Top Universities in Kuala Lumpur (state)
2026 Kuala Lumpur University Ranking New
What are the top universities in the Malaysian state of Kuala Lumpur? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Kuala Lumpur University Ranking, which lists 18 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Malaysia.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top Kuala Lumpur Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.
2026 Kuala Lumpur University Ranking
| #Rank | University | Town/City |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Universiti Malaya | Kuala Lumpur |
| 7 | Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
| 20 | Universiti Kuala Lumpur | Kuala Lumpur |
| 22 | Al-Madinah International University | Kuala Lumpur |
| 25 | Universiti Pengurusan & Teknologi Tunku Abdul Rahman | Kuala Lumpur |
| 26 | Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation | Kuala Lumpur |
| 28 | Universiti Perubatan Antarabangsa | Kuala Lumpur |
| 33 | Universiti UCSI | Kuala Lumpur |
| 36 | Universiti HELP | Kuala Lumpur |
| 41 | Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
| 42 | Universiti Tun Abdul Razak | Kuala Lumpur |
| 45 | INCEIF University | Kuala Lumpur |
| 66 | Universiti Poly-Tech Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
| 70 | Universiti Geomatika Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
| 73 | Universiti Manipal GlobalNxt | Kuala Lumpur |
| 76 | Universiti Malaya-Wales | Kuala Lumpur |
| 82 | University of Tsukuba, Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur |
| 84 | Meritus University | Kuala Lumpur |
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How many universities are there in Kuala Lumpur?
- There are 18 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Kuala Lumpur higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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