马来西亚以国家教育为主体，公立教育与私立教育并存。马来西亚现有15所公立大学,这些公立大学一般不招收国外自费留学生。
马来西亚的私立院校一般采用引进西方高等学校课程，开设学分转移和双联课程，以招收本国学生为主，同时也招收外国学生，部分学校以招收中国学生为主。一些国家的高等院校在马来西亚开办的分校也属于马来西亚私立院校的一种类型。
马来西亚政府规定，持有留学签证的学生不能打工。
二、名单
公立大学
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia（National University of Malaysia）
Universiti Malaya (University of Malaya)
Universiti Putra Malaysia（Putra University，Malaysia）
Universiti Sains Malaysia (University of Science, Malaysia)
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (Technological University of Malaysia)
Universiti Utara Malaysia(Northern University of Malaysia)
Universiti Malaysia Sabah(University of Malaysia Sabah)
国外高等院校在马来西亚分校
Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus Malaysia
Monash University Malaysia Campus
The University of Nottingham in Malaysia
马来西亚私立院校
APIIT Technology Park Malaysia
Binary University College of Management And Entrepreneurship
Han Chiang College
Help University College
Informatics College Malaysia
Institut Putra
Institut Teknologi Pertama
International Graduate Studies College
International University College of Technology Twintech
INTI College Malaysia
INTI College Sarawak
INTI College Subang Jaya
INTI International College Penang
Kemayan Advance Tertiary College
Kolej Bandar Utama
Kolej Damansara Utama (Petaling Jaya)
KDU College (Pulau Pinang)
Kolej Disted-Stamford
Kolej Tafe Seremban
Kuala Lumpur Infrastructure University College
Limkokwing College University of Creative Technology
Linton College
Mantissa College
Multimedia University Cyberjaya Campus
Nilai International College
Prime College
Ranger College
Sepang Institute of Technology
Southern College
Stamford College
Sunway University College
Swinburne Sarawak Institute of Technology
Systematic College Kuala Lumpur
Systematic College Penang
Systematic College Petaling Jaya
Taylor’s College, Subang Jaya
Taylor’s College, School of Hospitality and Tourism
TPM-Academy
Unity College International (Sarawak)
University College Sedaya International
