More Malaysian universities make it to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2016-17
by on October 3, 2016 | Top Stories, University Rankings
In the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2016-17 which was released on 21 September 2016, seven Malaysian public universities made it to the list which ranked 980 universities around the world.
Out of the seven universities, two were ranked for the first time.
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-17 |
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| Institution | 2016-17 Rankings | 2015-16 Rankings |
| University Kebangsaan Malaysia | 601-800 | 601-800 |
| Universiti Putra Malaysia | 601-800 | 601-800 |
| Universiti Sains Malaysia | 601-800 | 601-800 |
| Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | 601-800 | 401-500 |
| Universiti Teknologi Petronas | 601-800 | Not ranked |
| Universiti Teknologi Mara | 801+ | 601-800 |
| Universiti Utara Malaysia | 801+ | Not ranked |
Source: Times Higher Education
The top 10 universities are:
2016-17 rank |
2015-16 rank |
Institution |
Country |
1 |
2 |
United Kingdom |
|
2 |
1 |
United States |
|
3 |
3 |
United States |
|
4 |
4 |
United Kingdom |
|
5 |
5 |
United States |
|
6 |
6 |
United States |
|
7 |
7 |
United States |
|
8 |
8 |
United Kingdom |
|
9 |
9 |
Switzerland |
|
=10 |
13 |
United States |
|
=10 |
10 |
United States |
In Asia, the top university is the National University of Singapore (NUS) in 24th place (up from 26th). Hong Kong, Mainland China and South Korea take five, four and four places in the top 200 respectively.
Overall, 289 Asian universities from 24 countries make the overall list of 980 institutions and an elite group of 19 are in the top 200, up from 15 last year.
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