MARA University of Technology: Statistics
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| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #815 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #166 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #6 of 45 | In Malaysia |
| #1 of 3 | In Shah Alam |
| #36 of 1,451 | For Hospitality and Hotel Management |
| Top100 | For 14 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 100%
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- uitm.edu.my
- Languages
- Malay;English
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 100% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Malaysian Certificate of Education (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) or 'O' Level with 5 credits including English and Mathematics |
| Academic Calendar | Semesters |
We've calculated the 100% acceptance rate for MARA University of Technology based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
Research profile
MARA University of Technology is a world-class research university with 57,239 scientific papers published and 480,745 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Biology, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Political Science, Business, and Medicine.
MARA University of Technology majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 3 | 0 |
| 1997 | 6 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000 | 16 | 31 |
| 2001 | 19 | 16 |
| 2002 | 38 | 30 |
| 2003 | 79 | 50 |
| 2004 | 74 | 79 |
| 2005 | 109 | 152 |
| 2006 | 201 | 259 |
| 2007 | 233 | 381 |
| 2008 | 367 | 619 |
| 2009 | 796 | 1118 |
| 2010 | 1274 | 2000 |
| 2011 | 1516 | 3338 |
| 2012 | 2537 | 5443 |
| 2013 | 2639 | 7928 |
| 2014 | 2480 | 10920 |
| 2015 | 2873 | 14742 |
| 2016 | 3027 | 16424 |
| 2017 | 2925 | 19348 |
| 2018 | 4277 | 27218 |
| 2019 | 3577 | 33343 |
| 2020 | 3957 | 44780 |
| 2021 | 5380 | 57265 |
| 2022 | 6537 | 65640 |
| 2023 | 7259 | 81327 |
| 2024 | 4899 | 82368 |
Tuition
| Local studetns | 241.50-2874.50 (MYR) |
|---|
The MARA University of Technology has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by MARA University of Technology.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bachelor's Degree | Accountancy, Administration, Agronomy, Architecture and Planning, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Dentistry, Design, Education, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Film, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Hotel and Restaurant, Information Management, Islamic Studies, Law, Management, Mass Communication, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Medicine, Modern Languages, Music, Parks and Recreation, Pharmacy, Sports, Surveying and Mapping, Technology, Theatre, Tourism, Visual Arts |
|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Accountancy, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Art Education, Art History, Art Management, Banking, Business Administration, Commercial Law, Communication Arts, Community Health, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Cooking and Catering, Criminal Law, Criminology, Dental Technology, Dentistry, Design, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Ethics, Finance, Fine Arts, Food Science, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Geological Engineering, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, Hotel and Restaurant, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Library Science, Management, Maritime Law, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Measurement and Precision Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Medicine, Music Education, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Orthodontics, Pathology, Periodontics, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Private Law, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Public Law, Radiology, Real Estate, Road Engineering, Sports, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Technology, Telecommunications Engineering, Tourism, Town Planning, Transport and Communications, Transport Management |
| Doctor's Degree | Accountancy, Business Administration, Criminology, Finance, Hotel Management, Information Management, Management, Tourism, Transport and Communications, Transport Management |
Notable alumni
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Yuna
- Enrolled in the MARA University of Technology
- In 2009 graduated with Bachelor of Laws
- Occupations
- singeractormodelentrepreneursinger-songwriter
- Biography
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Yunalis Mat Zara'ai, known professionally as Yuna, is a Malaysian singer. Her initial exposure came through the viral success of her music uploaded to Myspace, which received over one million plays. This online success alerted an indie-pop label/management company to her music, and in early 2011 she signed with the Fader Label. She is best known for her collaboration with Usher on her breakout single "Crush", which peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Adult R&B chart. From 2010-2015, she was the 2nd Most Popular Female Singer in Malaysia with Siti Nurhaliza at first place and Stacy Anam at 3rd place.
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Fattah Amin
- Occupations
- writermodelentrepreneuractor
- Biography
-
Abdul Fattah Mohd Amin is a Malaysian actor and singer. He is known for playing as Adrian, the main character in the drama Playboy Itu Suami Aku. He also appeared in Bencinta, Plan Cinta Tak Jadi and the Indonesian telemovies I Pursue Love To Malaysia and From Hater To Lover. He continued his career as Captain Ejaz Fakhri alongside Neelofa in the play Suri Hati Mr. Pilot and Tengku Ian Uzzam alongside Fazura in the play Hero Seorang Cinderella.
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Mira Filzah
- Enrolled in the MARA University of Technology
- In 2016 graduated with bachelor's degree in international business
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
-
Nur Amirah Filzah binti Badioezaman, commonly known by her stage name Mira Filzah, is a Malaysian actress, host, model, and entrepreneur from Malaysia who became one of her country's best-selling female artists. She is referred to be "Malaysia's ultimate girl next door" by the South China Morning Post.
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Ayda Jebat
- Occupations
- actorsinger
- Biography
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Nur Suhada binti Jebat, better known by her stage name, Ayda Jebat, is a Malaysian singer and actress. She was a participant of the ninth season of Akademi Fantasia. She became known to many through the drama Rindu Awak 200% (2014). Her film credits include Gila-Gila Remaja 2 (2013) and Pinjamkan Hatiku (2017).
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Johari Abdul Ghani
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
-
Johari bin Abdul Ghani or more commonly known as Dato' Jo is a Malaysian politician and chartered accountant who has served as Minister of Plantation and Commodities in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim since December 2023 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Titiwangsa from May 2013 to May 2018 and again since November 2022. He is a member of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He has served as the Treasurer General of BN since April 2023 and one of the Vice Presidents of UMNO since March 2023. He is also presently the only BN MP in Klang Valley.
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Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Dyana Sofya binti Mohd Daud is a Malaysian lawyer and politician. She is the former political secretary to Democratic Action Party (DAP) veteran leader and Member of Parliament Lim Kit Siang. Dyana is also a columnist for The Malay Mail Online and Sinar Harian, a national Malay-language daily. She has also written a book called Di Sini Bermula (An Earthly Beginning) which contains her compilation of her articles written for The Malay Mail Online. Following her return from the UK in 2016, Dyana became a partner in Ayub & Co, a legal firm based in Shah Alam, Selangor. She is now a partner in Zharif Nizamuddin.
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Mohd Anuar Mohd Tahir
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Mohd Anuar bin Mohd Tahir is a Malaysian politician who served as Deputy Minister of Works in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and former Minister Baru Bian from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Temerloh from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the PH coalition and was a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), then component party of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition, the People's Justice Party (PKR), then component party of the Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalition as well as the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition. He also served as the 1st and founding Secretary-General of AMANAH from September 2015 to December 2019.
MARA University of Technology faculties and divisions
| Academy : Contemporary Islamic Studies (ACIS) | Music |
|---|---|
| Academy : Language Studies (APB) | English, European Languages, Malay, Modern Languages, Oriental Languages |
| Campus : Johor | Accountancy, Business Administration, Information Sciences, Management |
| Campus : Kedah | Accountancy, Administration, Business Administration, Information Sciences, Law, Management |
| Campus : Kelantan | Accountancy, Banking, Business Administration, Design, Finance, Fine Arts, Information Sciences, Management, Marketing |
| Campus : Melaka | Accountancy, Administration, Design, Fine Arts, Law, Management |
| Campus : Negeri Sembilan | Accountancy, Administration, Design, Fine Arts, Hotel and Restaurant, Law, Management, Tourism |
| Campus : Pahang | Accountancy, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Information Technology, Natural Sciences, Technology |
| Campus : Perak | Accountancy, Architecture and Planning, Design, Fine Arts, Information Technology, Management, Management Systems, Surveying and Mapping, Technology |
| Campus : Perlis | Accountancy, Administration, Architecture and Planning, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, Law, Management, Management Systems, Natural Sciences, Secretarial Studies, Surveying and Mapping |
| Campus : Pulau Pinang | Engineering |
| Campus : Sabah | Accountancy, Banking, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Hotel Management, Management, Marketing, Natural Sciences, Public Administration, Secretarial Studies, Technology, Tourism |
| Campus : Sarawak | Accountancy, Administration, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Finance, Hotel Management, Information Technology, Law, Leisure Studies, Management, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Secretarial Studies, Sports, Technology, Tourism |
| Campus : Terengganu | Accountancy, Business Administration, Education, Electrical Engineering, Food Science, Hotel Management, Management, Public Administration, Secretarial Studies, Tourism |
| Centre : Islamic Thought and Understanding | Islamic Studies |
| Faculty : Accountancy | Accountancy |
| Faculty : Administration and Policy Studies | Law, Public Administration |
| Faculty : Applied Sciences | Applied Chemistry, Environmental Engineering, Food Technology, Furniture Design, Industrial Engineering, Medical Technology, Microbiology, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Textile Technology, Wood Technology |
| Faculty : Architecture, Planning and Surveying | Architecture, Building Technologies, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Surveying and Mapping, Town Planning |
| Faculty : Art and Design | Art Education, Ceramic Art, Design, Fashion Design, Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, Photography, Printing and Printmaking, Textile Design |
| Faculty : Business and Management | Banking, Business and Commerce, Finance, Human Resources, Insurance, International Business, Management, Marketing, Retailing and Wholesaling, Transport Management |
| Faculty : Chemical Engineering | Chemical Engineering |
| Faculty : Civil Engineering | Building Technologies, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering |
| Faculty : Communication and Media Studies | Advertising and Publicity, Journalism, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Public Relations, Publishing and Book Trade, Radio and Television Broadcasting |
| Faculty : Computer and Mathematical Sciences | Mathematics and Computer Science |
| Faculty : Dentistry | Dentistry |
| Faculty : Education | Art Education, Education, Health Education, Music Education, Physical Education |
| Faculty : Electrical Engineering | Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Power Engineering |
| Faculty : Film, Theatre and Animation | Acting, Art Management, Cinema and Television, Music, Music Theory and Composition, Performing Arts |
| Faculty : Health Sciences | Health Sciences |
| Faculty : Hotel and Tourism Management | Cooking and Catering, Hotel Management, Tourism |
| Faculty : Information Management | Information Management, Library Science |
| Faculty : Law | Law |
| Faculty : Mechanical Engineering | Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering |
| Faculty : Medicine | Medicine |
| Faculty : Music | Music |
| Faculty : Pharmacy | Pharmacology, Pharmacy |
| Faculty : Plantation and Agrotechnology | Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture |
| Faculty : Sports Science and Recreation | Leisure Studies, Parks and Recreation, Sports, Sports Management |
| Graduate School : Arshad Ayub Graduate Business School (AAGBS) | Business Administration |
General information
| Alternative names | UiTM Universiti Teknologi MARA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1956 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Higher Education; Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA); National Accreditation Board SIRIM (Standard Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia) |
| Motto | Usaha, Taqwa, Mulia Endeavour, Religious, Dignified |
Location and contacts
| Address | Shah Alam Shah Alam, Selangor, 40450 Malaysia |
|---|---|
| City population | 741,000 |