This is a list of universities, colleges, polytechnics and other higher education in Indonesia.
According to the former Directorate General of Higher Education (now part of the Ministry of Research, Technology, & Higher Education), in 2022 there were 4,004 higher education institutions (3,820 private and 184 public). Higher education in Indonesia offers, academic degrees, vocational degrees, and professional degrees. They are provided by the following types of institutions:
There are several levels of degrees that can be achieved in higher education, which are split into six levels:
There are 125 public higher education institutions divided into 63 public universities, 13 Institutes, 44 Polytechnics, and 5 Community Colleges. Public universities in Indonesia are the major component of Indonesia's higher education system. Public universities and higher education institutions are generally sought after by students and seen as more prestigious than private ones. Indonesian students from all over the country applied to the public universities, colleges, institutes, academies, and polytechnics through several different means of applications or exams. The first means to apply in public universities in Indonesia are SNBP and SNBT. SNBP is short for "Seleksi Nasional Berdasarkan Prestasi" or "National Selection Based on Achievements", which is based on school grades and achievements of the student and without exam. Meanwhile, SNBT is short for "Seleksi Nasional Berdasarkan Tes" or "National Selection Based on Test", which is based on scores of a unified nation-wide entrance exam. These two national selections were formerly called SNMPTN (Indonesian: Seleksi Nasional Masuk Perguruan Tinggi Negeri) and SBMPTN (Indonesian: Seleksi Bersama Masuk Perguruan Tinggi Negeri). There are also another national entrance exams such as, SBMPN (Indonesian: Seleksi Bersama Masuk Politeknik Negeri) for state polytechnics, SPAN (Indonesian: Seleksi Perguruan Tinggi Agama Negeri) for religious universities or colleges which is divided into SPAN-PTKIN for state-owned Islamic colleges and Selnas-PTKKN for state-owned Christian colleges. Other than nation-wide exams or selections, each universities also held their own entrance exams as separate means to apply to the university through their own localized exam.
There are 13 Public Institutes in Indonesia: 5 Institutes of Technology, 1 Institute of Agriculture, 4 Institute of Arts (ISI), and 3 Institute of Arts and Culture (ISBI).
Two more Institute of Arts and Culture is planned in East Kalimantan and South Sulawesi. However, ISBI Kaltim and ISBI Sulsel in form of ISI Yogyakarta and ISI Surakarta's PSDKU has no definite timeline in being separated.
Currently, there are 44 Public Polytechnics in Indonesia. They consist of 1 Electronic Engineering Polytechnic, 2 Manufacturing Polytechnics, 1 Maritime Polytechnic, 1 Fishery Polytechnic, 1 Shipbuilding Polytechnic, 4 Agricultural Polytechnics, and 34 "general" Polytechnics.
Public religious higher education institutions (PTKN) are under the responsibility of the Ministry of Religious Affairs. Technically and academically, the development of state religious universities is carried out by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemdikbudristek), while functionally it is carried out by the Ministry of Religion, all covering the five recognized religions in Indonesia, but not including Confucianism. There are three types of higher education institutions in the Muslim category, Public Islamic Universities (UIN), Public Islamic Institutes (IAIN), and Public Islamic Colleges (STAIN). Public Christian Institutes (IAKN) and Public Protestant Christian Colleges (STAKPN) in the Protestant Christian category. Public Catholic Colleges (STAKATN) in the Catholic category. Public Hindu Universities (UHN), Public Hindu Institutes (IAHN), and Public Hindu Colleges (STAHN) in the Hindu category. Public Buddhist Colleges (STABN) in the Buddhist category.
Service higher education institutions are higher education institution that are under the auspices of government institutions (ministries) as education providers with a civil service bond or cadreship system.
These notable private universities are owned, funded and managed by private organizations, including those affiliated with Islamic (Muhammadiyah), Catholic or Christian socio-religious organizations.
Following the enactment of the Minister of Education, Research and Technology's Act number 53/2018, Indonesia has allowed the foreign higher education institutions to establish campuses, offer programs, and confer degrees in Indonesia. These campuses can act as distance-learning centers, or be fully-fledged universities. These include:
Institutions of higher education regulated by Indonesia's Ministry of National Education that are authorized to confer degrees, but without the status of universities include: