Universiti Putra Malaysia
Serdang (Selangor), Malaysia — www.upm.edu.my
- QS Ranking
- #270
- Founded
- 1931
- Type
- Public Research University (Comprehensive)
- Students
- 30,000+
- Acceptance Rate
- ~40%
- Founded
- 1931 (Malaysia's oldest agriculture university)
- QS Rank
- #270 (2025)
- Campus
- 1,200 ha — tropical forest, farms, botanical garden
- Value
- World-class education for <$10,000/year tuition
Overview
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), founded in 1931 (as the School of Agriculture Malaya), is Malaysia's leading agricultural and life sciences university and ranked #270 in QS 2025. UPM's origins as an agricultural college evolved into a comprehensive research university where agriculture and related sciences (food science, environmental science, forestry, veterinary medicine) remain the strongest programs globally. UPM is one of only five Malaysian universities with the prestigious 'Research University' (RU) status from the Malaysian government. Its 1,200-hectare campus in Serdang — about 25 km south of Kuala Lumpur — is one of the most beautiful in Southeast Asia, with tropical gardens, experimental farms, a natural forest reserve, and the Taman Pertanian Malaysia (Malaysian Agricultural Park) on campus.
Admission Process
Apply through UPMOnline portal. International applications: international.upm.edu.my. IELTS 6.0+/TOEFL 80+. English-language programs widely available. Intake: July and January. Postgraduate applications year-round.
Programs at Universiti Putra Malaysia
- MSc Computer Science (Master's) — 20,000 MYR/year
- Master of Business Administration (Master's) — 35,000 MYR/year
- MSc Data Science & AI (Master's) — 50,000 MYR/year
- Bachelor of Engineering (Computer Engineering) (Bachelor's) — 70,000 MYR/year
- Master of Science in Engineering (Master's) — 20,000 MYR/year
- PhD in Natural Sciences (PhD) — 35,000 MYR/year
- BSc Computer Science (Bachelor's) — 18,000 MYR/year
- BSc Business Administration (Bachelor's) — 25,000 MYR/year
- BSc Economics (Bachelor's) — 35,000 MYR/year
- BA International Relations (Bachelor's) — 50,000 MYR/year
- BSc Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's) — 70,000 MYR/year
- BSc Civil Engineering (Bachelor's) — 18,000 MYR/year
- BSc Electrical Engineering (Bachelor's) — 25,000 MYR/year
- Executive MBA (MBA) — 35,630 MYR/year
- MA Education (Master's) — 34,050 MYR/year
- MSc Psychology (Master's) — 37,912 MYR/year