#265
QS World Rank
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UCSI University
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPrivate
15,000
Students
3,000
International
1986
Founded
About UCSI
A private university in Kuala Lumpur with a distinctive strength in music, medicine and architecture, UCSI is known for its co-operative placement model that embeds students in industry from early in their degree. With one of the most internationally diverse student bodies in Malaysia — over 110 nationalities — it offers a genuinely global campus in the capital. Its conservatory of music and pharmacy programmes are particularly well regarded across the region.
01Available programmes
Available programmes
Search the degrees we place students into — grouped by field. Counts show how many programmes we actively support.
Classical MusicContemporary MusicMusic Performance
Medicine (MBBS)PharmacyNursing
ArchitectureQuantity Surveying
Business AdministrationAccounting & FinanceLogistics Management
MechatronicsElectrical & Electronic
02Admission
Admission
Typical entry requirements. We confirm exact cut-offs per programme on your free call.
BachelorUndergraduate
IELTS5.5+
TOEFL70+
Duolingo95+
PTE Academic51+
MasterPostgraduate
IELTS6.0+
TOEFL80+
Duolingo105+
English not enough yet? Not a problem
Study English right at the university
If your English doesn't meet the entry requirement yet, you don't need to spend a year improving it at home first. This university teaches English on campus — you study the language here, then move straight into your degree.
01
Apply without IELTS
No test score needed to begin — you join the English course at your current level.
02
English course on campus
Intensive English at the university itself, while you're already living student life here.
03
Straight into your degree
Once your English is ready, you pass IELTS or an equivalent exam (IELTS 5.5+) — and enter your degree.
03Students & Staff
Students & Staff
15,000
Total students
3,000
International students
16:1
Student–faculty ratio
1,000
Academic staff
7
Faculties
110+
Nationalities
04Cost of living
Cost of living
A realistic yearly budget for a Central Asian student, in USD. Outside Kuala Lumpur, expect to spend less.
Total per year · excl. tuition
$5,820Approx. / year · USD
Accommodation$2,800
Food$1,900
Transport$500
Utilities$620
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