<![CDATA[Decision support system (DSS) is a computer-based system used to support data analysis and decision modeling, with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of decisions taken. In this research, SPK is needed to determine Outstanding Students. Through this research, it is hoped that the selection process for outstanding students can be optimized by choosing the evaluation method that best suits the student's characteristics and institutional goals. The results of this research also have the potential to improve the quality of graduates by providing fairer and more objective awards to those who excel. The aim of this research is to design and implement the concept of the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) and Profile Matching methods in a system for determining outstanding students at Universitas Malikussaleh and to find out the ranking results of the two methods (SAW and Profile Matching) in selecting outstanding students at Universitas Malikussaleh. The research methodology used was literature study, data collection, Simple Additive Weighting and Profile Matching calculations, application design, testing and evaluation. The results obtained from this research are the application of the SAW and Profile Matching methods to determine outstanding students resulting in preferences with the highest score of 1 for the SAW method and the highest score of 5 for the Profile Matching method. These two methods can be applied in selecting outstanding students to help decision making because both this method produces the same best alternative]]>
