Universiti Teknologi Malaysia is the first autonomous public university in the country. It has a total enrollment of 24,704 undergraduate and graduates students, out of which 4,912 are international students seeking higher education in Malaysia.There are seven broad Faculties at the university with 18 sub-divisions. Engineering programs of the university have impeccable rankings among other popular disciplines that include Architecture, Materials Science, Computer Science, Arts and Humanities, Business and more.
The university ranks no. 1 in Malaysia for Architecture and Built Environment and Civil and Structural Engineering in QS WUR Ranking by Subject 2021. According to the U.S. News subject rankings, the university ranks #1 in Malaysia for Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Environment.
It is one of the top 10 young universities in Asia according to QS rankings. Universiti Teknologi Malaysia has an overall 5 stars rating in the QS stars system. The university had 5 stars in teaching, employability, internationalization, facilities and specialist criteria: innovation. It also has a 4 star rating in research and inclusiveness. In the latest QS rankings, the university is among the top 200 in the world and one of the top 50 in Asia.
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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Ranking Highlights
The highlights of the global rankings of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia are discussed below:
- #191 by QS World University Rankings 2022
- #486 for Best Global Universities by U.S. News and World Report 2021
- Among the top 601-800th universities in THE World University Rankings 2021
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia World Rankings by QS
UTM ranks 191st in the QS World University Rankings 2022. The rankings of the university have risen in recent years and it became one of the top 200 universities in the world in 2021 after rising by 30 places from its rank in 2020. Between 2012 and 2022, the university has improved drastically as it ranked 358th in 2012 and rose up to 191st rank in 2022. The university had an overall score of 45.1 based on the evaluation of the 6 ranking criteria used in the QS rankings.
The bifurcation of the scores of the university are given in the table below:
| Criteria | Scores |
|---|---|
| Overall | 45.1 |
| Academic Reputation | 42.4 |
| Citations per Faculty | 39.2 |
| Employer Reputation | 53.4 |
| Faculty Student Ratio | 55.2 |
| International Faculty Ratio | 6.5 |
| International Student Ratio | 68.3 |
The graph given below represents the QS World University Rankings for Universiti Teknologi Malaysia between 2012 and 2022:
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia World Rankings by THE
THE has ranked Universiti Teknologi Malaysia among the 601-800th band in World University Rankings 2021. The university has been ranked in the same band since 2017. The individual scores of the university on the 5 indicators are given in the table below:
| Indicators | Scores |
|---|---|
| Citations | 38.8 |
| Industry Income | 46.2 |
| International Outlook | 58.1 |
| Research | 24.3 |
| Teaching | 30.4 |
The rankings of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in THE World University Rankings between 2016 and 2021 are depicted in the graph below:
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia World Rankings by U.S. News and World Report 2021
In the U.S. News and World Report 2021, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia ranked 486th in Best Global Universities. The university had a global score of 50.7. The rankings of global universities in the U.S. News are based upon 13 indicators of excellence. The breakdown on the ranks of the university on the 13 indicators are given in the table below:
| Indicators | Scores |
|---|---|
| Global Score | 50.7 |
| Global research reputation | #289 |
| Regional research reputation | #62 |
| Publications | #482 |
| Books | #655 |
| Conferences | #20 |
| Normalized citation impact | #1206 |
| Total citations | #583 |
| Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited | #544 |
| Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited | #971 |
| International collaboration - relative to country | #466 |
| International collaboration | #309 |
| Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited | #529 |
| Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited | #786 |
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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Rankings in Asia
UTM is regarded as one of the top public universities in the Asian region in some of the most influential rankings such as QS, THE and U.S. News. In the QS Asian University Rankings 2021, the university has bagged one of the top 50 spots. It is ranked as one of the top 100 institutions in the U.S. News Best Global Universities in Asia 2021. The university ranks 150th in THE Asia University Rankings 2021. The rankings of the university in Asia are summarized in the table below:
| Categories | Rank |
|---|---|
| QS Asian University Rankings 2021 | #39 |
| U.S. News Best Global Universities in Asia 2021 | #81 |
| THE Asia University Rankings 2021 | =150 |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Rankings in Asia by QS
In the QS Asian University Rankings 2021, the university has shown improvement in recent years. The university ranked 46th in 2020 and rose by 7 places in 2021. It had a decent overall score of 71.3 based on 11 indicators. The university performed well in the international students and international research network category and scored 95.3 and 99.7 respectively. Other categories where the university had good scores are faculty student ratio, employer reputation and inbound exchange. The ranking of the university on each of the 11 ranking criteria in 2021 are as follows:
| Criteria | Ranks |
|---|---|
| Overall | 71.3 |
| Academic Reputation | 63.6 |
| Employer Reputation | 81.5 |
| Faculty Student Ratio | 80.3 |
| International Faculty | 69.9 |
| International Students | 95.3 |
| Faculty Staff with PhD | 52.8 |
| Papers per Faculty | 53.6 |
| Citations per Paper | 33.9 |
| Outbound Exchange | 33.7 |
| Inbound Exchange | 85.5 |
| International Research Network | 99.7 |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Rankings in Asia by THE
THE rankings for universities in Asia are determined on the basis of similar indicators as used for ranking of global institutions. These include citations, industry income, international outlook, research and teaching. The university had an overall score of 36.9. The performance of the university on all the indicators are given in the table below:
| Indicators | Score |
|---|---|
| Overall | 36.9 |
| Citations | 38.8 |
| Industry Income | 46.2 |
| International Outlook | 58.1 |
| Research | 28.8 |
| Teaching | 35.1 |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Subject-wise Ranking by QS
QS WUR Ranking by Subject has ranked a total of 21 subjects taught by UTM. Petroleum Engineering has outperformed other subjects and ranked in the top 50 globally. Subjects ranked in the top 100 globally include Mineral and Mining Engineering, Architecture and Built Environment, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Civil and Structural Engineering and Chemical Engineering. Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering have ranked in the top 150 in the world. Overall, all Engineering related subjects have performed very well among others. The rankings for the 10 top-ranked subjects in QS WUR Ranking by Subject 2021 are tabulated below:
| Subject | 2021 Rank |
|---|---|
| Petroleum Engineering | #41 |
| Mineral and Mining Engineering | #51-60 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | #72 |
| Architecture and Built Environment | #51-100 |
| Civil and Structural Engineering | #51-100 |
| Chemical Engineering | #88 |
| Engineering and Technology | #104 |
| Mechanical Engineering | #140 |
| Education and Training | #151-200 |
| Materials Science | #151-200 |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Subject-wise Ranking by THE
THE subject rankings 2021 have included 6 disciplines taught by Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Social Sciences ranked in the top 200 followed by Business and Economics and Arts and Humanities ranked in the top 250 globally. Other ranked disciplines include Computer Science, Engineering and Technology and Physical Sciences. The complete THE subject rankings 2021 are given in the table below:
| Subjects | Ranks |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | #176-200 |
| Business and Economics | #201-250 |
| Arts and Humanities | #201-250 |
| Computer Science | #401-500 |
| Engineering and Technology | #501-600 |
| Physical Sciences | #501-600 |
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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Subject-wise Ranking by U.S. News and World Report 2021
The Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Subject Rankings in the U.S. News and World Report 2021 includes 12 subjects. Engineering and related disciplines are some of the highest ranked subjects. Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Engineering are the 4 subjects ranked in the top 50 globally. Energy and Fuels occupied the 56th rank. Other subjects such as Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Chemistry, Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology ranked in the top 250 globally. The 2021 subject rankings for Universiti Teknologi Malaysia are given in the table below:
| Subjects | Ranks |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | #21 |
| Chemical Engineering | #37 |
| Civil Engineering | #40 |
| Engineering | #45 |
| Energy and Fuels | #56 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | #208 |
| Chemistry | #220 |
| Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology | #246 |
| Materials Science | #253 |
| Computer Science | #258 |
| Environment/ Ecology | #327 |
| Physics | #717 |
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Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Miscellaneous Ranking
Some other remarkable rankings of the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia are as follows:
- #2 for Best Global Universities in Malaysia by U.S. News and World Report 2021
- #101-200 by THE Impact Rankings 2021
- #165 by THE Young University Rankings 2021
- #150 by THE Emerging Economies University Rankings 2021
- #13 by QS “Top 50 under 50” Rankings 2021
- Top 10 universities in South East Asia by QS 2019
In THE Impact Rankings 2021, UTM scored 77.5-85.2 and had the best scores in industry innovation and infrastructure, peace, justice and strong institutions, quality education and partnership for goals. In 2016, it became the only Malaysian university to be ranked in the top 100 in THE BRICS and Emerging Economies Rankings. The university secured 6-star ranking in the Malaysia Research Assessment Instrument (MyRA) 2021 Star Rating Award. In the 2019 UI Green Metric World University Ranking, it ranked 6th in Malaysia and 82nd globally with highest scores in setting and infrastructure and education and research. The university has claimed several accolades over the years and emerged as one of the top technological universities in Malaysia.
