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Sunway University

401–500th
World University Rankings 2025
201–300th
Impact Rankings 2024
=189th
Young University Rankings 2024
No.5 Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, Darul Ehsan, Selangor, 47500, Malaysia

About Sunway University

Sunway University is a member of the Sunway Education Group. It was originally established in 2004 as Sunway University College. In 2011 the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education granted it full university status and it became Sunway University.

The university is located in Sunway City, on the western side of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.

The university consists of six academic schools: arts, medical and life sciences, hospitality and service management, mathematical sciences, engineering and technology, and the Sunway University Business School. There is also the Centre for American Education and the Centre for English Language Studies.

There are a number of research centres and institutes at the university including the Centre for Commercial Law and Justice, Centre for Higher Education Research and the Research Centre for Biomedical Physics.

The university has developed partnerships with a number of higher education institutions around the world including Western Michigan University in the US and Lancaster University in the UK. These partnerships provide students with the opportunity to study abroad for a semester or two as part of the university’s academic exchange programme.

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Key statistics

  • 10.0
    No. of students per staff
    (1)
  • 18%
    Percentage of International Students
    (1)
  • 52 : 48
    Student Ratio of Females to Males
    (1)
  • 24%
    Proportion of ISR Publications
    (1)
  • 4,693
    Number of FTE Students
    (1)
Based on data collected for the (1) 2025 World University Rankings

Subjects taught at Sunway University

  • Engineering & technology

    • Chemical Engineering
    • Electrical & Electronic Engineering
  • Arts & humanities

    • Art, Performing Arts & Design
    • Architecture
  • Psychology

    • Psychology
  • Physical sciences

    • Geology, Environmental, Earth & Marine Sciences
    • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Social sciences

    • Sociology
    • Communication & Media Studies
  • Life sciences

    • Biological Sciences
  • Education

    • Education
  • Clinical, pre-clinical & health

    • Other Health
  • Computer science

    • Computer Science
  • Business & economics

    • Accounting & Finance
    • Economics & Econometrics
    • Business & Management