As one of the entities within the Sunway Education Group, Sunway University has rapidly grown into a leading brand name in Malaysia’s higher education sector, gaining a name for itself as a high-quality private, not-for-profit institution. Sunway University was established in 2004 as Sunway University College. The Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education upgraded it to full university status in January 2011, when it became Sunway University.
Our academic programmes include a broad range of diplomas, bachelors' degrees, masters' degrees, and doctoral degrees. We also offer some short courses. All of our programmes have been designed to meet industry needs and give optimal employment or further study opportunities. Many of our degree programmes also lead to degrees of Lancaster University, UK (please refer to the highlighted programmes). Some programmes also include preparation for the professional exams of certain professional bodies or exemptions from such exams for professional body recognition.
Our research enables us to contribute to the economic and social development of the nation and ensures that our academic staff keep abreast of the latest developments in their fields and also use their research to inform their teaching. We have a number of research collaborations with leading international universities including joint research centres. We welcome enquiries from researchers interested in joining us or collaborating with us, and also welcome applicants for research masters degrees or PhD study with our professors and research centres (see our Programmes page for details on our current masters and PhD programmes).
All our residences are designed using our mantra of Live, Learn and Lead. These core aspects translate to our residents, shaping them up for the challenges of life.
A multitude of accommodation options designed for convenience, comfort and function within touching distance of amenities.The Library serves Sunway University, Sunway College KL, Cordon Bleu within the Sunway Campus. It also provides services to staff and higher level students of Sunway International School. Reciprocal borrowing privileges to Monash University Malaysia Library are extended to registered staff and students.
Occupying 22 acres of prime land in Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya, the campus is fully equipped with academic, hostel and sports facilities and is amongst the largest and most modern private institutions in Malaysia.
Our campus comes complete with wireless access coverage (Wi-Fi) available 24-hours per day which covers classrooms, lecture halls, cafeteria, library, concourse and open areas that are conducive for student discussions, communications, eLearning and working on course assignments.Studyportals ranking look at the scores of the most used ranking systems and present you with one number of how well this University performs.
By Times Higher Education
Climbed 18 places compared to 2026
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | 301 | 283 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By TopUniversities
Climbed 56 places compared to 2026
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 539 | 410 | 354 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By U.S. News & World Report
Climbed 81 places compared to 2026
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 856 | 578 | 497 |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
By Shanghai Jiao Tong University
This university doesn’t have a ranking for 2027 yet. Rankings are updated yearly, so check back later for the latest info.
ARWU World University rankings is the first world university ranking. It ranks the world's top 1000 colleges and universities based on objective indicator. They look at the number of award-winning (Fields Medals and Nobel Prize) scientists who are located there, how much of their research is cited and referenced around the world, and how much they've contributed to different academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, ARWU ranks the universities accordingly.
| 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
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| - | 901 | - |
We don’t have enough recent ranking data to show a 3-year trend for this university.
Based on 25 reviews
Nice campus and have a diversity of students. It id always crowded and lively at all time. Academically is nice and great. Cleanliness is great but sometimes the washroom is a little dirty during peak hours. Food price ok lahhh
I am happy that I studied at Sunway University. For a long time I struggled in studies like slow handwriting and I am slow learner as well and so on. So Sunway University gave me extra support accomodations like extra time during my exam and I can do exams with my laptop. Most teachers were nice and I like the quality of education and the varieties of facilities are available in campus are awesome. For improvement well I want to student life to know if I legit study disabilities like dyslexia. But sadly they don't have the tool to do the assessment test for me. I was really disappointed and there is no clinical psychologist trainee at Sunway University that I can do session in cheap price. So I want to UCSI university at KL and did my assessment and so on but it took time me and traveling there was kinda hard. Furthermore it is very hard to make connections or friends at Sunway University, most of them Malaysian chinese and I noticed that they want to stick with their group and they dont like outsiders as I am international students and they always speak Mandarin. It creates division and feel left out for us. Also there is not so many international students, this create isolation for us and not so activities with classmates that we get chance to get to know each other and so on.
Sunway offered an exceptional, hands-on Biomedical Science program. The world-class laboratory facilities, supportive research mentors, and vibrant campus life made my time truly unforgettable. One area for potential improvement would be expanding automated equipment capacity during peak final-year research .
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