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 3.23M citations received by 217K 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

#72 in Asia
#386 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
1905

2. Putra Malaysia University

For Medicine

#132 in Asia
#543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
1973

4. National University of Malaysia

For Medicine

#165 in Asia
#623 in the World
Enrollment
28,776
Founded
1970

5. MARA University of Technology

For Medicine

#280 in Asia
#927 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
1956

7. International Islamic University Malaysia

For Medicine

#425 in Asia
#1283 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
21,607
Founded
1983

8. International Medical University

For Medicine

#469 in Asia
#1378 in the World
Acceptance Rate
66%
Founded
1992

10. University of Malaysia Sabah

For Medicine

#638 in Asia
#1785 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1994

11. University of Malaysia, Pahang

For Medicine

#767 in Asia
#2059 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Founded
2002

12. University of Malaysia Perlis

For Medicine

#779 in Asia
#2080 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
11,216
Male:Female
56:44
Founded
2001

13. Northern University of Malaysia

For Medicine

#819 in Asia
#2158 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Founded
1984

14. Petronas Technology University

For Medicine

#823 in Asia
#2165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1997

16. Sunway University

For Medicine

#869 in Asia
#2238 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1987

17. Multimedia University

For Medicine

#915 in Asia
#2353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1996

21. Tunku Abdul Rahman University

For Medicine

#938 in Asia
#2396 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2002

22. UCSI University

For Medicine

#1027 in Asia
#2600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1986

23. AIMST University

For Medicine

#1060 in Asia
#2679 in the World
Enrollment
2,436
Founded
2001

25. Islamic Science University of Malaysia

For Medicine

#1212 in Asia
#3027 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1998

26. Technical University of Malaysia, Melaka

For Medicine

#1231 in Asia
#3066 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
12,077
Founded
2000

27. Management and Science University

For Medicine

#1272 in Asia
#3160 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
2001

28. Tenaga National University

For Medicine

#1320 in Asia
#3271 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1997

29. Taylor's University

For Medicine

#1376 in Asia
#3381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1969

32. University of Selangor

For Medicine

#1991 in Asia
#4782 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
5,312
Founded
1999

34. INTI International University

For Medicine

#2031 in Asia
#4878 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
4,202
Founded
2010

36. Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

For Medicine

#2526 in Asia
#6105 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1991

37. Asia e University

For Medicine

#2759 in Asia
#6664 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, Serdang, George Town, and Bangi.