malaysia, Melaka

Malaysia | Ayer Keroh

For Automation and Control engineering

#172 in Asia

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 12,077
Founded: 2000

5. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Automation and Control engineering

#174 in Asia

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

6. International Islamic University Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#180 in Asia

#489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 21,607
Founded: 1983

7. University of Malaysia, Pahang

Malaysia | Kuantan

For Automation and Control engineering

#198 in Asia

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2002

8. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Automation and Control engineering

#218 in Asia

#588 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

9. Petronas Technology University

Malaysia | Tronoh

For Automation and Control engineering

#225 in Asia

#599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

10. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Automation and Control engineering

#282 in Asia

#744 in the World

Founded: 1969

11. Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Batu Pahat

For Automation and Control engineering

#303 in Asia

#794 in the World

Founded: 2000

12. University of Malaysia Perlis

Malaysia | Arau

For Automation and Control engineering

#325 in Asia

#855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 11,216
Male:Female: 56:44
Founded: 2001

13. Tenaga National University

Malaysia | Kajang

For Automation and Control engineering

#390 in Asia

#986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

14. Multimedia University

Malaysia | Cyberjaya

For Automation and Control engineering

#466 in Asia

#1128 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1996

15. National Defence University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#536 in Asia

#1274 in the World

Founded: 1995

16. University of Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#578 in Asia

#1346 in the World

Founded: 2002

17. UCSI University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Automation and Control engineering

#679 in Asia

#1535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1986

18. University of Malaysia, Sarawak

Malaysia | Kota Samarahan

For Automation and Control engineering

#727 in Asia

#1634 in the World

Founded: 1992

19. University of Malaysia Sabah

Malaysia | Kota Kinabalu

For Automation and Control engineering

#761 in Asia

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Automation and Control engineering in Malaysia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Johor Bahru, Kuala Lumpur, Serdang, and Ayer Keroh.