Diponegoro University (; , abbreviated as UNDIP) is a
public university
A public university, state university, or public college is a university or college that is State ownership, owned by the state or receives significant funding from a government. Whether a national university is considered public varies from o ...
located in
Semarang
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,
Central Java
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, Indonesia. It was founded in 1957 as a private university by the Semarang University Foundation, which in 1960 became a public university named after
Javanese Prince Diponegoro. It is the oldest education corporation in
Central Java
Central Java (, ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogya ...
.
History
In the early 1950s, people in Central Java, especially in
Semarang
Semarang (Javanese script, Javanese: , ''Kutha Semarang'') is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Netherlands, Dutch Dutch East Indies, colonial era, and is still an important regio ...
, needed a university to provide higher education learning and teaching facilities. Its purpose is to assist the government in managing and overseeing all areas of development, especially in the field of education. At that time, there was only
Gajah Mada University
Gadjah Mada University (; , abbreviated as UGM) is a Public university, public research university located in Sleman Regency, Sleman, Yogyakarta (special region), Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Officially founded on 19 December 1949, Ga ...
as a public university which provides higher education for people in
Yogyakarta
Yogyakarta is the capital city of the Special Region of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, in the south-central part of the island of Java. As the only Indonesian royal city still ruled by Hamengkubuwono, a monarchy, Yogyakarta is regarded as an importan ...
and also Central Java.
As the number of senior high school graduates have continuously been increasing without increment in the number of universities, some graduates may not be able to gain a seat in higher education in north of Central Java. Considering this situation, MR. Imam Bardjo and his colleagues formed an educational foundation, namely Yayasan Universitas Semarang (Foundation of Semarang University), noted by notary R.M. Soeprapto on Notarial Deed No 59, 4 December 1956. The foundation was the first step to establish a university in Semarang, namely Semarang University, which was officially opened on 9 January 1957, and Mr. Imam Bardjo was the first President (Rector) of the university.
When Semarang University celebrated its third ''Dies Natalis'' (anniversary) on 9 January 1960, President of Indonesia,
Sukarno
Sukarno (6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967.
Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian struggle for independenc ...
renamed the Semarang University as Diponegoro University. Changing the name of Semarang University was intended as a tribute to the university's performance in development of higher education in Central Java. The President's decision was confirmed by the Government Regulation No. 7 1961 and Decree Minister of Education, Teaching and Culture No. 101247 / UU on 3 December 1960.
The decision was retroactive to 15 October 1957, and this date is commemorated as the day of Diponegoro University's Dies Natalis as well as for remembering "Five Days Battle in Semarang", which is part of Indonesian National Revolution war that took place in Semarang City. Diponegoro University chose the date as its Dies Natalis for continuing national heroes' vision and mission for Indonesia's independence, by developing the nation's next generation.
The year of 1957 was defined as the year of Diponegoro University's establishment by considering history of Semarang University as a private university founded in 1957 was an embryo of Diponegoro University. The date of establishment 15 October 1957 was stated in Rector's report on the 13th Dies Natalis of Diponegoro University.
Currently under the Government Regulations No. 81/2014 and Government Regulations of the Republic of Indonesia No. 52/2015, Diponegoro University earns the status of PTN-BH (''Perguruan Tinggi Negeri-Badan Hukum''/State-Owned Higher Education with a Legal Entity Status).
Academics
Faculties

Undip has 11 official faculties and 2 schools.
*Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences
*Faculty of Economics and Business
*Faculty of Engineering
*Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences
*Faculty of Humanities
*Faculty of Law
*
Faculty of Medicine
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*Faculty of Psychology
*Faculty of Public Health
*Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics
*Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
*Postgraduate School
*Vocational School
Admissions
Postgraduate
Diponegoro University offers the number of
Postgraduate
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Programs for all prospective students in Indonesia and international students from around the world. There are 34 Postgraduate Study Programs, consist of 8 doctorate and 28
master
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Ranks or titles
In education:
*Master (college), head of a college
*Master's degree, a postgraduate or sometimes undergraduate degree in the specified discipline
*Schoolmaster or master, presiding office ...
programs offered. These programs are opened widely for the university graduates achieving higher degree of education. The university gives a very high consideration and priority to the quality of the postgraduate program. Development of education, research and community service are based on the university's scientific pattern, that is coastal eco-development. Program is delivered in accordance to the program nature and domain, with customized assessments at program and subject level.
International students
International applicants for admission to UNDIP's undergraduate program are required to complete or are completing high school. The medium of instruction for international classes at UNDIP is English. As of 2020, there are about 230 international students in Diponegoro University.
Achievements
* 128 UNDIP students win an honourable position in the 2020 Student Creativity Program (PKM) competition held by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
* UNDIP students from the Faculty of Engineering wins gold medals in the 12th 2020 Euroinvent International Competition.
* Journal from Faculty of Animal and Agricultural Sciences (FPP) UNDIP penetrates to international level, indexed Scopus Q3, a fairly prestigious position and currently there are only two similar journals from Indonesia in this level.
* 27 Diponegoro University Professors were included in the list of 500 Best Researchers in Indonesia. This announcement was made by the Minister of Research and Technology/Head of the Research and Innovation Agency (Menristek/Kepala BRIN).
* Outstanding Reviewers Award 2019 for Dr. Choirul Anam from the Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express.
* UNDIP Public Relations Achieves Bronze Winner at the PR Indonesia Awards 2020.
* Diponegoro University (Undip) have ranked fourth in Indonesia based the World campus rating agency utilizing web popularity of each universities, namely 4ICU UniRank.
* Diponegoro University have received an award for UI GreenMetric in achieving the fourth place at the national level and 50th in the world from a total of 780 universities from 85 countries in the world.
* Re-obtaining rotating trophy of Teaching Farm Charoend Pokphand 2019, FPP UNDIP became the best of Indonesia.
* The Minister of Law and Human Rights (Menkumham) awarded Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP) as the university that issued the most Patent Rights in 2018.
Rankings
In the
QS World University Rankings
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2025, the Diponegoro University ranked in the range of 721–730 globally and ranked eighth in Indonesia. Meanwhile, in the QS Asian University Rankings 2021, the Diponegoro University ranked 241st in Asia and ranked ninth in Indonesia. Diponegoro University also ranked in the range of 301–500 globally by QS Graduate Employability Ranking.
In the
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
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2021, Diponegoro University is ranked in the range of 1001+ globally. Undip also ranked in the range of 101–200th globally in Impact Rankings 2020, where Undip ranked 49th globally in Impact Rankings: Responsible Consumption and Production 2020. In THE WUR 2021 also ranked Diponegoro University as number 4 in Indonesia. In June 2021, in the QS World University Rankings 2022, Diponegoro University is ranked in the range of 1001+ globally and ranked eighth in Indonesia.
Diponegoro University's ranking and accreditation are follows:
* BAN-PT: Diponegoro University obtained accreditation "A" in BAN-PT (13/SK/BAN-PT/Akred/PT/II/2018)
* 4ICU: Undip rank third best campuses in Indonesia. While the positions 1 through 2 respectively occupied by the
Gadjah Mada University
Gadjah Mada University (; , abbreviated as UGM) is a public research university located in Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Officially founded on 19 December 1949, Gadjah Mada University is one of the oldest and largest institut ...
(UGM) and
University of Indonesia
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(UI).
* QS: Diponegoro University ranked 8 in Indonesia in the QS World University Ranking and ranked 9 in Indonesia in the QS Asian University Ranking
*THE: Diponegoro University is in the fourth position out of 9 universities in Indonesia that THE WUR has recognized, as a respected position at the international level.
* World Greenmetrics: Diponegoro University ranking is 39 with score of 8,025 (ranked 2 in Indonesia)
* Scopus: Undip scientific publications indexed in
Scopus
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totalled 7,790 documents and ranking seventh in Indonesia.
Subject
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QS World University Rankings
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'' by Subject 2025
Research organisations
There are numerous research centres and service centres in Diponegoro University under LPPM (''Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Masyarakat''/Institute for Research and Community Service) of Diponegoro University:
* Centre for Gender Studies
* Health Research Centre
* Centre for Development Studies
* Centre for Service Training Programme
* Community Service Programme (KKN) Service Centre
* Public Service Programme Centre
* Centre for Promotion and Publication of Research Results and Intellectual Property Rights services (HKI)
* Centre for Disaster Studies
* Centre for Development Policy and Management Studies
* Natural Medicine Research Centre
* Centre for Energy Policy Studies (Pusaka Energia)
* Centre for Biomass and Renewable Energy Studies
* Anti-Corruption Research Centre
* Centre for Marine Studies
* Diponegoro Disaster Response Team (D-DART Undip)
* Centre for Sport and Youth Studies
* Asia Studies Centre
* Centre of ASEAN Study
* Centre of Trade & WTO Policy
* Centre of International Human Rights & Humanitarian Law Studies
* Centre for Bio Mechanics, Bio Material, Bio Mechatronics, and Bio Signal Processing (CBIOM3S)
* Centre for Coastal Rehabilitation and Disaster Mitigation Studies (CoREM)
* Environmental Research Centre (PPLH)
* Halal Study Centre
* Laboratory for Disorders Due to Iodine Deficiency (GAKY)
* Leprosy Study Centre
* Medical Education Unit (MEDU Diponegoro)
* Centre of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit (CEBU Diponegoro)
* Centre of Avian Influenza, Molecular and Clinical Microbiology
* Centre of Tropical Infectious Diseases (CENTRID)
* Centre of Biomedical Research (CEBIOR)
* Centre of Nutrition Research (CENURE)
* Centre for Geothermal Research (Pusat Penelitian Geothermal)
* Centre of Marine Ecology and Biomonitoring for Sustainable Aquaculture (Ce-MEBSA)
* Centre for Plasma Research (CPR)
* Family Empowerment Centre (PPK)
* Aging Research Centre (ARC)
* Centre for Experiment and Psychometric Studies (CEPS)
Campuses

Undip is in
Semarang
Semarang (Javanese script, Javanese: , ''Kutha Semarang'') is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Netherlands, Dutch Dutch East Indies, colonial era, and is still an important regio ...
– the capital city of
Central Java
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. The university has 8 campuses outside Semarang as far away as
Jepara
Jepara is a town in the province of Central Java, Indonesia. Jepara is on the north coast of Java, northeast of Semarang, not far from Mount Muria, with a population of 85,970 in mid 2024.Badan Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 28 February 2025, ''Kabup ...
, about 70 km northeast Semarang.
Main campus
*Tembalang Campus is the largest and the newest. Tembalang occupies about 213 hectares with an administrative center, Central library, rectorate of Widya Puraya, all of the 11 faculties and 2 schools.
*Pleburan Campus is the oldest campus since the existing campuses were merged in its early establishment. The campus occupies about 8 hectares area, with the Magister and Doctorate Program and some operational units.
Other campus
*Gunung Brintik Campus and Dr. Soetomo Campus has the Faculty of Medicine. It is near
Dr. Kariadi Hospital.
*Teluk Awur Campus (60 hectares) is in Jepara, 70 km northeast Semarang. (Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science).
*Mlonggo Campus, Jepara. (Faculty of Medicine)
*Kalisari Campus, Semarang. (Laboratory of Faculty of Engineering)
*Ade Irma Suryani Campus, Jepara. (Laboratory for Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science).
*Kagok Housing, Semarang.
Facilities
Dormitory
''Rumah Susun Sewa bagi Mahasiswa'' (Rusunawa) is the student dormitory building. The building has five twin blocks:
*Building A has 84 rooms with 252 students.
*Building B, C, and D, each have 96 rooms with 288 students with three persons per room.
*Building E has 114 rooms. It is the newest dormitory building, construction finished in 2018.
Central library
Diponegoro University Library (''Perpustakaan Universitas Diponegoro'') is centred in Widya Puraya Central Library in the Tembalang campus and comprises over 400 individual libraries and over 4,000 volumes. Faculties have department libraries and literature from journal alumni.
Mosque

Maskam (''Masjid Kampus Undip'') or Undip Campus Mosque is a mosque at the Tembalang campus. It's surrounded by a natural environment and nearby central campus' area. The architecture is from 'pyramid' building and became one of the most unusual mosques in
Semarang
Semarang (Javanese script, Javanese: , ''Kutha Semarang'') is the capital and largest city of Central Java province in Indonesia. It was a major port during the Netherlands, Dutch Dutch East Indies, colonial era, and is still an important regio ...
. Construction began in 2004 and finished in 2009.
Student centre
Diponegoro University Student Centre (SC) is the central building for Undip students' activities. The student centre was built to fulfil the needs for a place where students can express their creativity and increase their achievement, and home bases for numerous UKM (''Unit Kegiatan Mahasiswa''/Student Activities Unit). It has several rooms: one pavilion, 40 rooms for UKM, one prayer room, one canteen, and two transit rooms.
Sport
* Diponegoro University Stadium
** Football field
** Athletic track
**
Calisthenics
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Calisthenics sol ...
corner
* International Indoor Stadium Undip
* Badminton & tennis court
* Basketball court
Other facilities

Other facilities in Undip campus are:
*The ICT Centre (international office, scholarship centre, international meeting room, etc.)
*Undip Career Centre (UCC)
*Training centre I and II
*Undip's
Pertamina
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petrol station
*Diponegoro National Hospital (''Rumah Sakit Nasional Diponegoro''/RSND)
*Diponegoro Educational Reservoir (''Waduk Pendidikan Diponegoro'')
*Integrated laboratory
*Prof. Soedarto Auditorium
*Health centre, etc.
Notable staff and alumni
Undip has produced over 200,000 graduates. Many of them become a public figure, politician, entrepreneur, writer, artist, and many more. Some of the selected examples are below:
*
Anindya Kusuma Putri,
Puteri Indonesia 2015,
Top 15 Miss Universe 2015, spokesperson for the
Indonesian Minister of Youth & Sports Affairs.
*
Arief Hidayat, fifth
Chief Justice of the Constitutional Court of Indonesia.
*
Baharuddin Lopa, Indonesian
Minister of Justice and Human Rights and later
Attorney General of Indonesia
The Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Indonesia (, abbreviated as Kejagung) is the competent authority to advise the Government of Indonesia on matters of law. It serves as the central organization for the Public Prosecution Service (I ...
.
*
Bondan Winarno, Indonesian culinary expert and writer.
*
Darmanto Jatman (Professor Emeritus of Psychology Faculty of Diponegoro University, humanist, philosopher and poet
Indonesia
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).
*
Hendarman Supandji (
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...
of the Republic of Indonesia 2007–2010).
*
Ko Kwat Tiong, lawyer, members of the
Volksraad, politician and Indonesian nationalist.
*
Michael Bambang Hartono (owner of PT
Djarum).
*
Mohamad Nasir,
Minister of Research, Technology, and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia (in
Working Cabinet, 2014–2019).
*
Muladi (Minister of Justice in the
Seventh Development Cabinet and
Development Reform Cabinet
The Development Reform Cabinet () was the Indonesian cabinet which served under President B. J. Habibie during his term as president from 23 May 1998 to 20 October 1999.
Despite having the word "Reform" as part of its name, the Development Refor ...
of Indonesia in 2005–2011).
*
Robert Budi Hartono
Robert Budi Hartono (born 28 April 1941) is an Indonesian tobacco billionaire with a net worth of US$25.3 billion as of September 2023. He owns and runs the privately held Djarum, the world's third-largest maker of clove cigarettes. Djarum has re ...
(owner of PT
Djarum).
*
Sanitiar Burhanuddin, present
Attorney General of Indonesia
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, serving since October 2019 in the
cabinet of President
Joko Widodo
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.
*
Soekarwo (
Governor of East Java 2009–2014).
*Taufik Kurniawan, Deputy Speaker of
People's Representative Council
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of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR RI) in 2014–2019.
*
Tjahjo Kumolo
Tjahjo Kumolo (1 December 1957 – 1 July 2022) was an Indonesian politician. He served as Minister of Home Affairs in the Working Cabinet (2014–2019), and Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform in the Onward Indonesia Cabinet fr ...
, Indonesian
Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform. Previously served as
Minister of Home Affairs
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in 2014–2019.
*
Triyanto Triwikromo, Indonesian writer.
References
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