University of Technology Malaysia: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #742 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #143 of 5,830 | In Asia |
| #5 of 45 | In Malaysia |
| #29 of 2,297 | For Renewable Energy Engineering |
| Top100 | For 18 other topics |
Quick Review
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.utm.my
- Languages
- English
- Acceptance rate
- 63%*
* The University of Technology Malaysia is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete 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. |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | July to May |
Research profile
University of Technology Malaysia is a world-class research university with 64,588 scientific papers published and 1,047,088 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Computer Science, Biology, Quantum and Particle physics, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Materials Science, and Organic Chemistry.
University of Technology Malaysia majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 14 | 12 |
| 1993 | 11 | 8 |
| 1994 | 33 | 14 |
| 1995 | 20 | 19 |
| 1996 | 41 | 28 |
| 1997 | 64 | 50 |
| 1998 | 44 | 57 |
| 1999 | 46 | 58 |
| 2000 | 78 | 145 |
| 2001 | 55 | 119 |
| 2002 | 205 | 238 |
| 2003 | 189 | 281 |
| 2004 | 230 | 474 |
| 2005 | 322 | 666 |
| 2006 | 447 | 1096 |
| 2007 | 461 | 1409 |
| 2008 | 842 | 2076 |
| 2009 | 950 | 2892 |
| 2010 | 1427 | 4233 |
| 2011 | 2089 | 6834 |
| 2012 | 3258 | 10748 |
| 2013 | 3702 | 15927 |
| 2014 | 4765 | 23953 |
| 2015 | 4875 | 31796 |
| 2016 | 3954 | 38869 |
| 2017 | 4321 | 48161 |
| 2018 | 4197 | 60950 |
| 2019 | 4419 | 79512 |
| 2020 | 4481 | 102597 |
| 2021 | 5096 | 129306 |
| 2022 | 5041 | 146450 |
| 2023 | 4972 | 162815 |
| 2024 | 3744 | 164292 |
Tuition
The tuition table for University of Technology Malaysia gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.
| Program | Local Students (MYR) | International Students (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Engineering | 10,000 | 2,500 |
| Bachelor of Science | 10,000 | 2,500 |
| Master of Engineering | 15,000 | 3,750 |
| Master of Science | 15,000 | 3,750 |
| PhD | 20,000 | 5,000 |
The University of Technology Malaysia 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 University of Technology Malaysia.
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 | TBD |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Business | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Medicine | No | No | No |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | TBD |
| Bachelor's Degree | Accountancy, Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Agricultural Management, Architecture, Automotive Engineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Graphics, Computer Networks, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Data Processing, Education, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Foreign Languages Education, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Design, Landscape Architecture, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Multimedia, Naval Architecture, Nuclear Engineering, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Physical Education, Physics, Production Engineering, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Software Engineering, Surveying and Mapping, Technology, Technology Education, Town Planning |
|---|---|
| Master's Degree | Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, Geological Engineering, Human Resources, Industrial Design, Industrial Engineering, Management, Mathematics, Measurement and Precision Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Surveying and Mapping, Technology, Town Planning, Water Science |
| Doctor's Degree | Chemistry, Computer Science, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Management, Mathematics, Physics, Technology, Technology Education |
Notable alumni
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Ahmad Faizal Azumu
- Enrolled in the University of Technology Malaysia
- Graduated with master's degree in political science
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
-
Ahmad Faizal bin Azumu, nicknamed Peja, is a Malaysian politician who served as the Minister of Youth and Sports in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) administration in August 2021, 12th and 13th Menteri Besar of Perak from May 2018 to his first resignation in March 2020 and again from March 2020 to his second resignation in December 2020. He also served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tambun and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Chenderiang from May 2018 to November 2022. He is a member and State Chairman of Perak and Pahang of the Malaysian United Indigenous Party (BERSATU), a component party of the PN and formerly Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalitions. He has served as the 2nd Information Chief of PN since December 2024 and Vice President of BERSATU since November 2024. He also served as the 2nd Deputy President of BERSATU from August 2020 to November 2024 and 2nd State Chairman of PN and BERSATU of Negeri Sembilan from May 2023 to February and January 2024 respectively. He was also the State Chairman of PH of Perak. He was one of the only two state leaders of Malaysia who has led state administrations of two different and opposing political coalitions alongside Mukhriz Mahathir.
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Wee Ka Siong
- Occupations
- engineerpolitician
- Biography
-
Wee Ka Siong is a Malaysian politician and engineer who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayer Hitam since March 2004. He served as Minister of Transport for the second term in the Barisan Nasional (BN) administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob from August 2021 to the collapse of the BN administration in November 2022 and his first term 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, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department and the Deputy Minister of Education in the BN administration under former Prime Ministers Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Najib Razak as well as former Ministers Hishammuddin Hussein and Muhyiddin from March 2008 to the collapse of the BN administration in May 2018. He is a member of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of the BN coalition. He has also served as the 11th President of MCA since November 2018. He also served as the Deputy President of MCA from December 2013 to his promotion to the party presidency in November 2018 as well as the Youth Chief of MCA from October 2008 to his promotion to the party deputy president in December 2013. He was the sole minister of Chinese ethnicity and MCA in the PN and BN administrations from March 2020 to November 2022 and sole MCA candidate to be elected in the 2018 general election.
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Adly Zahari
- Occupations
- businesspersonpolitician
- Biography
-
Haji Adly bin Zahari is a Malaysian politician who has served as the Deputy Minister of Defence in the Unity Government administration under Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Minister Mohamad Hasan since December 2022, Member of Parliament (MP) for Alor Gajah since November 2022 and Member of the Malacca State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Bukit Katil since May 2018. He served as the 11th Chief Minister of Malacca from May 2018 to March 2020 and State Leader of the Opposition of Malacca from April 2020 to December 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), a component party of formerly the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition. In AMANAH, he has served as a Vice-President since September 2021 and State Chairman of Malacca since August 2017. He was also the Treasurer-General of AMANAH prior to his promotion to the party vice presidency. He is also the sole Malacca AMANAH MLA.
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Saarani B Mohamad
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Saarani bin Mohamad is a Malaysian politician and teacher who has served as 14th Menteri Besar of Perak since December 2020 and Member of the Perak State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kota Tampan since March 2004. He served as Member of the Perak State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Barisan Nasional (BN) state administrations under former Menteris Besar Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali and Zambry Abdul Kadir from March 2004 to the collapse of the BN state administration in March 2008 and from February 2009 to another collapse in May 2018 and again in the Perikatan Nasional (PN) state administration under former Menteri Besar Ahmad Faizal Azumu briefly from March 2020 to the collapse of the PN administration in December 2020, Leader of the Opposition of Perak from August 2018 to March 2020 as well as the MLA for Lenggong from November 1999 to March 2004. He is a member of the Supreme Council and Division Chief of Lenggong of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), a component party of the BN coalition. He is also the State Chairman of BN and UMNO of Perak.
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Phahrolrazi Mohd Zawawi
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Phahrolrazi bin Mohd Zawawi is a Malaysian politician who served as Member of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Alor Mengkudu from May 2018 to August 2023 and for Pengkalan Kundor from March 2008 to May 2018 as well as from December 1999 to March 2004, Leader of the Opposition of Kedah from July 2020 to October 2022 and Member of the Kedah State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state administration under former Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak from March 2009 to February 2012. He is a member of the People's Justice Party (PKR), a component party of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition and was an independent, a member of the National Trust Party (AMANAH), also a component party of the PH coalition and a member of the Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS), a former component party of the PR coalition. He also served as State Chairman of AMANAH of Kedah from November 2019 to his removal from the party in October 2022. He was also the State Deputy Chairman of AMANAH of Kedah and State Deputy Commissioner of PAS of Kedah.
University of Technology Malaysia faculties and divisions
| Academy : Language | Modern Languages |
|---|---|
| Faculty : Biosciences and Medical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Health Sciences |
| Faculty : Built Environment | Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Regional Planning, Surveying and Mapping, Town Planning |
| Faculty : Chemical and Energy Engineering | Chemical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Polymer and Plastics Technology |
| Faculty : Civil Engineering | Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Geology, Hydraulic Engineering, Materials Engineering, Structural Architecture, Transport Engineering |
| Faculty : Computer Science | Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering |
| Faculty : Education | Education, Educational Sciences, Mathematics, Multimedia, Social Sciences, Technology Education |
| Faculty : Electrical Engineering | Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Mechanical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering |
| Faculty : Islamic Civilization | Islamic Studies, Natural Sciences, Technology |
| Faculty : Management | Accountancy, Business Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Management |
| Faculty : Mechanical Engineering | Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering, Automotive Engineering, Design, Electronics and Automation, Hydraulic Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics, Production Engineering, Thermal Engineering |
| Faculty : Science | Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics |
| Institute : Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT) | Technology |
| School : Advanced Informatics (AIS) | Computer Science |
| School : Advanced Informatics Studies (AIS) | Computer Engineering, Software Engineering |
| School : Azman Hashim International Business School (IBS) | Business Administration, Economics, Management |
| School : Graduate Studies | Architecture, Business Administration, Computer Engineering, Construction Engineering, Design, Engineering, Health Administration, Real Estate, Software Engineering |
| School : Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology | Engineering, Technology |
General information
| Alternative names | UTM Universiti Teknologi Malaysia |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1904 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Higher Education; Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA) |
| Motto | Kerana Tuhan Untuk Manusia For God and For Humanity |
Location and contacts
| Address | Office of Corporate Affairs Sultan Ibrahim Chancellery Building Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Johor Bahru, Johor, 81310 Malaysia |
|---|---|
| City population | 798,000 |