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- Universiti Putra Malaysia Ranking
- Universiti Putra Malaysia Course Ranking
- UPM US News & World Report Ranking 2025
- UPM QS Ranking 2026
- UPM THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2025
- UPM ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2025
UPMUniversiti Putra Malaysia Ranking
Universiti Putra Malaysia is a prominent name among international students interested in pursuing their studies from Malaysia. The university also is popular for being ranked by the top bodies for it national as well as global performance. According to latest rankings rolled out by Shiksha Popularity Ranking for the year 2025, Universiti Putra Malaysia secures a rank #3, among all colleges and universities in Malaysia, while also attaining a global rank #273.
QS, another popular global ranking body, ranks the university at #134, in its 2026 rankings. The overall ranking of the institute has improved from 2025 rank of #148. Further, as per rankings given by THE (Times Higher Education) for the University Ranking category 601, its standing dropped to #601 from #501 in 2024.
Shiksha Popularity World Ranking is a newly launched ranking algorithm, which collates and aggregates university and course rankings available publicly from prominent ranking publishers and converts them into a form that is easy to consume. This allows Indian students to better evaluate institutions and their courses.
The table below highlights the three-year ranking trends of Universiti Putra Malaysia:
| Ranking Body | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QS | Not Ranked | 158 | 148 | 134 |
| THE | 601 | 501 | 601 | Not Ranked |
| US News | 547 | 544 | 578 | Not Ranked |
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UPMUniversiti Putra Malaysia Course Ranking
Universiti Putra Malaysia offers a wide range of future-ready courses from a variety of fields of study such as Engineering, Business and Management Studies, Medicine and Health Sciences, Science and Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ). The university courses are acknowledged globally, by prominent ranking publications, with Shiksha Popularity World Ranking its Engineering courses at #148 in 2025. Shiksha Popularity Ranking has declined when compared with 2024 rank of #133.
Additionally, the Engineering and Technology courses have also been ranked at #177 trend as per the 2025 rankings rolled out by QS showcasing improved trend when compared to 2024.
Global ranking body Shiksha Popularity World Ranking also ranks its Business & Management Studies courses. It has ranked Universiti Putra Malaysia Business & Management Studies courses at #390 globally in 2025. Additionally, its PG Business and Economics programs offered are also quite popular in the country and globally as these are ranked at #176 by THE in 2025.
The below table highlights how some popular Universiti Putra Malaysia courses perform as part of the latest Shiksha Popularity Rankings 2025:
| Course Category | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | #122 | #133 | #148 |
| Business & Management Studies | #373 | #344 | #390 |
| Medicine & Health Sciences | #163 | #194 | #221 |
| Science | #263 | #262 | #270 |
| Arts ( Fine / Visual / Performing ) | #315 | #352 | #96 |
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UPMUS News & World Report Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Universities | 547 | 544 | 578 |
UPMQS Ranking 2026
| Ranked by | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| World University | 158 | 148 | 134 |
| Accounting and Finance | 151 | 151 | – / – |
| Architecture and Built Environment | 151 | 151 | – / – |
| Art and Design | – / – | 201 | – / – |
| Biological Sciences | 201 | 201 | – / – |
| Communication and Media Studies | 201 | 201 | – / – |
| Engineering and Technology | 186 | 177 | – / – |
| Mathematics | 251 | 201 | – / – |
| Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering | 151 | 201 | – / – |
| Medicine | 251 | 251 | – / – |
| Performing Arts | – / – | 101 | – / – |
| Pharmacy and Pharmacology | 151 | 151 | – / – |
| Physics and Astronomy | 301 | 251 | – / – |
UPMTHE (Times Higher Education) Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University | 601 | 501 | 601 |
| Arts and Humanities | 301 | 301 | 401 |
| Clinical and Health | 601 | 601 | 601 |
| Engineering | 251 | 251 | 301 |
| Life Sciences | 501 | 501 | 501 |
| PG Business and Economics | 201 | 151 | 176 |
| PG Computer Science | 601 | 501 | 501 |
UPMARWU (Shanghai Ranking) Ranking 2025
| Ranked by | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Universities | 801 | 601 | 801 |
| Mathematics | – / – | 401 | – / – |
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Anything you would want to ask experts?Answered 11 months ago
Some of the popular alumni who graduated from Universiti Putra Malaysia are given below:
| Alumni | Best Known for |
|---|---|
| Salahuddin Ayub | Malaysian politician who served as Minister of Domestic Trade |
| Saifuddin Nasution Ismail | Malaysian politician who has served as the Minister of Home Affairs |
| Irwan Prayitno | Indonesian politician who was serving as the governor of West Sumatra province |
| Amirudin Shari | Malaysian politician who has served as the 16th Menteri Besar of Selangor |
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