22
Dec
2020
Best Universities and Colleges in Malaysia According to the Ministry of Higher Education
The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) has finally released the latest SETARA and MyQUEST ratings for 2018/2019, which rate the quality and standards of higher education institutions in Malaysia.
The SETARA system rates universities and private university colleges in Malaysia from 1-Star to 6-Stars. On the other hand, the MyQUEST system is developed to ascertain the quality of private colleges in Malaysia. It also follows the same rating system of 1-Star to 6-Stars.
So, which are the top universities and colleges in Malaysia? Which institutions received the illustrious 6-Star rating? Find out more in our infographic below.
Full list of top universities in Malaysia for SETARA 2018/2019:
| Category | Institution | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Mature Universities | Universiti Malaya (UM) | 6 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) | 6 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) | 6 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) | 6 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) | 6 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP) | 6 |
| Mature Universities | International Medical University (IMU) | 6 |
| Mature Universities | Monash University Malaysia | 6 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) | 5 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP) | 5 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) | 5 |
| Mature Universities | International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) | 5 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) | 5 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) | 5 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) | 5 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) | 5 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) | 5 |
| Mature Universities | Curtin University, Malaysia | 5 |
| Mature Universities | The University Of Nottingham Malaysia Campus (UNM) | 5 |
| Mature Universities | Swinburne University Of Technology Sarawak Campus | 5 |
| Mature Universities | UCSI University | 5 |
| Mature Universities | Multimedia University (MMU) | 5 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) | 5 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) | 4 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka (UTeM) | 4 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) | 4 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) | 4 |
| Mature Universities | AIMST University | 4 |
| Mature Universities | Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL) | 4 |
| Mature Universities | Open University Malaysia (OUM) | 3 |
| Mature Universities | Limkokwing University of Creative Technology (LUCT) | 3 |
| Mature Universities | Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST) | 3 |
| Mature Universities | Universiti Selangor (UNISEL) | 3 |
| Emerging Universities | Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (UPNM) | 5 |
| Emerging Universities | Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) | 5 |
| Emerging Universities | Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK) | 5 |
| Emerging Universities | International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF) | 5 |
| Emerging Universities | Management and Science University (MSU) | 5 |
| Emerging Universities | Taylor's University | 5 |
| Emerging Universities | Asia Pacific University of Technology & Innovation (APU) | 5 |
| Emerging Universities | Sunway University | 5 |
| Emerging Universities | SEGi University | 5 |
| Emerging Universities | Manipal Intemational University | 5 |
| Emerging Universities | Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA) | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | MAHSA University | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | Asia Metropolitan University | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | Heriot-Watt University Malaysia (HWUM) | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | Wawasan Open University (WOU) | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | Perdana University | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | INTI Intemational University | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed) | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | Nilai University | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | Asia e University (AeU) | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | HELP University | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | City University | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | Putra Business School (PBS) | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | Quest International University Perak | 4 |
| Emerging Universities | Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah (UniSHAMS) | 3 |
| Emerging Universities | Malaysia lnstitute For Supply Chain Innovation (MISI) | 3 |
| Emerging Universities | UNITAR Intemational University | 3 |
| Emerging Universities | Binary University of Management & Entrepreneurship (BUME) | 3 |
| Emerging Universities | Raffles University (RU) | 3 |
| Emerging Universities | International University of Malaya-Wales (IUMW) | 3 |
| Emerging Universities | Al-Madinah International University (MEDIU) | 3 |
| Emerging Universities | University of Reading Malaysia | 2 |
| University Colleges | University of Cyberjaya (UoC) | 5 |
| University Colleges | Lincoln University College | 5 |
| University Colleges | Tunku Abdul Rahman University College | 5 |
| University Colleges | University College TATI | 5 |
| University Colleges | Widad University College | 5 |
| University Colleges | KDU University College | 4 |
| University Colleges | Linton University College | 4 |
| University Colleges | Kolej Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Selangor (KUIS) | 4 |
| University Colleges | KPJ Healthcare University College | 4 |
| University Colleges | BERJAYA University College | 4 |
| University Colleges | University College Bestari | 4 |
| University Colleges | Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University College (KLMUC) | 4 |
| University Colleges | Southern University College | 4 |
| University Colleges | University College of Technology Sarawak | 4 |
| University Colleges | University Malaysia of Computer Science and Engineering (UNIMY) | 3 |
| University Colleges | International University College of Technology Twintech | 3 |
| University Colleges | Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka (KUIM) | 3 |
| University Colleges | Kolej Universiti Islam Perlis (KUIPs) | 3 |
| University Colleges | University College Sabah Foundation (UCSF) | 2 |
| University Colleges | North Borneo University College (NBUC) | 1 |
Full list of top colleges in Malaysia for MyQUEST 2018/2019:
| Category | Institution | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Large-Sized | Kolej SEGi Subang Jaya | 6 |
| Large-Sized | Kolej Sunway (Kuala Lumpur) | 6 |
| Large-Sized | Kolej SEGi Kuala Lumpur | 5 |
| Large-Sized | Kolej INTI Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang | 5 |
| Large-Sized | Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Kota Bharu | 5 |
| Large-Sized | Kolej Yayasan Pelajaran Johor | 5 |
| Large-Sized | Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Bangi | 5 |
| Large-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa INTI Subang | 4 |
| Large-Sized | Kolej Islam Antarabangsa | 4 |
| Large-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Unifield | 4 |
| Large-Sized | Kolej Brickfields Asia | 3 |
| Large-Sized | INTEC Education College | 2 |
| Medium-Sized | Institut Teknologi Maklumat Asia Pasifik (APIIT) | 6 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej SEGi Kota Damansara | 6 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Kuantan | 6 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej SEGi Pulau Pinang | 6 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Disted | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Alor Setar | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Erican | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Teknologi Lanjutan Sarawak | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Newton | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej MCS | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Batu Pahat | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej FTMS | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej UNITI | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej MSU Shah Alam | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Ipoh | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | German Malaysian Institute (GMI) | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Pengajian Islam Johor (MARSAH) | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Advance Tertiary College (ATC) | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | RANACO Education and Training Institute (RETI) | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | The One Academy of Communication Design | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Sunway College Johor Bahru | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej MSU Penang | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Yayasan Melaka | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Institut Makanan Malaysia | 5 |
| Medium-Sized | Melaka International College of Science & Technology (MICOST) | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Ismail Petra (KIAS) | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Institut Methodist Pilley | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Perubatan Melaka-Manipal | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | HELP Academy | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Methodist Kuala Lumpur | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa YPC | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Kesihatan Ramsay Sime Darby | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Murni | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Cosmopoint Kota Kinabalu | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Reliance College | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Vision | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Teknikal Yayasan Sabah | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Seni Dan Teknologi HELP (Nama Baharu: Kolej Antarabangsa Imperium) | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Profesional Baitulmal Kuala Lumpur | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Teknologi Antarabangsa Cybernetics | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej IACT (Pengiklanan, Komunikasi & Teknologi Antarabangsa) | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej International Crescendo | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej SIDMA | 4 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Teknologi Sarawak | 3 |
| Medium-Sized | KDU College (PJ) | 3 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Elite | 3 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Westminster | 3 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej I-Systems Kuching | 3 |
| Medium-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Victoria | 2 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Putra | 6 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Equator | 6 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Despark | 6 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej SEGi Sarawak | 6 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej IBS | 6 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Integrasi Perkembangan Kemahiran (IPK) | 6 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Hafiz | 6 |
| Small-Sized | Institut Antarabangsa Sains Mantin | 6 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Greencity | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej MSU Sabah | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Seri Stamford Melaka | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej MSU Terengganu | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Pengurusan Penerbangan | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej ATI | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Sentral Pulau Pinang | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej ASA | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Asia Metropolitan Kota Kinabalu | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Kejururawatan Tun Tan Cheng Lock | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Teknologi Spektrum | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Institut Seni Lukis Malaysia | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Mont Royale | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej MSU Kota Bharu | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Almacrest | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej MSU Seremban | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Hospitaliti dan Pengurusan Malaysia | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Jesselton | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Institut Teknologi Kreatif Limkokwing Cawangan Sarawak | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Peninsula Shah Alam | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Institut Sinaran | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Institut Jati | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej UCSI | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Otomotif TOC | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Cosmopoint Melaka | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Cosmopoint Kuala Terengganu | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Institut Teknologi RIAM | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Sunway Ipoh | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej INTI Sabah | 5 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Negeri Kampus Chedang | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Cosmopoint Pulau Pinang | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Stradford | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Cosmopoint Johor Bahru | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej MSU Sarawak | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Alfa | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Kings | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Kejururawatan Dan Sains Kesihatan Oriental Nilam | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Institut Seni Sabah | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej SMART | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Cosmopoint Kuantan | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Yayasan Pahang | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Cosmopoint Kuching | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Binary (City Campus) | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Teknologi Timur | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Goon | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Seri Stamford | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Eksekutif | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Fajar | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Perubatan Antarabangsa Melaka | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa INTI Kuala Lumpur | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej TAFE | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Teknologi Darulnaim | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej MAHSA Kampus Sabah | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Dar Al-Hikmah | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Timur Barat | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Kejururawatan dan Sains Kesihatan Adventist | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Cyberlynx | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Cosmopoint Ipoh | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej PIA | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Keris | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Sunway Kuching | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Cosmopoint Sungai Petani | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Cosmopoint Kota Bharu | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Laila Taib | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa YES | 4 |
| Small-Sized | AMC College | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Perubatan Antarabangsa Subang Jaya, Malaysia | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Institut Teknologi Imperia (Nama baharu: Kolej Imperia) | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Geomatika Cawangan Keningau, Sabah | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Institut Teknologi Maklumat Nusantara (Nama baharu: Kolej Bandar Regal) | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Kejururawatan dan Sains Kesihatan KPJ Cawangan Pulau Pinang | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Newbridge | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Dika | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kemayan Advance Tertiary College (Cawangan Pulau Pinang) | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Perniagaan Bersepadu Malaysia | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Pergigian Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Cosmopoint Seremban | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Institut Sains dan Pengurusan | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej MSU Sg. Petani | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Kiara | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Oneworld Hanxin | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Institut Pengajian Global | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Mantissa | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Lake View | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Pendidikan Perdana (KOPEDA) | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Poly-Tech MARA Semporna | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Profesional dan Pengurusan KLIA | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kinabalu Commercial College | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Uniti Kota Bharu | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej INTI Nilai | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej MDIS Malaysia | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej ITA | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Kejururawatan dan Sains Kesihatan KPJ (Cawangan JB) | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa FAME | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Yayasan UEM | 4 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Inovatif | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Ocean Institute of Audio Technology | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Pusat Pembangunan Kemahiran Pulau Pinang (PSDC) | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Institut Teknologi DSH | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Ketengah | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej I-Systems Kota Kinabalu | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Bersepadu Nasional | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Akademi Laut Malaysia (ALAM) | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Consist | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Teknologi Lanjutan Sarawak (iCATS) Cawangan Miri | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Mahsa Prima (Nama baharu: Kolej Antarabangsa Mahsa Avenue) | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Asia Metropolitan Kuching | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Pacific Kuantan | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej SATT | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Pengajian Tinggi Raffles | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Institut Pengurusan dan Teknologi Antarabangsa | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Sri Ayu | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Mutiara | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej iCOOP | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej IJN | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Queen | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Akademi Maritim Sarawak | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Sri | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Reliance Cawangan Johor Bahru | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Penerbangan Admal | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Institut Akauntan KTC Cawangan Johor Bahru | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Sains Geospatial dan Teknologi | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Pengurusan Perniagaan Kotaraya | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej SC | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej IHM | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej SI DMA Sarawak | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Felcra | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Metropoint | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej I-Systems Miri | 3 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej SPACE | 2 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej TESDEC | 2 |
| Small-Sized | Sekolah Kejururawatan Hospital Fatimah | 2 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Antarabangsa Travex | 2 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Epitome | 2 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Al-Quran Terengganu | 2 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Portman | 2 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Reliance Caw. Pulau Pinang | 2 |
| Small-Sized | Kolej Ri-Yaz | 2 |
Ratings and rankings can be extremely helpful when deciding which institution to go to. However, it should be one of the many factors. Don’t forget to consider other factors as well, such as fees, location and financial aids before making a decision.
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