Universiti Putra Malaysia

Serdang, Malaysia

Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), founded in 1931 as the School of Agriculture and granted full university status in 1971, is one of Malaysia's premier research universities, based in Serdang, Selangor. Renamed UPM in 1997, it remains globally renowned for agriculture, forestry and veterinary medicine, while its 15 faculties and 11 institutes now span engineering, science, medicine, economics, human ecology and communication. UPM is home to Putra Science Park, one of Malaysia's leading technology and innovation hubs. With around 27,000 students, it consistently ranks among Malaysia's top five universities and the world's top 150.

Key facts

• Country: Malaysia
• City: Serdang
• Founded: 1931
• Students: 27,000
• Global ranking: #127
• Acceptance rate: 40%
• Tuition: €2,800–€12,000 per year
• Average living cost: €380/month
• Application deadline: 2026-09-01
• Languages of instruction: English, Malay

Programs

• Communication (Bachelor, Communication) — €4,000/yr , 3 years
• MSc Communication (Master, Communication) — €4,900/yr , 1 years
• MEd Education (Master, Education) — €4,800/yr , 1 years
• Agricultural Science (Bachelor, Agriculture) — €4,200/yr , 4 years
• Food Science and Technology (Bachelor, Food Science) — €4,300/yr , 4 years
• Forestry (Bachelor, Forestry) — €4,200/yr , 4 years
• Veterinary Medicine (Bachelor, Veterinary Medicine) — €9,200/yr , 5 years
• Animal Science (Bachelor, Animal Science) — €4,200/yr , 4 years
• Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor, Mechanical Engineering) — €4,800/yr , 4 years
• Civil Engineering (Bachelor, Civil Engineering) — €4,800/yr , 4 years
• Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Bachelor, Electrical Engineering) — €4,800/yr , 4 years
• Chemical Engineering (Bachelor, Chemical Engineering) — €4,800/yr , 4 years
• Biological and Agricultural Engineering (Bachelor, Agricultural Engineering) — €4,700/yr , 4 years
• Computer Science (Bachelor, Computer Science) — €4,700/yr , 4 years
• Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence (Bachelor, Artificial Intelligence) — €4,900/yr , 4 years
• Software Engineering (Bachelor, Software Engineering) — €4,700/yr , 4 years
• Data Science (Bachelor, Data Science) — €4,900/yr , 4 years
• Physics (Bachelor, Physics) — €3,900/yr , 3 years
• Chemistry (Bachelor, Chemistry) — €3,900/yr , 3 years
• Mathematics (Bachelor, Mathematics) — €3,700/yr , 3 years
• Biology (Bachelor, Biology) — €4,000/yr , 3 years
• Biotechnology (Bachelor, Biotechnology) — €4,600/yr , 4 years
• Environmental Science (Bachelor, Environmental Science) — €4,100/yr , 4 years
• Human Development (Bachelor, Human Development) — €3,800/yr , 3 years
• Business Administration (Bachelor, Business Administration) — €4,200/yr , 3 years
• Accounting (Bachelor, Accounting) — €4,200/yr , 3 years
• Finance (Bachelor, Finance) — €4,300/yr , 3 years
• Economics (Bachelor, Economics) — €4,100/yr , 3 years
• Agribusiness (Bachelor, Agribusiness) — €4,300/yr , 4 years
• Marketing (Bachelor, Marketing) — €4,100/yr , 3 years
• Law (Bachelor, Law) — €4,400/yr , 4 years
• Educational Studies (Bachelor, Education) — €3,900/yr , 4 years
• Psychology (Bachelor, Psychology) — €4,100/yr , 3 years
• Biomedical Sciences (Bachelor, Biomedical Sciences) — €4,900/yr , 3 years
• Nursing (Bachelor, Nursing) — €4,300/yr , 4 years
• Medicine (Bachelor, Medicine) — €9,500/yr , 5 years
• MSc Artificial Intelligence (Master, Artificial Intelligence) — €5,400/yr , 1 years
• MSc Data Science (Master, Data Science) — €5,400/yr , 1 years
• MSc Agricultural Science (Master, Agriculture) — €4,800/yr , 1 years
• MSc Food Science (Master, Food Science) — €4,900/yr , 1 years
• MSc Forestry (Master, Forestry) — €4,800/yr , 1 years
• Master of Veterinary Science (Master, Veterinary Science) — €7,500/yr , 2 years
• MSc Biotechnology (Master, Biotechnology) — €5,100/yr , 1 years
• MSc Mechanical Engineering (Master, Mechanical Engineering) — €5,300/yr , 1 years
• MSc Civil Engineering (Master, Civil Engineering) — €5,300/yr , 1 years
• MSc Environmental Science (Master, Environmental Science) — €5,000/yr , 1 years
• Master of Business Administration (MBA) (Master, Business Administration) — €12,000/yr , 1 years
• MSc Finance (Master, Finance) — €5,800/yr , 1 years
• MSc Management (Master, Management) — €5,600/yr , 1 years
• MSc Agribusiness (Master, Agribusiness) — €5,200/yr , 1 years