# Universiti Putra Malaysia

- Location: Seri Kembangan, Malaysia
- Type: Public
- Founded: 1931
- Official website: http://www.upm.edu.my/
- CollegeStat profile: https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/universiti-putra-malaysia-cf17178b

## Summary

Universiti Putra Malaysia started in 1931 as a School of Agriculture in Serdang, Selangor. It became the Malayan College of Agriculture in 1947 and was raised to university status as Universiti Pertanian Malaysia (Agricultural University of Malaysia) in 1971. In 1997 it took its current name to reflect a wider range of subjects, though agriculture and related sciences remain central.

## Key facts

- rank: #138 (QS 2027) — https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx

## Sources

- [rank](https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx)
- [Official website](http://www.upm.edu.my/)
- [Reference](https://ror.org/02e91jd64)
- [History 1931/1947/1971/1997 and motto (student figures on page date from 2018, so left null)](https://www.upm.edu.my/about_us/facts_figures/fakta_angka-8289?L=en)
- [Cross-check: university status 1971](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universiti_Putra_Malaysia)

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