That depends highly on the type of ranking and what mechanisms these rankings are based on.

Unfortunately - your local university tier list has no discernable ranking mechanism and is based only on your perception and hear-say. So it is not probably the best guide for prospective students.

And also unfortunately, your Rule no. 1 is also seriously flawed! Ranking is only part of the picture. Remember, many years ago some of your poorly ranked candidates were featured in Asia's Top Universities. You also forget specialist schools as well. For example, would you go to a highly ranked university in Malaysia for animation or go to the One Academy (which is not a ranked university at all)?

Anyway - my advise regarding MMU and APU is this - it depends on what type of university experience you are looking at. Both these institutions provide similar quality but totally different methods of delivery/lecture styles and campus/student experience.

I've never been to either of the universities you mentioned. So, while my suggestions may not be the best, I'll say a few words.

It may be difficult to determine which qualification from both universities will earn you a higher salary and make you more desirable to employers in this country.

But the fact is, MMU has a good ranking in the QS World University Ranking 2022 and the QS Asia University Ranking 2022, whereas APU is not listed.

Based on the QS ranking (which is reputation-based ranking methodology), I believe MMU is preferable, but I could be wrong.

However, this does not imply that if you graduate from APU, you will lose to those who graduated from MMU. This is because people do not place a high value on university rankings in society. Instead, your interview impression and degree level are more important. Then it is your performance at work that is most important. But, of course, the higher the quality of students who graduate from a specific university, the higher the university's ranking in the QS ranking should be.

I hope you get better advice from someone else. I wish you the best of luck in the future.

I'd say you cant do wrong with either option. So I guess you gotta look into their course structure and see which suit you the most.

other things to consider are the costs and campus location.