Putra Malaysia University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #629 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #103 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #2 of 45 | In Malaysia |
| #16 of 3,944 | For Nutrition and Food Science |
| Top100 | For 11 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 40%
- Enrollment
- 26,000
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.upm.edu.my
- Languages
- Malay;English
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 40% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Malaysian Higher School Certificate (STPM). Diploma: Malaysian Certificate of Education (MCE)/Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM). Undergraduate: higher school certificate (HSC)/Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan (STPM) |
| Academic Calendar | May to March (May - September; November-March) |
| Enrollment | 26,000 |
We've calculated the 40% acceptance rate for Putra Malaysia University 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
Putra Malaysia University is a world-class research university with 65,028 scientific papers published and 1,346,119 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Engineering, Physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Medicine, Computer Science, Organic Chemistry, and Biochemistry.
Putra Malaysia University majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 59 | 124 |
| 1994 | 72 | 193 |
| 1995 | 88 | 168 |
| 1996 | 95 | 242 |
| 1997 | 93 | 313 |
| 1998 | 133 | 325 |
| 1999 | 193 | 446 |
| 2000 | 185 | 609 |
| 2001 | 223 | 853 |
| 2002 | 336 | 970 |
| 2003 | 341 | 1378 |
| 2004 | 451 | 1736 |
| 2005 | 459 | 2346 |
| 2006 | 587 | 3019 |
| 2007 | 595 | 3949 |
| 2008 | 985 | 5125 |
| 2009 | 1509 | 6962 |
| 2010 | 1839 | 10070 |
| 2011 | 2362 | 14809 |
| 2012 | 2686 | 20088 |
| 2013 | 3223 | 26389 |
| 2014 | 3560 | 33797 |
| 2015 | 3420 | 40311 |
| 2016 | 3312 | 45692 |
| 2017 | 3527 | 54787 |
| 2018 | 3857 | 66914 |
| 2019 | 3998 | 84411 |
| 2020 | 4790 | 113707 |
| 2021 | 5482 | 147725 |
| 2022 | 5206 | 163019 |
| 2023 | 5211 | 178386 |
| 2024 | 3950 | 180240 |
| 2025 | 2208 | 159038 |
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 Putra Malaysia University.
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 | No | No | No |
| 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, Agriculture, Arabic, Architecture, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chinese, Communication Arts, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Design, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Educational Sciences, Engineering, English, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Food Technology, Forestry, French, German, Health Sciences, Information Technology, Landscape Architecture, Malay, Management, Mathematics and Computer Science, Medicine, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Music, Music Education, Natural Sciences, Technology, Veterinary Science |
|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Applied Linguistics, Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Curriculum, Design, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Forestry, Gerontology, Health Sciences, Hotel and Restaurant, Human Resources, Information Technology, Landscape Architecture, Literature, Malay, Management, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Medicine, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Native Language Education, Natural Sciences, Physical Education, Physics, Road Engineering, Safety Engineering, Social Sciences, Software Engineering, Soil Management, Sports, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Technology, Tourism, Transport Engineering, Tropical Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Vocational Education |
| Doctor's Degree | Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Agronomy, Anaesthesiology, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Mathematics, Applied Physics, Aquaculture, Arabic, Architecture, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Business Administration, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Child Care and Development, Chinese, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Data Processing, Design, Development Studies, Ecology, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Energy Engineering, English, Entomology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Farm Management, Fishery, Food Science, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Forest Management, Forest Products, Forestry, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geological Engineering, Gerontology, Government, Haematology, Harvest Technology, Health Administration, Histology, Home Economics, Horticulture, Hotel and Restaurant, Human Resources, Immunology, Industrial Design, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Islamic Law, Journalism, Landscape Architecture, Leadership, Linguistics, Literature, Malay, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Parasitology, Medical Technology, Medicine, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Multimedia, Music, Nanotechnology, Native Language Education, Natural Resources, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Health, Oncology, Organic Chemistry, Packaging Technology, Paper Technology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pest Management, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physical Chemistry, Physical Education, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Political Sciences, Power Engineering, Psychology, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Road Engineering, Rural Studies, Safety Engineering, Social and Community Services, Social Psychology, Software Engineering, Soil Management, Soil Science, Sports, Statistics, Surgery, Surveying and Mapping, Telecommunications Engineering, Tourism, Town Planning, Toxicology, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Engineering, Tropical Agriculture, Veterinary Science, Vocational Education, Water Science, Wildlife, Zoology |
Notable alumni
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Saifuddin Nasution Ismail
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Saifuddin Nasution bin Ismail is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Home Affairs in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and as a Senator since December 2022. He served as the Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from July 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kulim-Bandar Baharu from May 2018 to November 2022 and for Machang from March 2008 to May 2013 as well as Member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Pantai Jerejak from May 2018 to August 2023 and Kedah MLA for Lunas from November 2000 to March 2004. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH coalition. He has also served as the Chief Secretary of PH since March 2020, State Chairman of PH of Kedah since February 2025 and Advisor of the Management Committee of PKR since September 2024. He previously served as the Secretary-General of PKR from January 2010 to his resignation in October 2014 and again from November 2016 to September 2024.
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Salahuddin Ayub
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Salahuddin bin Ayub was a Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Domestic Trade and Costs of Living in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim from December 2022 to his death in office in July 2023 and Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry in the Pakatan Harapan administration under Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to his resignation and the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pulai from May 2018 to his death in July 2023, MP for Kubang Kerian from March 2004 to May 2013 as well as Member of the Johor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Simpang Jeram from May 2018 to his death in July 2023. He was a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition. He also served as the 1st and founding Deputy President of AMANAH from September 2015 and State Chairman of PH of Johor from September 2022 to his death in July 2023. He was previously a member, Youth Chief and Vice President of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a former component party of the former Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Barisan Alternatif (BA) coalitions. But he together with a few other progressive leaders led by Mohamad Sabu referred as G18 were ousted during the 2015 PAS Muktamar which had launched Gerakan Harapan Baru (GHB) and founded AMANAH.
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Amirudin Shari
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Amirudin bin Shari is a Malaysian politician who has served as the 16th Menteri Besar of Selangor since June 2018, Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Sungai Tua since May 2018 and Member of Parliament (MP) for Gombak since November 2022. He served as Member of the Selangor State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) state administrations under former Menteri Besar Mohamed Azmin Ali from September 2014 to his promotion to the Menteri Besarship in June 2018 as well as the MLA for Batu Caves from March 2008 to May 2018. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the PH and formerly PR coalitions. He has also served as the Vice-President of PKR since July 2022 and State Chairman of PH of Selangor since March 2020 as well as of Pahang from September 2022 to August 2024.
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Irwan Prayitno
- Enrolled in Putra Malaysia University
- 1995-1996 graduated with master's degree
- 1996-2000 graduated with Doctor
- Occupations
- da'ipsychologistuniversity teacherpolitician
- Biography
-
Irwan Prayitno is an Indonesian politician who was serving as the governor of West Sumatra province. He was elected in the 2010 and 2015 election for the five-year period 2010–2015 and 2016–2021. Before his election as governor, he served as a member of Indonesia's Parliament (DPR-RI) from the election region of West Sumatra for three consecutive periods (1999–2004, 2004–2009, and 2009–2014).
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Ronald Kiandee
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Ronald Kiandee is a Malaysian politician. A member of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU) and its Vice President since August 2020 and 2nd State Chairman of Sabah since December 2022, he has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Beluran since November 1999. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Food Industries in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration under former Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in August 2021. He was reappointed to the same post for a second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 until the dissolution of the BN government in November 2022, when BN lost its reelection campaign in the 2022 general election. Prior to serving in the Cabinet, Kiandee was the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in the Pakatan Harapan (PH) administration from 2018 to 2019 and Deputy Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat I in the BN administration from 2008 to 2018. He is presently the sole MP of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party of Sabah (Sabah BERSATU) and one of the only two non-Muslim (Christian) MPs and East Malaysian MPs of PN alongside Ali Biju.
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Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Ahmad Razif bin Abdul Rahman is a Malaysian politician who served as the 14th Menteri Besar of Terengganu from May 2014 to May 2018, Member of the Terengganu State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administration under former Menteri Besars Ahmad Said and himself from April 2008 to July 2016, State Leader of the Opposition of Terengganu from July 2018 to his resignation in February 2019 as well as Member of the Terengganu State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Seberang Takir from March 2008 to August 2023. He is a member and the Division Chief of Kuala Nerus of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition.
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Raja Rajeswari Setha Raman
- Years
- 1961-.. (age 65)
- Occupations
- translatorpoetteacherwriter
- Biography
-
Raja Rajeswari Setha Raman is a Malaysian poet and translator. She is an Indian of Tamil descent and is also a lecturer of the Teacher Education Institute, Malay Language Campus.
Putra Malaysia University faculties and divisions
| Academy : Sports | Sports |
|---|---|
| Centre : Foundation Studies for Agricultural Science | Agriculture |
| Faculty : Agriculture | Agricultural Business, Agriculture, Agronomy, Aquaculture, Botany, Crop Production, Horticulture, Plant and Crop Protection, Rural Planning, Soil Conservation, Zoology |
| Faculty : Agriculture and Food Sciences (UPMKB) | Agricultural Business, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Crop Production, Fishery, Food Science, Forestry |
| Faculty : Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences | Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology |
| Faculty : Computer Science and Information Technology | Computer Networks, Computer Science, Information Technology, Multimedia, Software Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering |
| Faculty : Design and Architecture | Architecture, Industrial Design, Landscape Architecture |
| Faculty : Economics and Management | Accountancy, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Parks and Recreation, Tourism |
| Faculty : Educational Studies | Arts and Humanities, Continuing Education, Education, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Research, Educational Sciences, Modern Languages, Physical Education, Science Education |
| Faculty : Engineering | Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Food Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, Water Management |
| Faculty : Environmental Studies | Environmental Management, Environmental Studies |
| Faculty : Food Science and Technology | Cooking and Catering, Food Science, Food Technology |
| Faculty : Forestry | Forest Management, Forest Products, Forestry, Wood Technology |
| Faculty : Human Ecology | Consumer Studies, Development Studies, Family Studies, Government, Human Resources, Information Technology, Music, Social Sciences |
| Faculty : Medicine and Health Sciences | Anatomy, Biomedicine, Community Health, Dietetics, Health Sciences, Laboratory Techniques, Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Therapy, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Pathology, Psychiatry and Mental Health |
| Faculty : Modern Languages and Communication | Arabic, Chinese, Communication Studies, English, French, German, Malay, Modern Languages |
| Faculty : Science | Biology, Chemistry, Industrial Chemistry, Mathematics, Microbiology, Natural Sciences, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Physics, Science Education, Statistics |
| Faculty : Veterinary Medicine | Microbiology, Pathology, Veterinary Science |
| Institute : Advanced Technology | Engineering |
| Institute : Agricultural and Food Policy Studies | Agriculture, Food Science |
| Institute : Bioscience | Biological and Life Sciences, Biology |
| Institute : Gerontology | Gerontology |
| Institute : Halal Product Research | Food Science |
| Institute : Mathematical Research | Mathematics |
| Institute : Social Science Studies | Social Sciences |
| Institute : Tropical Agriculture | Tropical Agriculture |
| Institute : Tropical Forestry and Forest Product | Forest Products, Forestry, Tropical Agriculture |
| School : Business | Business Administration |
| School : Graduate Studies | Agriculture, Applied Linguistics, Computer Science, Curriculum, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Foreign Languages Education, Forest Management, Forest Products, Human Resources, Hydraulic Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Literature, Malay, Native Language Education, Natural Resources, Pathology, Pedagogy, Physical Education, Production Engineering, Road Engineering, Safety Engineering, Sports, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Surveying and Mapping, Technology Education, Transport Engineering, Veterinary Science, Water Management, Wood Technology |
General information
| Alternative names | UPM Universiti Putra Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1973 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Higher Education; Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA); Public Service Department |
| Motto | Berilmu Berbakti With Knowledge We Serve |
| Colors | red, grey, white |
Location and contacts
| Address | Serdang, Selangor, 43400 Malaysia |
|---|---|
| City population | 688,000 |