Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA)

601–800th
World University Rankings 2025
201–300th
Impact Rankings 2024
=146th
Young University Rankings 2024
Canseleri Tun Abdul Razak, Pekan, Pahang Darul Makmur, 26600, Malaysia

About Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA)

The Universiti Malaysia Pahang was established in 2002 and offers a variety of engineering and technology-based technical programmes. The main campus is located in Pekan and is home to four engineering faculties and the centre for modern languages.

There is a second campus situated in Gambang, just 30 km from Kuantan and strategically placed in the East Coast Industrial Belt of Peninsular Malaysia which is home to several multinational companies in the engineering industries. The Gambang campus is home to the faculty of civil engineering technology, chemical and process engineering technology, science and industrial technology, industrial management, as well as the Institute of Postgraduate Studies, and the centre of maths and human sciences.

Across both campuses, the university offers a range of programmes from undergraduate to postgraduate level. Online courses are also offered in selected programmes, such as research design development and research methodology.

The Universiti Malaysia Pahang offers study abroad programmes and global engagement partnerships for students. The university has a partnership with Hochschule Karlsruhe and Reutlingen University, offering German engineering dual degree programmes.

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Key statistics

  • 13.1
    No. of students per staff
    (1)
  • 8%
    Percentage of International Students
    (1)
  • 47 : 53
    Student Ratio of Females to Males
    (1)
  • 8,152
    Number of FTE Students
    (1)
  • 28%
    Proportion of ISR Publications
    (1)
Based on data collected for the (1) 2025 World University Rankings

Subjects taught at Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA)

  • Engineering & technology

    • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • General Engineering
  • Arts & humanities

    • Languages, Literature & Linguistics
  • Physical sciences

    • Geology, Environmental, Earth & Marine Sciences
    • Mathematics & Statistics
    • Chemistry
  • Business & economics

    • Business & Management
    • Accounting & Finance
  • Computer science

    • Computer Science