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Top Public Universities in Indonesia

What are the top public Universities in Indonesia? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of 97 public Indonesian higher education institutions ranked by the 2026 uniRank University Ranking and meeting uniRank's :

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Indonesia.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top public Indonesian Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.

Top Public Universities in Indonesia


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List of Indonesian public universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
1 Universitas Indonesia Depok
2 Universitas Gadjah Mada Sleman
4 Universitas Diponegoro Semarang
5 Institut Teknologi Bandung Bandung
7 Universitas Brawijaya Malang
8 Institut Pertanian Bogor Bogor
9 Universitas Airlangga Surabaya
11 Universitas Padjadjaran Sumedang
12 Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember Surabaya
14 Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia Bandung
15 Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta
18 Universitas Andalas Padang
19 Universitas Lampung Bandar Lampung
20 Universitas Hasanuddin Makassar
21 Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta Sleman
23 Universitas Negeri Malang Malang
24 Universitas Jember Jember
30 Universitas Syiah Kuala Banda Aceh
31 Universitas Jenderal Soedirman Banyumas
32 Universitas Negeri Padang Padang
33 Universitas Negeri Semarang Semarang
34 Universitas Lambung Mangkurat Banjarmasin
36 Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung
37 Universitas Negeri Surabaya Surabaya
38 Universitas Udayana Badung
39 Universitas Sumatera Utara Medan
40 Institut Seni Indonesia Bali Denpasar
41 Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Yogyakarta Sleman
42 Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta Jakarta
45 Universitas Bengkulu Bengkulu
46 Universitas Negeri Jakarta Jakarta
47 Universitas Mataram Mataram
48 Universitas Islam Negeri Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang Malang
50 Universitas Islam Negeri Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta Tangerang Selatan
54 Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Ampel Surabaya Surabaya
55 Universitas Jambi Jambi
57 Universitas Sriwijaya Palembang
58 Universitas Islam Negeri Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta Sleman
59 Universitas Pendidikan Ganesha Singaraja
60 Universitas Sam Ratulangi Manado
63 Universitas Halu Oleo Kendari
64 Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa Serang
65 Universitas Riau Pekanbaru
69 Universitas Tanjungpura Pontianak
70 Universitas Mulawarman Samarinda
75 Universitas Negeri Makassar Makassar
76 Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Intan Lampung Bandar Lampung
77 Universitas Palangka Raya Palangka Raya
78 Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin Makassar Makassar
79 Universitas Tadulako Palu
82 Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Fatah Palembang
85 Universitas Negeri Medan Medan
89 Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Syarif Kasim Riau Pekanbaru
91 Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh
105 Universitas Trunojoyo Madura Bangkalan
106 Universitas Islam Negeri Walisongo Semarang
110 Universitas Negeri Gorontalo Gorontalo
112 Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur Surabaya
118 Universitas Islam Negeri Imam Bonjol Padang
122 Universitas Islam Negeri Mataram Mataram
123 Universitas Pattimura Ambon
124 Universitas Malikussaleh Aceh Utara
126 Institut Seni Indonesia Yogyakarta Yogyakarta
130 Universitas Tidar Magelang
135 Universitas Islam Negeri Sulthan Thaha Saifuddin Jambi Jambi
140 Universitas Nusa Cendana Kupang
144 Universitas Islam Negeri Antasari Banjarmasin Banjarmasin
145 Institut Seni Indonesia Surakarta Surakarta
148 Universitas Siliwangi Tasikmalaya
149 Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara Medan
150 Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin Banten Serang
153 Universitas Khairun Ternate
165 Universitas Sulawesi Barat Majene
169 Universitas Islam Negeri Raden Mas Said Surakarta Sukoharjo
171 Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang Karawang
176 Universitas Maritim Raja Ali Haji Tanjung Pinang
204 Universitas Samudra Langsa
214 Universitas Negeri Manado Minahasa
218 Universitas Islam Negeri Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung Tulungagung
220 Universitas Labuhanbatu Rantauprapat
221 Universitas Bangka Belitung Pangkalpinang
231 Universitas Papua Manokwari
236 Universitas Borneo Tarakan Tarakan
244 Universitas Cenderawasih Jayapura
245 Universitas Musamus Merauke
249 Universitas Teuku Umar Aceh Barat
275 Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia Depok
288 Universitas Indonesia Membangun Bandung
345 Universitas Siber Indonesia Jakarta Pusat
355 Universitas Muhammadiyah Palopo Palopo
385 Universitas Timor Kefamenanu
386 Universitas Sembilanbelas November Kolaka Kolaka
395 Institut Seni Indonesia Padang Panjang Padangpanjang
399 Universitas PGRI Silampari Lubuklinggau
402 Univesitas Islam Negeri Sjech M. Djamil Djambek Bukittinggi Kubang Putiah
488 Universitas Graha Nusantara Padangsidimpuan Padang Sidempuan
530 Universitas Rokania Rokan Hulu
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