Sunway University Rankings 2026

Sunway University Overall Rankings 2026

Across five global ranking bodies, Sunway University’s overall position clusters in the #300 to #600 range globally and inside the top six within Malaysia. QS gives Sunway its highest position; ARWU is the only list where it appears as the sole private Malaysian university.

QS rates Sunway about 200 places higher than CD or U.S. News, a spread that tells Indian applicants Sunway scores stronger on QS’s employer-reputation measures than on research-intensive ones. The ARWU listing matters separately, Sunway is the only private Malaysian university to ever appear in this research-driven list.

Key insight: Across five bodies, Sunway always sits inside Malaysia’s top six, never below #600 globally. That stability is a stronger applicant signal than any single number.

Sunway University Rankings: Bottom Line for Indian Students

For an Indian applicant, three rank signals matter at Sunway University: its Hospitality subject rank (#51-100, the strongest), its QS Asia regional position (#55, ahead of IIT Bombay), and the 205-place gap between its QS world rank (#354) and its CD rank (#559).

For a Hospitality, MBA, Marketing or Computing applicant, Sunway University’s subject and regional ranks beat the headline world rank.

Sunway University QS World University Rankings 2027

In QS World University Rankings 2027, Sunway University is ranked #354 globally. This is the strongest QS result Sunway has ever held and continues a five-year climb from the #601-650 band in 2023.

Sunway’s QS rank has climbed steadily for five straight editions, the largest single-year jump came between QS 2025 and QS 2026 when the university cleared the global top 500.

Across the five-year window Sunway has gained roughly 250 positions, an average of 50 places per edition. For an Indian student starting a four-year undergraduate programme now, the climb means the degree will likely carry a stronger QS rank at graduation than it did at admission, a tangible boost to the credential’s resale value on the global job market.

Key insight: Sunway University’s QS 2027 rank of #354 places it inside the QS top 25% globally, a band Indian recruiters increasingly treat as equivalent to top-tier private universities at home.

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Collegedunia Study Abroad Rankings of Sunway University

Collegedunia Study Abroad ranks Sunway University #559 globally and #6 in Malaysia in its 2026 edition. Two of the university’s subject areas, Engineering and Medicine, carry separate category ranks on the same list.

The Engineering rank (#230) sits 54 places ahead of Medicine (#284), so applied disciplines lead pure-science ones on the CD list as well as on QS. The Malaysia rank of #6 of 14 keeps Sunway inside the country’s top-half private and public mix.

Sunway University Times Higher Education (THE) Rankings

In Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, Sunway University moved into the 301-350 band globally, a jump from the 401-500 band the year before. This is the strongest THE result Sunway has ever recorded.

The university has climbed two THE bands in two editions, an unusually steep movement for a university already inside the top 600.

The two-band climb in two years reflects gains in Research Quality, where Sunway now sits at #111 globally on THE’s own indicator. For an Indian applicant comparing Malaysia options, the jump narrows the gap between Sunway and Universiti Malaya, the country’s historic THE leader.

Key insight: A 300-place THE climb in two editions is rare. Indian applicants joining now will graduate with a credential that has been re-rated upward twice during the degree.

Sunway University Other Global Rankings

Sunway University has limited multi-year data on U.S. News and Shanghai ARWU, so both are consolidated below. Both lists confirm Sunway as the sole private Malaysian university to feature.

Sunway is the only private Malaysian university in ARWU 2024, a list that historically favours research output and citation counts. Its presence at all is the more important signal for Indian research-track applicants than the specific band.

Sunway University Subject Rankings

Sunway University is officially ranked in 10 subjects on QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 and in 9 subjects on THE Subject Rankings 2026. Hospitality is the standout in both lists.

Sunway University QS Subject Rankings 2025

QS recognises Sunway in 10 subject areas in 2025, two broad and eight narrow. The Hospitality result is the top-line achievement.

Hospitality leads the list by 150 bands. The next four subjects (Art and Design through Business and Management) cluster in the #200 to #500 range, a tight band that signals consistent strength across creative and commerce disciplines.

Sunway University THE Subject Rankings 2026

THE rates nine Sunway University subjects in 2026. Business and Economics leads, with Education, Engineering and Psychology tied in the second tier.

The 150-band gap between Business and Economics (#151-175) and the three Medical/Health/Computer Science/Life Sciences subjects (#301-400) mirrors the QS pattern: applied and commerce disciplines outrank research-heavy ones at Sunway.

India-relevance: An Indian student in Business, Hospitality or Education enrols in a subject Sunway ranks among its strongest. A Medicine or Computer Science applicant enrols in a discipline Sunway ranks in its lower tier, useful context when comparing against an Indian alternative.

Sunway University Regional Rankings

Sunway University appears in three regional and impact lists: QS Asia, THE Asia and THE Impact. Its 2026 regional positions are the strongest on record.

Sunway University QS Asia University Rankings

On QS Asia, Sunway has climbed from #103 in 2024 to #55 in 2026, a 48-place gain over two editions.

Sunway’s QS Asia climb (48 places in two editions) is faster than its world-rank climb across the same period. The 2026 position places Sunway 16 places above IIT Bombay (#71 in QS Asia 2026), a direct peer comparison Indian applicants can act on.

Sunway University THE Asia University Rankings

THE Asia mirrors the QS Asia climb. Sunway moved from #141 in 2025 to #84 in 2026, a 57-place jump in a single edition.

A 57-place jump in one edition is the steepest single-year movement in Sunway’s ranking history on any list. Indian applicants enrolling in 2026 join a university that has just broken into Asia’s top 100 on THE.

Sunway University THE Impact Rankings 2025

Sunway University ranks #81 globally out of 2,318 universities in THE Impact Rankings 2025, the list that scores universities against the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Six SDGs sit inside the global top 100.

Two SDGs sit inside the global top 25 (Decent Work #20 and Partnership for the Goals #22). For Indian applicants focused on sustainability, climate or development-economics careers, the THE Impact score is the most relevant Sunway credential after the QS Hospitality result.

Sunway University Rankings: Indian Student Outlook

For Indian applicants, Sunway University’s rank story has three clear signals: a top-100 global subject (Hospitality), a top-5 ASEAN regional position (#55 QS Asia, ahead of IIT Bombay), and a five-year QS world climb of roughly 250 places.

The programmes Indian students most commonly choose at Sunway map directly onto the university’s strongest subject ranks:

• Bachelor of Science (Honours) in International Hospitality Management: backed by Sunway’s #51-100 QS Hospitality and Leisure Management rank, the single strongest subject credential on offer.
• Master of Business Administration (MBA): aligns with QS Business and Management Studies #451-500 and THE Business and Economics #151-175; Sunway’s MBA also holds Malaysia’s Eduniversal #1 in general management.
• Bachelor of Information Systems (Data Analytics) and BSc Computer Science: tied to THE Computer Science #301-400, popular among Indian STEM applicants looking for an English-medium Asia option.
• Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronic) and Software Engineering: THE Engineering #176-200 and QS Electrical & Electronic Engineering #501-550.
• BSc (Honours) Marketing and Business Analytics: backed by Sunway’s #151-175 THE Business and Economics result and QS Accounting & Finance #301-375.