- Student-faculty ratios: 10.7
- Male to female ratio: 68 : 32
- School nature: Public
- Website: https://www.usm.my/index.php/en/
- Address: 11800 USM,Penang,Malaysia
- Phone: -
Founded in 1969, the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) – the second university to be established in the country – is one of Malaysia’s leading science universities. With a total of 30,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students, it is also one of the country’s largest. Courses at USM are offered in a number of scientific disciplines, including natural sciences, medical sciences, and building sciences and technology, along with courses in arts, humanities and education. Alongside the university’s three academic campuses, it also has 17 research centres dedicated to a range of specialisations, including archaeology, policy research and international studies. USM rejects the traditional university faculty system, opting instead for a ‘school’ system supported by a large array of extracurricular activities, which they believe offers students a more interdisciplinary and well-rounded experience, producing graduates that are multi-skilled. The university also advocates accessible education for all and, in 1971, introduced a School of Distance Learning for those in full time employment, offering bachelor programmes in Arts, Science, Social Science and Management. Other programmes aimed at widening participation include its ‘Bottom 40% Households’ initiative which supports economically disadvantaged students to access higher education. Student wellbeing is central to the university’s policies, and services provided for students include counselling and motivational guidance. Most of USM’s students opt to stay in the university’s student village, which provides halls of residence, or ‘hostels’ as they are commonly referred to in Malaysia, as well as a cultural hall and sports facilities with an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Other university facilities include a museum, a fine art gallery, a bookshop and a number of pavilions. USM’s main campus is located on Penang Island with another two branch campuses in Kelantan and Nibong Tebal.
- Total number of students 21,394
- Number of international students 2,735
- Total number of academic staff 1,909
- Number of international staff 220
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded 3,674
- Number of master's degrees awarded 1,334
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded 692
- Number of research only staff 111
- Number of new undergraduate students 3,466
- Number of new master's students 1,254
- Number of new doctoral students 831
- Global score 43.6
- Global research reputation #207
- Regional research reputation #44
- Publications #400
- Books #636
- Conferences #102
- Normalized citation impact #1,190
- Total citations #570
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #620
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #1,139
- International collaboration #898
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration #508
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #594
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #929
*The above data comes from: Official website of U.S.News
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10.7
No. of students per staff
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15%
Percentage of International Students
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68 : 32
Student Ratio of Females to Males
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20,908
Number of FTE Students
*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
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2016
601-800
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2017
601—800
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2018
601–800
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2019
601–800
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2020
601–800
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Asia University Rankings
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2016
141–150
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2017
151-160
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2018
=162
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2019
=150
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Young University Rankings
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2017
151-200
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2018
151–200
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2019
151–200
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Arts & humanities
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2019
251–300
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-
Clinical, pre-clinical & health
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2019
401–500
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-
Engineering & technology
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2018
401–500
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2019
501–600
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Life sciences
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2019
501–600
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Physical sciences
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2019
601–800
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-
Social sciences
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2019
401–500
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-
Business & Economics
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2019
301–400
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Computer Science
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2019
501–600
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Education
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2019
301–400
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Impact Rankings: Partnerships for the goals
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Peace, justice and strong institutions
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2019
=74
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Impact Rankings: Climate action
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2019
55
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Impact Rankings: Responsible consumption and production
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2019
=55
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Impact Rankings: Sustainable cities and communities
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2019
27
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Impact Rankings: Reducing inequalities
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2019
26
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Impact Rankings: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Decent work and economic growth
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2019
101–200
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Impact Rankings: Gender equality
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2019
75
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Impact Rankings: Quality education
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2019
2
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Impact Rankings: Good health and well-being for people
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2019
=67
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University Impact Ranking
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2019
49
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Emerging Economies
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2016
=112
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2017
=114
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2018
135
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2019
105
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*The above data comes from: Official website of TIMES
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#132 Agricultural Sciences
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- Agricultural Sciences global research reputation #112
- Agricultural Sciences regional research reputation #28
- Agricultural Sciences publications #172
- Agricultural Sciences normalized citation impact #159
- Agricultural Sciences total citations #179
- Agricultural Sciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #156
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #148
- Agricultural Sciences international collaboration #111
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration #103
- Agricultural Sciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #83
- Agricultural Sciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #41
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#288 Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score 53.1
- Chemistry global research reputation #119
- Chemistry regional research reputation #39
- Chemistry publications #173
- Chemistry normalized citation impact #856
- Chemistry total citations #341
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #370
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #799
- Chemistry international collaboration #549
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration #256
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #356
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #601
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#563 Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine global research reputation #310
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- Clinical Medicine publications #582
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact #760
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- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #798
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #895
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration #623
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration #344
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #709
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #759
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#156 Engineering
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- Engineering overall score 62.9
- Engineering global research reputation #143
- Engineering regional research reputation #44
- Engineering publications #189
- Engineering normalized citation impact #355
- Engineering total citations #202
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #218
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #412
- Engineering international collaboration #520
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration #261
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #71
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #60
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#166 Materials Science
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- Materials Science global research reputation #79
- Materials Science regional research reputation #24
- Materials Science publications #103
- Materials Science normalized citation impact #471
- Materials Science total citations #200
- Materials Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #203
- Materials Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #443
- Materials Science international collaboration #401
- Materials Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #271
- Materials Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #238
- Materials Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #348
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology overall score 37.7
- Pharmacology and Toxicology global research reputation #53
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology publications #140
- Pharmacology and Toxicology normalized citation impact #314
- Pharmacology and Toxicology total citations #277
- Pharmacology and Toxicology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #268
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #292
- Pharmacology and Toxicology international collaboration #69
- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of total publications with international collaboration #40
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- Pharmacology and Toxicology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #284
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#374 Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation #60
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation #5
- Plant and Animal Science publications #445
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact #442
- Plant and Animal Science total citations #491
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #451
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #403
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- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration #233
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- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #497
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#377 Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score 29.1
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation #163
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation #25
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications #453
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact #456
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations #483
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #511
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited #505
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration #218
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration #88
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #395
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited #330