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Universities in Indonesia

Indonesia has 971 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1849. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.

UNIVERSITIES971

OLDEST1849

FOUNDED 1900+920

By founding era

Before 12000 · 0%

1200–15990 · 0%

1600–18991 · 0%

1900 or later920 · 95%

Date unknown50 · 5%

Oldest universities in Indonesia

The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.

1849University of Indonesia

1920Bandung Institute of Technology

1920Jenderal Soedirman University

1940Koninklijke Militaire Academie Bandoeng

1945Military Academy

1945Universitas Merdeka Surabaya

1949Universitas Advent Indonesia

1949Universitas Gadjah Mada

1949National University

1950Universitas Islam Jakarta

1951Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta

1951Sunan Kalijaga Islamic University

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