Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (abbreviated as UTAR) is a non-profit private research university in Malaysia. It is ranked top 100 in the Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2018 and top 600 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021, placing it overall 2nd in Malaysia only after University of Malaya.

UTAR is one of the Premier Digital Tech Universities that are recognized by Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC), focus on providing students with first-class theoretical and practical training to meet the nation's digital economy demands, and first Malaysian institution become part of Alibaba Cloud Academic Alliances. UTAR also awarded MBOT Supportive University/College Award by Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT), for giving support to MBOT through membership application drive for staff and programme accreditation by MBOT. UTAR also won the Most Attractive Graduate Employers To Work For in 2021 by Graduates' Choice Award (GCA), Third (Education Category) at Malaysia's 100 Leading Graduate Employers Awards 2020 and CIMA Prize-Winner Excellence Award 2020 Regional Bronze (Asia Pacific) by Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).

UTAR was established in June 2002 through the UTAR Education Foundation, a non-for-profit organisation, and a total of 411 students is enrolled in June 2002 for its first intake. As of 2016, the university has grown to an enrolment of 20,490 students. At the start, the university offered only eight honours degree programmes but now offers more than 110 programmes, including foundation, undergraduate as well as postgraduate degree programmes.

As of today, UTAR have 9 faculties, 3 academic institutes, 3 academic centres, 32 research centres, 242 university partners and 162 industry partners.

The university has two campuses, the award-winning Kampar campus in the state of Perak and one in Sungai Long located within the Klang Valley in the state of Selangor. The university once maintained campuses in Petaling Jaya and Kuala Lumpur, but in June 2015 these were consolidated with the Sungai Long campus.

The university also has had extensive academic partnerships with international universities in United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Russia, Singapore, Indonesia, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Spain, Poland, etc.