All the private institute of higher learning come under the Private Higher Educational Institutions Act 1996. This act allows private university and university colleges to provide tertiary education and to confer their own degree. Below is a list of private universities and university colleges in Malaysia:
- AIMST University
- Asia e University
- Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation
- Bricksfield Asia College
- Berjaya University College of Hospitality
- Binary University College of Management and Entrepreneurship
- Curtin University of Technology
- Cyberjaya University College of Medical Sciences
- HELP University
- International Centre for Education in Islamic Finance
- International Medical University
- International University College Of Technology Twintech
- INTI University
- Insaniah University College
- Industrial University of Selangor
- KBU University College
- KDU University College
- Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan University
- Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur
- Linton University College
- Lincoln University College
- Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
- Mantissa College
- Multimedia University
- Melaka Manipal Medical College
- Malaysia Theological Seminary
- Malaysia University of Science and Technology
- Management and Science University
- Monash University
- Nilai University
- Open University Malaysia
- Penang Medical College
- Petronas University of Technology
- Putra Intelek International College
- Swinburne University of Technology
- Selangor International Islamic University College
- Sunway University
- SEGI University
- Taylor’s University
- Tun Abdul Razak University
- TATI University College
- Tunku Abdul Rahman University
- Twintech University College of Technology
- UCSI University
- University of Kuala Lumpur
- University of Nottingham
- Wawasan Open University