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Sunway University

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Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
401–500th in World University Rankings 2025
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institution

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 Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at Sunway University

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
52 F : 48 M (1)
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International student percentage
18% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
10 (1)
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Student total
4693 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at Sunway University

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Social Sciences401–500th

  • Sociology
  • Communication and Media Studies

Physical Sciences601–800th

  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Mathematics and Statistics

Computer Science601–800th

  • Computer Science

Business and Economics301–400th

  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Business and Management
  • Accounting and Finance