KUALA LUMPUR: UCSI University made the top 500 for eight subjects in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2025 exercise, improving 60% from last year.

Widely recognised as one of Asia¡¯s best universities for music, UCSI led the way again in Performing Arts, making a 10-spot climb to place 32nd in the world.

UCSI is ranked in the top 100 for Hospitality and Leisure Management. Other notable rankings include Art and Design (top 150); Petroleum Engineering (top 150); Business and Management Studies (top 250); and Medicine (top 600).

UCSI is also ranked for the first time in Chemical Engineering (top 450); Electrical and Electronic Engineering (top 500); and Computer Science and Information Systems (top 500).

¡°I¡¯m encouraged to note that UCSI is making good progress, particularly in science-based subjects that are crucial in the 4IR,¡± said UCSI vice-chancellor Prof Emerita Datuk Dr Siti Hamisah Tapsir.

¡°I would like to thank all UCSI students, staff, industry partners and stakeholders for their continuous efforts. This encouraging result would not be possible without them.

¡°We want to be at the forefront of knowledge and innovation and we will do more in the areas of research, industry partnership and community engagement.¡±

In broad subject rankings, UCSI is ranked 78th for Arts and Humanities, 132nd for Social Sciences and Management and 223rd for Engineering and Technology.

Classified in the world¡¯s top 1% in the QS World University Rankings 2025 by its top 265 ranking, UCSI is one of Asia¡¯s foremost private universities.