There are 3 Public Colleges in Sabah

There are 14 Private Colleges in Sabah

There is no Private University in Sabah

Sabah has 1 Private University College

There is 1 Public University in Sabah

Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) is the only university in Sabah. UMS is a public tertiary educational institution established in 1994. It is the 9th university in Malaysia and stands in a 999-acre plot of land at Sepanggar Bay.
The university is divided into schools of :
1 - social sciences,
2 - psychology and social work,
3 - science and technology,
4 - engineering and information technology,
5 - food science and nutrition,
6 - international tropical forestry,
7 - business and economics,
8 - education and social development,
9 - art studies,
10 - medicine,
11 - sustainable agriculture.

UMS encourages the application of international students in the university by providing various support services :
1 - assistance in the university and student-visa applications,
2 - administrative advices, and
3 - a full orientation of the university and its facilities.

Communication will often not pose as a problem as English is used as a second language in Malaysia.
 

• Ministry of Education
• Education Department, Sabah
• List of online bookstores
• Insight Sabah