Universitas Negeri Jakarta

Key Highlights

• Public state university operating under Indonesia’s higher-education framework
• Institutional anniversary dated to 16 May 1964
• Renamed from IKIP Jakarta to Universitas Negeri Jakarta in 1999
• Multi-campus institution with sites including Rawamangun, Pemuda, Cikarang, Halimun Raya, and Setiabudi

Student Life & Environment

Student life is organized across a multi-campus university, so the available community and facilities can differ by faculty and location. UNJ’s public-information directory links students to university-recognized organizations, scholarships, activity records, self-development services, achievements, entrepreneurship initiatives, internships, and the national Merdeka Belajar–Kampus Merdeka framework. These are concrete participation channels, but applicants should confirm current membership and eligibility rules with the responsible student-affairs office. Faculty-based organizations are an important part of campus participation. In July 2026, for example, the Faculty of Economics and Business reopened a renovated shared secretariat used by its student government and student organizations for administration, planning, coordination, discussion, and activities. This illustrates that some student spaces and organizations are managed at faculty level rather than centrally. Academic and personal support includes counseling and career-development functions. An official UNJ faculty page describes individual and group counseling, psychological testing, psychoeducation, graduation preparation, recruitment activities, workshops, webinars, job postings, and tracer studies through the university’s counseling and career service. Students should verify the present service location and appointment process before relying on these facilities. Official material reviewed did not establish a current university-wide housing guarantee, meal plan, or comprehensive residential-life system, so students should investigate accommodation separately.

Location & Surroundings

UNJ is headquartered in Jakarta, with the main address on Jalan Rawamangun Muka in Rawamangun, Pulo Gadung, East Jakarta. The university’s admissions office is located in the Dewi Sartika Building at the Rawamangun site. This places the principal campus within Indonesia’s largest metropolitan area, where students encounter a dense urban environment rather than a self-contained residential college setting. The institution is explicitly multi-campus. Its official history page identifies Rawamangun Muka, Pemuda, Cikarang, Halimun Raya, and Setiabudi sites. Rawamangun and Pemuda are in East Jakarta, while the wider set of locations means that travel patterns can vary substantially by faculty and activity. Cikarang, in particular, should not be treated as interchangeable with central Jakarta when estimating daily travel. Prospective students should confirm the teaching location for every shortlisted program and consider commuting time, accommodation, and transport costs before enrolling. The reviewed official sources do not provide a single comprehensive housing or commuting guide covering all sites. Jakarta’s urban setting may provide access to public institutions, schools, businesses, and community placements, but specific internship access should be assessed through the relevant program rather than inferred from location alone.

Costs & Career Outcomes

UNJ publishes program- and route-specific charges rather than one universal tuition figure. For 2026, its education-cost page cites Rector’s Decision No. 140/UN39/HK.02/2026 for D-4 and S-1 costs and Decision No. 1885/UN39/HK.02/2026 for S-2 and S-3 costs. The listed application fees were IDR 350,000 for D-4 or S-1, IDR 750,000 for S-2, and IDR 1,000,000 for S-3. An additional IDR 350,000 skills-test charge applied where relevant. The page also states that the institutional development contribution, or IPI, could range from zero through group IV. Candidates must consult the official table for their exact program and assigned UKT or other charge. The separate 2026 International Class Program listed a registration fee of IDR 650,000 and tuition of IDR 15,000,000, plus a one-time first-semester contribution that varied by program and contribution group. The page does not clearly label the tuition interval in the extracted text, so applicants should obtain written confirmation of whether the amount applies per semester or another billing period before accepting an offer. Housing and ordinary living costs were not established in the reviewed official sources. Career support includes graduation preparation, campus recruitment, workshops, webinars, vacancies, and graduate tracer studies through UNJ’s counseling and career functions. These services can help students prepare for employment, but no sufficiently current, institution-wide salary or placement rate was verified. Career outcomes should therefore be evaluated at program level, with attention to curriculum, internships, professional requirements, and recent tracer-study evidence.