University of Malaysia, Sarawak: Statistics

Rank	Ranking
#2535 of 14,131	In the World
#763 of 5,830	In Asia
#13 of 45	In Malaysia
#454 of 1,042	For Game Design and Development
Top50%	For 19 other topics

Quick Review

Enrollment: 7,500
Type: Non-profit
Funding: Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree: Doctorate
Website: www.unimas.my
Languages: Malay;English
Acceptance rate: 71%*

* The University of Malaysia, Sarawak is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn't necessarily competes with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions Requirements	Malaysian Certificate of Education (SPM) or equivalent with a good pass in Bahasa Melayu, and a pass in Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) or equivalent, with passes in 2 subjects with grade E and 2 subjects with grade R or equivalent, or a pass in Matriculation Programme in local Malaysian Universities
Academic Calendar	July to June (July - October; November-March; April-June)
Enrollment	7,500
Full time employee	1,250
Student:staff ratio	6:1

Publications & Citations

Publications: 4,470
Citations: 61,857

University of Malaysia, Sarawak majors

by publication & citation count

Engineering	1,027 / 9,678
Biology	773 / 19,870
Medicine	748 / 18,331
Computer Science	687 / 5,423
Chemistry	631 / 7,779
Environmental Science	629 / 14,825
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	589 / 8,368
Business	583 / 7,473
Physics	468 / 5,389
Materials Science	424 / 5,315
Economics	304 / 3,214
Psychology	296 / 3,325
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	236 / 1,367
Mathematics	197 / 1,185
Demography	195 / 6,017
Ecology	192 / 9,653
Geography and Cartography	182 / 1,662
Art & Design	166 / 1,279
Marketing	120 / 3,117
Botany	119 / 1,551
Zoology	118 / 1,783
Environmental Management	116 / 2,895
Social Psychology	107 / 1,776
Chemical Engineering	102 / 2,526
Virology	91 / 10,009
Investment Banking and Stock trading	89 / 632
Management Information Systems	88 / 1,166
Development Studies	86 / 1,375
Sociology	86 / 605
Finance	85 / 608
Surgery	83 / 769
Renewable Energy Engineering	81 / 1,266
Math Teachers	80 / 480
Computer Networking	79 / 317
Political Science	78 / 385
Public Health	75 / 1,934
Computer Vision	69 / 295
Health Science	68 / 602
Communications and Public Relations	66 / 754
Hospitality and Hotel Management	60 / 464

Annual publication & citation counts

Year	Publications	Citations
1995	5	1
1996	8	7
1997	9	7
1998	15	28
1999	23	52
2000	38	97
2001	34	140
2002	26	213
2003	35	375
2004	32	397
2005	50	477
2006	85	557
2007	78	780
2008	122	1009
2009	160	1561
2010	213	1992
2011	234	2482
2012	255	3221
2013	298	3860
2014	335	4647
2015	327	4811
2016	369	4847
2017	543	5319
2018	480	6141
2019	497	7358
2020	587	9438
2021	552	11200

Tuition

International studetns	1,450.00- 2,350.00, depending on programmes (MYR)
Local studetns	Master, 1,050.00-1,650.00 per semester (MYR)

The University of Malaysia, Sarawak has financial aid programs.

Programs and Degrees

Programs	Associate's degree	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctoral
Design \| Arts \| Humanities	–	+	+	+
Business \| Politics \| Social Sciences	–	+	+	+
Languages \| Culture \| Linguistics	–	–	–	–
Nursing \| Health \| Pharmacy \| Medicine	–	+	+	+
Engineering \| IT	–	+	+	+
Maths \| Natural Sciences	–	+	+	+

Bachelor's Degree	Accountancy, Animal Husbandry, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Cognitive Sciences, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Finance, Fine Arts, Medicine, Natural Resources, Nursing, Performing Arts, Psychology, Social Sciences
Master's Degree	Anthropology, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Cognitive Sciences, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Design, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Human Resources, Indigenous Studies, Information Technology, Medicine, Natural Resources, Orthopaedics, Performing Arts, Political Sciences, Public Health, Social Sciences, Soil Management, Southeast Asian Studies, Surgery, Technology, Telecommunications Engineering, Water Management
Doctor's Degree	Anthropology, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Cognitive Sciences, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Design, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Human Resources, Indigenous Studies, Information Technology, Medicine, Natural Resources, Orthopaedics, Performing Arts, Political Sciences, Public Health, Social Sciences, Soil Management, Southeast Asian Studies, Surgery, Technology, Telecommunications Engineering, Water Management

General info

Alternative names	UNIMAS Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Founded	1992
Accreditation	Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA); Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE)
Motto	Kontemporari dan Berpandangan Jauh Contemporary and forward looking
Colors	blue, yellow, red
Affiliations and memberships	Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning (ASAIHL) Open Education Consortium (OEC)

Location and Contacts

Address	Jalan Datuk Mohd Musa Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, 94300 Malaysia
Phone	+60 (82) 581000
Fax	+60 (82) 665113