| Subject | QS | THE | ARWU | U.S. News |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymer Science | — | — | — | #16 |
| Environmental Science | #115 | — | #401-500 | #23 |
| Textile Science & Engineering | — | — | #26 | — |
| Petroleum Engineering | #36 | — | — | — |
| Civil Engineering | #51-100 | — | #201-300 | #49 |
| Architecture | #50 | — | — | — |
| Mining & Mineral Engineering | #51-100 | — | — | — |
| Water Resources | — | — | #201-300 | #52 |
| Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering | #117 | — | #301-400 | #61 |
| Chemical Engineering | #83 | — | #201-300 | #75 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | #77 | — | — | #243 |
| Engineering & Technology | #86 | #251-300 | — | #81 |
| Energy Science & Engineering | — | — | #301-400 | #100 |
| Artificial Intelligence | #101-200 | — | — | #218 |
| Materials Science | #113 | — | — | #271 |
| Computer Science | #130 | #301-400 | — | #223 |
| Chemistry | #184 | — | — | #143 |
| Mathematics | #151-200 | — | — | — |
| Education | #151-200 | #176-200 | #401-500 | — |
| Business & Economics | — | #176-200 | — | — |
| Natural / Physical Sciences | #197 | #301-400 | — | — |
| English Language & Literature | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Accounting & Finance | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Business & Management | #201-250 | — | — | — |
| Automation & Control | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Metallurgical Engineering | — | — | #201-300 | — |
| Social Sciences & Management | #209 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Earth & Geosciences | — | — | — | #222 |
| Biotechnology | — | — | — | #242 |
| Agriculture & Forestry | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Physics & Astronomy | #251-300 | — | — | — |
| Arts & Humanities | #257 | #301-400 | — | — |
| Linguistics | #301-350 | — | — | — |
| Biological Sciences | #351-400 | — | — | #483 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | #451-500 | #401-500 | — | — |
| Medicine / Clinical | #601-650 | — | — | — |
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia ranks #153 in QS 2026, #450 in THE 2026 and #376 in U.S. News 2026. Its consensus position across the major rankings is #240 globally.
QS weights employer reputation and international metrics more heavily; THE places more weight on research influence and teaching environment. Differences of this size between the two systems are common — see our methodology comparison.