Which Indonesian University Should I Go To

Are you currently trying to find the best Indonesian university that suits you perfectly? Looking for the best medical school or engineering schools perhaps? Or do you like IT more? What about agriculture or business? Isn’t it cool if you can have the same alma mater as Indonesian presidents like Soekarno, B. J. Habibie, or Jokowi?

We have compiled the Top 12 Best Indonesian Universities based on QS WUR 2022 ranking, SIR 2022 ranking, Webometrics UR 2022, and UniRank 2022. This quiz is focused more on entertaining purposes only, but you can definitely take your result as a part of your consideration too since it will be a big privilege to enter these universities that we have listed here.

• Gadjah Mada University00Alma mater colorLight brownCityYogyakartaGadjah Mada University (or UGM) is located in Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta city is also known as a student city because of the many education centers there. Joko Widodo, Indonesia's current president (up until 2024) graduated from this university. Boediono, Retno Marsudi, and Anies Baswedan, also graduated from this university. Isn’t it awesome to have the same alma mater as Indonesia’s president?UGM is also well known for its research collection, more than 22,000 studies have been published by the university’s dedicated e-journal page. Another great things you’ll experience here is “study abroad”, the program to have an international class. You also don’t need to worry about the facilities, because UGM also has complete facilities like a dedicated library, fitness room, gym, sports area, and lake to practice paddling boats. You will not regret going into this university!955000//www.arealme.com/which-indonesian-university-should-i-go-to/show/1.png
• University of Indonesia01Alma mater colorYellowCityDepokThe University of Indonesia, also known as UI is definitely one of the best universities in Indonesia. You don’t need to worry about the commute since this university is on the commuter line, meaning there is dedicated public train transportation to go there. There is also a dedicated public bus route and even a dedicated bicycle route.As one of the best universities in Indonesia, UI has a complete facility set from a library, gym set, and complete program study that you can choose from, and even more than 40 various clubs that you can choose from here. There is also a study exchange program that you can experience at this university. There is also anti-cheating culture in this university, giving a high value on honesty, since whoever is caught cheating will automatically get an E in all classes that semester. Graduating from this university will definitely give you a lot of great value!e92c2c//www.arealme.com/which-indonesian-university-should-i-go-to/show/2.png
• Bandung Institute of Technology02Alma mater colorDark BlueCityBandungBandung Institute of Technology, also known as ITB is well known as one of the top elite universities in Indonesia. Since its establishment in 1920, ITB has been consistently recognized as Indonesia's premier STEM-based academic institution. Important people like Soekarno, B. J. Habibie, Ciputra, and Aburizal Bakrie all graduated in this university. Isn’t it cool to have the privilege to graduate in the same place as Indonesia’s important people?One thing that makes this university great is that in the first year, the new student will have to enter the “Joint Preparation Stage”, a 2 semester introductory program that will equip the student with all the fundamental knowledge and help them transition from high school culture to college culture so that they can know for sure which study program that is suitable for them. This university also offer a lot of various scholarship programs, a complete health medical facility, and also dedicated private bus for students. You will not regret choosing this university!955B8A//www.arealme.com/which-indonesian-university-should-i-go-to/show/3.png
• Airlangga University10Alma mater colorDark BlueCitySurabayaAirlangga University or UNAIR is the second-oldest university in Indonesia. The great thing about this university is, if you planning to become a doctor, Airlangga University is one of the best doctor study programs in Indonesian universities. This university is also filled with a complete facility set, so you don’t need to worry about all the features of this university.When it comes to scholarships, UNAIR has various scholarships, there is even a scholarship for those who can memorized Al Quran. For non-Muslim students, there is also a similar scholarship for those who can memorize their respective religious holy books. This university also has an international program for those who want to experience study abroad, 2 years in UNAIR and 2 years study abroad program. Want to have the same alma mater as Indonesian governor, Kholifah Indar Parawansa, or Putri Indonesia Elvira Devinamira? Then UNAIR is definitely will bring you to a whole new level!1272cc//www.arealme.com/which-indonesian-university-should-i-go-to/show/4.png
• Bogor Institute of Agriculture11Alma mater colorBlue NavyCityBogorBogor Institute of Agriculture or IPB is a state-run agricultural university based in the regency of Bogor, Indonesia. The institute began as an agricultural school formed by the Dutch colonial regime in the early 20th century. This university is part of the top 200 best universities in Asia. Not only that, this university is also rated the 57th greenest university in the world! Isn’t that cool?With a high value of entrepreneurship, this university is one of the most productive universities in creating innovative works. Not only for agriculture, if you have a passion for science fields like math, biology, chemistry, and even computer science, this university also has a dedicated science program study! If you also want to aim for the scholarship, this university also has various scholarship that you can try to apply. Want to study while enjoying the green nature? Then this university will suit you!00ba34//www.arealme.com/which-indonesian-university-should-i-go-to/show/6.png
• Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology12Alma mater colorDark BlueCitySurabayaSepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology or ITS is an Indonesian public technological university located in Surabaya, East Java, with a strong emphasis on scientific, engineering, and vocational education system. This university is the second greenest university in Indonesia. One of the strong points of this university is the strong connection with national and international companies. If you also want to join BUMN, the Indonesian State-owned entreprise, this university also has a connection to BUMN!ITS also got the second rank of most productive scientific publication university in Indonesia. With the high value of creating a strong personality, respecting polite manners, and building habits of helping each other, not to mention the cost of living in this city is relatively low, you will not regret joining this university!00ba34//www.arealme.com/which-indonesian-university-should-i-go-to/show/7.png
• Padjadjaran University20Alma mater colorDark BlueCityBandungPadjadjaran University, also known as UNPAD is a public university located in Sumedang Regency and Bandung, which is the provincial capital of West Java, Indonesia. This is one of the most prestigious universities in Indonesia since UNPAD already reached national and international achievements.If you have a passion for becoming a doctor, this university is also well known as one of the best doctor program studies that they can offer. But not only in the health field, as a majority, but this university is also the second most enthusiastic university applied by students in Indonesia. With the complete facility that this university can offer, the low cost of living in this city, and not to mention a lot of achievements that have been reached in this university, you will definitely have a bright future awaiting ahead!c76b00//www.arealme.com/which-indonesian-university-should-i-go-to/show/5.png
• Bina Nusantara University21Alma mater colorMaroonCityWest JakartaBina Nusantara University, also known as BINUS University, is a private university in Indonesia. The main campus of the university is located at Kebon Jeruk, West Jakarta. Most of its campuses are located within the area of Greater Jakarta Region. It also has campuses at Bandung, Malang, and Semarang. One strong point of this university is that this university has ISO 9001 Certificate, which indicates a guarantee that the students won't choose the wrong college. This university also already scored a lot of national and international awards. One of them is Indonesian Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise (MAKE) 11 times in a row!If you have a high passion for IT especially, then this university will definitely be the first recommendation for you! BINUS is known for their networking connection with a global company, one of them is the Apple Developer Academy. There is also 3+1 Program, which stands for 3 years of studying in BINUS and 1 year Enrichment Program to study directly under global companies as a worker or entrepreneur. If you want valuable experience and strong networking to big companies, this university can open that door for you!00952a//www.arealme.com/which-indonesian-university-should-i-go-to/show/11.png
• Diponegoro University22Alma mater colorDark BlueCitySemarangDiponegoro University is a public university in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. Founded in 1957 as a private university by the Semarang University Foundation, which later in 1960 became a public university, and was named after Javanese Prince Diponegoro. This university is one of the greenest universities in Indonesia, and is rated the 39th greenest university in the world!With complete academic and not academic facilities like a laboratory, hospital, library, mosque, ICT, training center, and many more, and various scholarship programs, it’s totally recommended to study in this university. The other good thing is, this city also has a low cost of living, giving you better control over your budget. Rated as top ten universities in Indonesia, entering this university is definitely not a mistake!00952a//www.arealme.com/which-indonesian-university-should-i-go-to/show/9.png
• Telkom University30Alma mater colorMaroonCityBandungTelkom University is a private university located in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Tel-U has several times ranked as the top private university in Indonesia and has been ranked to be one of The Best Universities in Indonesia. Not only does this university has a complete facility set, but this university is also rated as the top 10 greenest university in Indonesia.Not only this university has a wide collection of offline and digital library books, and various scholarship programs, but this university also already accomplished national and international achievements too. Another strong point of this university is networking with various companies, like Microsoft Indonesia for example. If you still have doubts about which university to choose, Tel-U is definitely one of the universities that you should apply to!1272cc//www.arealme.com/which-indonesian-university-should-i-go-to/show/10.png
• University of Brawijaya31Alma mater colorDark BlueCityMalangThe University of Brawijaya was established on 5 January 1963 and located in Malang. It is an autonomous state university in Indonesia. Indonesia is known for the hot weather, but since this university is located in Malang, most of the time you will have friendly and chill weather which will definitely boost your mood. UB is one of the Indonesian universities that has the biggest student admission quota, and in 2022 got rated as the 1st most accepted new student university in Indonesia.UB has a great history of winning one of the prestigious competitions, Indonesian National Scientific Week. Not only that, but UB also has international collaboration with different universities like National University Corporation Ko Chi University, Guangxi Normal University, Toyohashi University of Technology Japan, and many more. As the most accepted new student university in Indonesia, you will definitely have a higher chance to get accepted here. So if you have UB on your list, definitely go for it!f98600//www.arealme.com/which-indonesian-university-should-i-go-to/show/8.png
• Sebelas Maret University32Alma mater colorTurquoiseCitySoloSebelas Maret University is an Indonesian public university in the suburban area of Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia. This university is one of the most affordable universities in Indonesia. But, that doesn’t mean this university lacks quality compared to other universities in Indonesia. UNS is rated as top ten greenest universities in Indonesia, and this university also got a very conducive study atmosphere as it is located outside the city crowd.UNS is known for the achievement to develop the Generation II car “Samudra” assembled by the Bengawan Team of Faculty of Engineering UNS students, which in several championships won prestigious achievements as champions at the international level. The team won second place (Runner Up) in the Gasoline Urban Concept category of the Shell Eco-Marathon (SEM) Asia fuel-efficient competition in Manila. This university also ranked top 10 Indonesian scientific publications, which proves why this university is also rated as one of the recommended universities in Indonesia. Choosing UNS will definitely be one of the great options you should take!1272cc//www.arealme.com/which-indonesian-university-should-i-go-to/show/12.png