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Explore the uniRank League Table and University Ranking of 96 Universities in Myanmar

The Republic of the Union of Myanmar is divided into 21 administrative divisions, which include 7 states, 7 regions, 1 Union Territory, 5 self-administered zones, and 1 self-administered division. The majority of higher education institutions meeting the uniRank selection criteria are located in the regions of Mandalay and Yangon, which hosts the largest city, Yangon. The following uniRank league tables and sub-rankings take into account all administrative divisions that include at least one Burmese higher education institution meeting the uniRank selection criteria.

Ayeyarwady (6)  
Bago (5)  
Chin (2)  
Kachin (4)  
Kayah (2)  
Kayin (2)  
Magway (6)  
Mandalay (24)  
Mon (2)  
Rakhine (2)  
Sagaing (6)  
Shan (9)  
Shwebo (1)  
Tanintharyi (4)  
Yangon (21)  

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Overview of Myanmar Universities

Myanmar's higher education system comprises universities and specialized institutions offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs. The landscape is dominated by public universities (82.3%), primarily funded by the government and focused on traditional disciplines like medicine, economics and technology. Private institutions are emerging but remain a small segment (1%). Most universities are specialized, with Yangon and Mandalay hosting major academic hubs. The system follows a British-influenced structure with bachelor's, master's and doctorate levels, though research output remains limited globally.

Top 10 Myanmar Universities

1. Yangon University (ရန်ကုန်တက္ကသိုလ်) - YU. Country Rank: 1, World Rank: 9445. Located in Yangon, Yangon Region. Established 1878. Public, non-profit. Focus: Comprehensive.
2. University of Computer Studies, Yangon (ရန်ကုန်ကွန်ပျူတာတက္ကသိုလ်) - UCSY. Country Rank: 2, World Rank: 10502. Located in Yangon, Yangon Region. Established 1920. Public, non-profit. Focus: Technology.
3. Yezin Agricultural University (ရေဆင်းစိုက်ပျိုးရေးတက္ကသိုလ်) - YAU. Country Rank: 3, World Rank: 10882. Located in Zeyathiri, Mandalay Region. Established 1924. Public, non-profit. Focus: Agriculture.
4. Yangon Technological University (ရန်ကုန်နည်းပညာတက္ကသိုလ်) - YTU. Country Rank: 4, World Rank: 11161. Located in Insein, Yangon Region. Established 1924. Public, non-profit. Focus: Engineering/Technology.
5. Yangon University of Economics (ရန်ကုန်စီးပွားရေးတက္ကသိုလ်) - YUECO. Country Rank: 5, World Rank: 11573. Located in Kamayut, Yangon Region. Established 1964. Public, non-profit. Focus: Economics/Business.
6. University of Medicine, Mandalay (ဆေးတက္ကသိုလ် (မန္တလေး)) - UMM. Country Rank: 6, World Rank: 11765. Located in Mandalay, Mandalay Region. Established 1954. Public, non-profit. Focus: Medical Sciences.
7. Dagon University (ဒဂုံတက္ကသိုလ်)
   Country Rank: 7, World Rank: 12096. Located in North Dagon, Yangon Region. Established 1993. Public, non-profit. Focus: Comprehensive.
8. University of Nursing, Yangon (သူနာပြုတက္ကသိုလ်(ရန်ကုန်)) - NTC. Country Rank: 8, World Rank: 12291. Located in Lanmadaw, Yangon Region. Established 1986. Public, non-profit. Focus: Nursing/Health Sciences.
9. University of Medicine 2, Yangon (ဆေးတက္ကသိုလ်(၂) ရန်ကုန်) - UM2. Country Rank: 9, World Rank: 12340. Located in North Okkalapa, Yangon Region. Established 1963. Public, non-profit. Focus: Medical Sciences.
10. Monywa University of Economics (မုံရွာစီးပွားရေးတက္ကသိုလ်) - MUE. Country Rank: 10, World Rank: 12403. Located in Monywa, Sagaing Region. Established 1993. Public, non-profit. Focus: Economics/Business.

Analysis of University Types

Myanmar's 96 universities are predominantly public institutions. Key distribution metrics:

• Total universities: 96
• Public universities: 79 (82.3% of total)
• Private universities: 1 (1.0% of total)
• Institutions with unclassified control type: 16 (16.7% of total)

This reflects the government's historical role as the primary higher education provider, with private participation still developing.

Global Ranking and Standing

While Myanmar universities serve critical domestic education needs, their global standing shows development opportunities:

• Universities in global top 200: 0 (0% of national institutions)
• Universities in global top 1000: 0 (0% of national institutions)

No Myanmar institutions currently rank in the uniRank Top 200 or Top 1,000 globally, indicating potential for enhanced international research collaboration and academic infrastructure development.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What is Myanmar's top-ranked university?
Yangon University consistently ranks as Myanmar's #1 institution (Country Rank 1), established in 1878.

Are private universities common in Myanmar?
No. Only 1% of Myanmar's universities are private (1 institution), with public universities comprising 82.3% of the sector.

Which cities have the most universities?
Yangon Region hosts 60% of the top 10 universities, including 6 top-ranked institutions. Mandalay and Sagaing regions also feature leading schools.

What are popular fields of study?
Specialized programs dominate: 40% of top 10 universities focus on economics/business, 30% on medical sciences and 20% on technology/agriculture.

How old are Myanmar's universities?
The oldest (Yangon University) was founded in 1878. Half of the top 10 were established during 1920-1924, with the newest (Dagon University) created in 1993.

Since 2005, UniRank provides original research, valuable information and resources to help you explore and make informed decisions about Burmese universities and their online presence.

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