37 Best Medical schools in Malaysia

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Malaysia ranked based on their research performance in Medicine. A graph of 1.96M citations received by 171K 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 Medicine

#76 in Asia
#408 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1905

3. Putra Malaysia University

For Medicine

#157 in Asia
#610 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1973

4. National University of Malaysia

For Medicine

#192 in Asia
#715 in the World
Enrollment
28,776
Founded
1970

5. MARA University of Technology

For Medicine

#313 in Asia
#1048 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1956

7. International Islamic University Malaysia

For Medicine

#497 in Asia
#1458 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
21,607
Founded
1983

8. International Medical University

For Medicine

#501 in Asia
#1463 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1992

10. University of Malaysia Sabah

For Medicine

#679 in Asia
#1915 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1994

11. Petronas Technology University

For Medicine

#749 in Asia
#2069 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1997

12. University of Malaysia Perlis

For Medicine

#777 in Asia
#2121 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
11,216
Male:Female
56:44
Founded
2001

13. University of Malaysia, Pahang

For Medicine

#795 in Asia
#2153 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
2002

14. Sunway University

For Medicine

#873 in Asia
#2315 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1987

15. Multimedia University

For Medicine

#917 in Asia
#2408 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1996

17. Tunku Abdul Rahman University

For Medicine

#950 in Asia
#2495 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2002

19. Northern University of Malaysia

For Medicine

#976 in Asia
#2561 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1984

22. Taylor's University

For Medicine

#1152 in Asia
#2940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1969

23. UCSI University

For Medicine

#1194 in Asia
#3041 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1986

24. AIMST University

For Medicine

#1209 in Asia
#3068 in the World
Enrollment
2,436
Founded
2001

25. Technical University of Malaysia, Melaka

For Medicine

#1256 in Asia
#3181 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,077
Founded
2000

27. Islamic Science University of Malaysia

For Medicine

#1289 in Asia
#3246 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1998

28. Tenaga National University

For Medicine

#1357 in Asia
#3395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1997

29. University of Malaysia, Kelantan

For Medicine

#1431 in Asia
#3547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
1,192
Male:Female
35:65
Founded
2006

30. Management and Science University

For Medicine

#1454 in Asia
#3601 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
2001

32. HELP University

For Medicine

#1999 in Asia
#4843 in the World
Enrollment
5,920
Male:Female
55:45
Founded
1986

33. University of Selangor

For Medicine

#2037 in Asia
#4931 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
5,312
Founded
1999

34. INTI International University

For Medicine

#2277 in Asia
#5492 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
4,202
Founded
2010

36. Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

For Medicine

#2737 in Asia
#6586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1991

37. Asia e University

For Medicine

#2764 in Asia
#6654 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
2006

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