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In this report, we present our humble achievements since inception until 2025 of our aspirations to champion awareness and access to scholarship opportunities and maximise savings for higher education.
Opening Doors To Higher Education
For many Malaysian families, the prospect of a university education comes with a quiet, persistent anxiety — the cost. Tuition fees, living expenses, and the weight of opportunity forgone add up to a burden that falls hardest on those least equipped to carry it.
Since our founding, Uni Enrol has set out to change that. Through a rigorous, technology-driven approach to scholarship matching, the platform has connected thousands of students with funding that might otherwise have been missed or out of reach.
This report analyses 5,667 students who were matched with either partial or full scholarship through Uni Enrol’s platform and services since our inception in 2018 until 2025. Together, they secured a combined RM 84.6 million in scholarship value.
We estimate that our students have saved an average of 33.5% on their full course fees. Behind every one of these figures is a student whose educational path was shaped, in part, by a scholarship that found its way to them.
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Sustained Growth: Annual Scholarships Secured
Annual Scholarship Secured (2018 – 2025):
We’re proud to say that Uni Enrol’s scholarship matching has scaled at an encouraging pace. The programme began in 2018 with 90 matched students — a modest but meaningful start.
By 2023, the number of students matched and secured some form of scholarship had grown to 1,170 students, with a record RM 17.2 million matched in that single year. The 2024 and 2025 cohorts maintained momentum with over 1,160 students each year, and RM 14.3 million and RM 15.5 million matched, respectively.
The average percentage savings (scholarship value in relation to total fees) across the years ranged between 29% and 37%, with 2023 being the strongest year at 36.2%.
Scholarships Secured By Household Income
Students Matched By Family Income:
A scholarship programme’s true impact lies not in its headline total, but in whose lives it actually changes. Uni Enrol’s data on household income reveals a consistent commitment to students from lower-income backgrounds.
Of the 5,667 students matched with a scholarship until end of 2025, 838 students (14.8%) declared a combined household income of below RM 5,000 per month — placing them within Malaysia’s B40 bracket.
Widening the threshold to below RM 8,000 brings the number to 1,580 students — 27.9% of all matched recipients. Roughly one in four scholarship recipients came from a lower to lower-middle income household.
Note that these are only students who declared. So there could have been more families with income below RM5,000 per month that benefited from our platform service.
Nationwide Reach: Scholarships By State
Capital City vs Non-Capital by State (Matched Students ≤ 2025):
| State | Total | Capital City | Non-Capital | % From Capital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selangor | 1,662 | 175 | 1,487 | 10.5% |
| Johor | 768 | 185 | 583 | 24.1% |
| WP KL | 589 | 529 | 60 | 89.8% |
| Sarawak | 531 | 218 | 313 | 41.0% |
| Pulau Pinang | 469 | 93 | 376 | 19.8% |
| Perak | 412 | 126 | 286 | 30.6% |
| Sabah | 296 | 112 | 184 | 37.8% |
| Negeri Sembilan | 210 | 120 | 90 | 57.1% |
| Kedah | 190 | 54 | 136 | 28.4% |
| Melaka | 179 | 95 | 84 | 53.1% |
| Pahang | 173 | 62 | 111 | 35.8% |
| Kelantan | 90 | 37 | 53 | 41.1% |
| Terengganu | 33 | 14 | 19 | 42.4% |
| Perlis | 23 | 10 | 13 | 43.5% |
| Total (excl. Intl) | 5,645 | 1,849 | 3,796 | 32.8% |
One of Uni Enrol’s most significant achievements is the geographic breadth of its scholarship matching. The initiative does not simply serve students in major cities. It reaches meaningfully into smaller towns, districts, and East Malaysian communities that are often underserved by traditional educational resources.
All 16 Malaysian states and federal territories are represented among the matched students until end of 2025. Selangor leads with 1,662 students, followed by Johor (768) and WP Kuala Lumpur (589).
East Malaysia makes a strong showing, with Sarawak (531) and Sabah (296) jointly accounting for nearly 15% of all recipients — a figure that reflects our commitment to reaching students in Borneo and small towns who may have limited access to scholarship information through conventional channels.
The capital city vs non-capital split is particularly revealing. Of students with a traceable Malaysian state address, 1,849 (32.8%) hailed from their state’s capital city, whilst 3,796 (67.2%) came from non-capital towns.
More than two-thirds of recipients are from places like Batu Pahat, Taiping, Sibu, Tawau, and Alor Setar — communities where scholarship awareness is often limited and where the value of a matching platform is greatest.
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Student Focus: Scholarships By Study Level
Scholarship Value by Study Level:
The distribution of scholarship value across study levels reveals where student demand is strongest and where financial need tends to be most acute.
Degree courses command the largest share at RM 39.0 million — 46.1% of all scholarship value, reflecting the high cost of undergraduate study and the large number of students pursuing degree qualifications.
Foundation courses rank second at RM 20.0 million (23.6%). This is a particularly significant figure: funding at the pre-university foundation stage is often overlooked, yet it is precisely here that financial barriers can prevent students from ever progressing to degree level.
Diploma courses account for RM 15.7 million (18.6%), serving students who are taking a more measured, vocational path toward a full qualification.
Diversity Of Support: Scholarships By Type
Distribution By Scholarship Type:
The breadth and effectiveness of Uni Enrol’s matching stems, in no small part, from the range of scholarship types it has cultivated. Rather than relying on a single funding category, the platform has built an ecosystem that meets students where they are — whether that means recognising academic excellence, addressing financial hardship, or connecting students with corporate partners investing in future talent.
Merit scholarships are the backbone of the successful matches, accounting for RM 49.7 million — 64.9% of all scholarship value. This underlines both the academic calibre of students engaging with the platform and the appetite among institutions to reward excellence.
The remainder of the portfolio reflects important diversity:
- Corporate scholarships (RM 8.8M, 11.6%) bring industry partners who are investing in the talent they wish to hire;
- Financial aid scholarships (RM 5.0M, 6.5%) serve students whose primary qualification is need; and
- Deal scholarships (RM 4.0M, 5.2%) reflect Uni Enrol’s ability to negotiate funded pathways with partner institutions directly.
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About the Author:
Ken Hoong is the co-founder of Uni Enrol and a contributing writer. Drawing on his close work with Uni Enrol’s counsellors, he brings keen insight into Malaysia’s evolving private higher education landscape and the shifting preferences of students in learning and career choices.
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