Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Serdang, Malaysia
- 1931
- Founded
- #148
- Global Rank
- 28,500+
- Total Students
- 18%
- International Students
- 68
- Programs
About Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) is one of Malaysia's leading premier Public Research Universities (RU), ranked #148 globally in the QS World University Rankings 2025/2026 and #25 in Asia. Tracing its heritage back to the establishment of the School of Agriculture in 1931, UPM attained full university charter in 1971 and has grown into a world-renowned multi-disciplinary powerhouse renowned for agriculture, forestry, veterinary medicine, biotechnology, engineering, tropical biology, and medicine. Spanning an expansive 1,245-hectare (over 3,000-acre) main campus in Serdang, Selangor, a sprawling 714-hectare Borneo branch campus in Bintulu, Sarawak, and the dedicated Hospital Pengajar UPM (HPUPM) tertiary teaching medical enclave, UPM offers over 350 undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes across 16 Faculties and 9 Research Institutes. UPM educates more than 28,000 students including over 5,000 international scholars representing 80+ nations, and is internationally accredited by MQA, the Board of Engineers Malaysia (Washington Accord), the Malaysian Medical Council (MMC), the Malaysian Veterinary Council (MVC), and AACSB for its School of Business and Economics.
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RM 10,000 – RM 24,000 / yr (Agriculture, Sciences, Engineering, Arts & Business); RM 35,000 – RM 110,000 / yr (Veterinary Medicine & Human Medicine)Fees vary by course and degree level.
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Serdang, Malaysia
Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) is located in Serdang, Malaysia.
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