37 Best universities for Social Psychology 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 720K citations received by 52.7K 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

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Social Psychology

#36 in Asia

#359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 1905

2. Putra Malaysia University

Malaysia | Serdang

For Social Psychology

#47 in Asia

#403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1973

3. MARA University of Technology

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Social Psychology

#52 in Asia

#429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1956

4. University of Science, Malaysia

Malaysia | George Town

For Social Psychology

#55 in Asia

#440 in the World

Founded: 1969

5. National University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Bangi

For Social Psychology

#58 in Asia

#469 in the World

Enrollment: 28,776
Founded: 1970

6. University of Technology Malaysia

Malaysia | Johor Bahru

For Social Psychology

#64 in Asia

#494 in the World

Founded: 1904

7. Northern University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Sintok

For Social Psychology

#77 in Asia

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Founded: 1984

8. International Islamic University Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Social Psychology

#126 in Asia

#752 in the World

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

9. Multimedia University

Malaysia | Cyberjaya

For Social Psychology

#215 in Asia

#1035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1996

10. University of Malaysia Sabah

Malaysia | Kota Kinabalu

For Social Psychology

#243 in Asia

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

11. University of Malaysia, Sarawak

Malaysia | Kota Samarahan

For Social Psychology

#279 in Asia

#1214 in the World

Founded: 1992

12. Sultan Idris University of Education

Malaysia | Tanjong Malim

For Social Psychology

#287 in Asia

#1231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Founded: 1922

13. Tunku Abdul Rahman University

Malaysia | Kajang

For Social Psychology

#293 in Asia

#1247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2002

14. Petronas Technology University

Malaysia | Tronoh

For Social Psychology

#345 in Asia

#1370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1997

15. Tun Hussein Onn University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Batu Pahat

For Social Psychology

#387 in Asia

#1476 in the World

Founded: 2000

16. Sunway University

Malaysia | Petaling Jaya

For Social Psychology

#394 in Asia

#1489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1987

17. University of Malaysia, Terengganu

Malaysia | Kuala Terengganu

For Social Psychology

#411 in Asia

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1979

18. Taylor's University

Malaysia | Subang Jaya

For Social Psychology

#412 in Asia

#1529 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1969

19. Tenaga National University

Malaysia | Kajang

For Social Psychology

#432 in Asia

#1579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1997

20. Darul Iman University, Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Terengganu

For Social Psychology

#435 in Asia

#1584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2005

21. UCSI University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Social Psychology

#500 in Asia

#1735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1986

22. University of Malaysia, Pahang

Malaysia | Kuantan

For Social Psychology

#536 in Asia

#1814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2002

23. Islamic Science University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Nilai

For Social Psychology

#538 in Asia

#1817 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1998

24. University of Malaysia Perlis

Malaysia | Arau

For Social Psychology

#558 in Asia

#1871 in the World

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

25. HELP University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Social Psychology

#651 in Asia

#2086 in the World

Founded: 1986

26. University of Malaysia, Kelantan

Malaysia | Pengkalan Chepa

For Social Psychology

#679 in Asia

#2138 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 2006

27. Management and Science University

Malaysia | Shah Alam

For Social Psychology

#683 in Asia

#2150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2001

28. University of Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Social Psychology

#745 in Asia

#2275 in the World

Founded: 2002

29. Technical University of Malaysia, Melaka

Malaysia | Ayer Keroh

For Social Psychology

#794 in Asia

#2374 in the World

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

30. International Medical University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Social Psychology

#1053 in Asia

#2930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 66%
Founded: 1992

31. National Defence University of Malaysia

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Social Psychology

#1076 in Asia

#2987 in the World

Founded: 1995

32. INTI International University

Malaysia | Nilai

For Social Psychology

#1203 in Asia

#3270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 4,202
Founded: 2010

33. Limkokwing University of Creative Technology

Malaysia | Cyberjaya

For Social Psychology

#1295 in Asia

#3448 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1991

34. University of Selangor

Malaysia | Bestari Jaya

For Social Psychology

#1435 in Asia

#3712 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Enrollment: 5,312
Founded: 1999

35. Tun Abdul Razak University

Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur

For Social Psychology

#1441 in Asia

#3720 in the World

Founded: 1997

36. AIMST University

Malaysia | Bedong

For Social Psychology

#1864 in Asia

#4632 in the World

Enrollment: 2,436
Founded: 2001

37. Asia e University

Malaysia | Subang Jaya

For Social Psychology

#2171 in Asia

#5335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Founded: 2006

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

Psychology subfields in Malaysia

Child Psychology33

Clinical Psychology32

Cognitive Science31

Education Majors35

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution8

Neuroscience34

Occupational Therapy8

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology25