Private universities steal the spotlight as Malaysia sets a historic record in QS Asia 2027

In the QS World University Rankings Asia 2027, Malaysia emerged as the eighth most represented higher education system in Asia, with 55 universities featured, including 11 in the top 100.

The nation's efforts have positioned it alongside Japan and Korea, each with eight institutions in the top 50.

Notably, Malaysia has doubled its representation in the top 100 over the past decade, highlighting its growing status as an educational hub in Southeast Asia.

Universiti Malaya continues to be Malaysia's best-performing university, while Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia entered the top 20 for the first time.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 3 — More than 50 Malaysian universities penetrated the QS World University Rankings Asia 2027 for the first time, with 11 emerging among the top 100 in Asia.

Overall, Malaysia is the eighth most represented higher education system in Asia, with 55 featured universities on the list. The country also stands on par with Japan and Korea with eight entries in the top 50.

Of the 16 Malaysian universities that achieved record-high positions for 2027, 12 were private universities.

They include Sunway University, INTI International University, Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation (APU), SEGi University, IMU University, MILA University, Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology, Perdana University, Quest International University (QIU), Nilai University, UNITAR International University and Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah (UniSHAMS).

The highest-ranked private university was Taylor’s University at the 32nd spot, albeit dropping five spots from the previous edition.

Sunway University also ranked among the top 50 for the first time while INTI International University made it into the top 100 for the first time.

Universiti Malaya (UM) remained the country’s best-performing university, emerging among the top 20 universities in Asia for the ninth consecutive year despite slipping two spots to the 17th rank this edition.

Meanwhile, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) entered the top 20 for the first time, rising four spots from the previous edition while Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) emerged top in Asia for the Faculty with PhD indicator.

260,000 international students by 2030

QS senior vice-president Ben Sowter said Malaysia has more than doubled the number of universities in the top 100 in the QS World University Rankings: Asia in the last decade. The number of universities in the top 50 has also increased from only two in 2017 to eight in 2027.

“Its renown as an education hub in Southeast Asia is only growing, and research from QS suggests that, by the end of the decade, international student numbers are projected to reach about 260,000,” Sowter said.

According to the 2027 edition, Malaysia has the most well-represented higher education system in two key indicators. It has 24 universities in the top 100 entries for the International Faculty indicator and 31 in the top 100 entries in the International Students indicator.

However, it only has one entry in the top 100 for Citations per Paper and Papers per Faculty indicators.

How did other countries perform?

The QS Asia University Rankings 2027 evaluated 1722 universities across 26 locations.

The University of Hong Kong retained the top spot in the ranking while Peking University and Tsinghua University from China finished second and third respectively.

Hong Kong also recorded the highest number of universities in the top 10 while Japan logged one of Asia’s highest drop rates.

Meanwhile, Singapore’s two universities also dropped out of the top five, with the National University of Singapore (NUS) now ranking sixth in Asia while the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore settled at the eighth position.

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在 2027 年 QS 世界大学亚洲排名中，马来西亚成为亚洲高等教育体系中上榜大学数量排名第八的国家，共有 55 所大学上榜，其中 11 所大学位列前 100 名。

该国的努力使其跻身日本和韩国之列，两国均有 8 所院校进入前 50 名。

值得注意的是，马来西亚在过去十年中跻身前 100 名的人数翻了一番，凸显了其作为东南亚教育中心的地位日益提升。

马来亚大学继续成为马来西亚表现最好的大学，而马来西亚国民大学则首次进入前 20 名。

吉隆坡，11 月 3 日讯——超过 50 所马来西亚大学首次跻身 2027 年 QS 世界大学亚洲排名，其中 11 所大学进入亚洲前 100 名。

总体而言，马来西亚是亚洲高等教育体系上榜次数第八多的国家，共有55所大学入选。该国与日本和韩国并驾齐驱，共有8所大学跻身前50名。

在 2027 年取得历史最高排名的 16 所马来西亚大学中，有 12 所是私立大学。

其中包括双威大学、英迪国际大学、亚太科技与创新大学（APU）、世纪大学、IMU大学、MILA大学、东姑阿都拉曼管理科技大学、首要大学、奎斯特国际大学（QIU）、汝来大学、训研所国际大学和伊斯兰安塔拉邦萨苏丹阿卜杜勒哈利姆穆阿扎姆沙阿大学（UniSHAMS）。

排名最高的私立大学是泰莱大学，位列第 32 位，尽管比上一版下降了 5 位。

双威大学首次跻身前 50 名，而英迪国际大学也首次进入前 100 名。

马来亚大学（UM）仍然是该国表现最好的大学，连续第九年跻身亚洲前20名大学之列，尽管在本届排名中下滑两位至第17名。

与此同时，马来西亚国立大学（UKM）首次跻身前 20 名，比上一届上升了 4 位；而苏丹依德里斯教育大学（UPSI）在拥有博士学位的教师人数指标方面位居亚洲第一。

到2030年，国际学生人数将达到26万。

QS高级副总裁本·索特表示，过去十年间，马来西亚在QS世界大学排名亚洲区前100名中的大学数量增加了一倍多。进入前50名的大学数量也从2017年的两所增加到2027年的八所。

索特表示：“它作为东南亚教育中心的声誉与日俱增，QS 的研究表明，到本十年末，国际学生人数预计将达到约 26 万。”

根据2027年版的排名，马来西亚在两项关键指标中拥有最强的高等教育体系。在国际教师指标排名前100的大学中，马来西亚有24所大学；在国际学生指标排名前100的大学中，马来西亚有31所大学。

然而，在论文引用次数和教师论文发表数量这两个指标中，它只有一篇论文进入前 100 名。

其他国家的表现如何？

2027 年 QS 亚洲大学排名对 26 个地区的 1722 所大学进行了评估。

香港大学继续保持排名第一的位置，而中国的北京大学和清华大学分别位列第二和第三。

香港进入前十名的大学数量也最多，而日本的辍学率是亚洲最高的国家之一。

与此同时，新加坡的两所大学也跌出了前五名，新加坡国立大学（NUS）目前在亚洲排名第六，而新加坡南洋理工大学（NTU）则位列第八。

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