Universitas Negeri Jakarta

About Universitas Negeri Jakarta

UNJ developed from Jakarta’s teacher-training institutions. Its official history identifies 16 May 1964, the birth date of IKIP Jakarta, as the university’s anniversary. IKIP Jakarta received an expanded mandate covering education and non-education disciplines and became Universitas Negeri Jakarta on 4 August 1999. The official history describes UNJ as a state higher-education institution, while Government Regulation No. 31 of 2024 gives it the legal status of a state higher-education legal entity. This provides authoritative evidence that the record represents an independent public university rather than a department or local teaching centre. The university has a multi-campus structure. Its official site identifies Rawamangun Muka, Pemuda, Cikarang, Halimun Raya, and Setiabudi locations. Applicants therefore need to verify where their intended faculty and teaching activities are based rather than assuming that every course is delivered at the principal Rawamangun site. The 2026 admissions catalogue organizes study through the faculties of Education; Languages and Arts; Mathematics and Natural Sciences; Social Sciences and Law; Sport and Health Sciences; Engineering; Economics and Business; Psychology; and the Graduate School. This structure preserves UNJ’s substantial teacher-education portfolio while also supporting fields such as natural sciences, computing, literature, economics, psychology, engineering, management, and accounting. Prospective students should compare the curriculum, language, campus, and admissions route of a particular program, since conditions are not uniform across the university.

Admission depends on level, program, and applicant category. UNJ’s 2026 portal identifies national routes and several university-administered PENMABA routes, including selection by school report, 2026 UTBK score, achievement, disability provision, written examinations, transfer, recognition of prior learning, postgraduate admission, and the International Class Program. Applicants should use only the route for which they meet the published conditions and check the live portal because schedules differ. For the 2026 independent route based on UTBK results, applicants had to be Indonesian citizens, have completed SMA or an equivalent qualification in 2024, 2025, or 2026, be no older than 25 on 1 July 2026, and have taken UTBK-SNBT 2026. They could select two S-1 or D-4 programs. Registration ran from 25 May through 19 June 2026, so those dates are historical and must not be reused for a later intake. International applicants should distinguish ordinary programs from the International Class Program. The 2026 ICP accepted domestic and international applicants to Management, Digital Business, and Accounting. Its document requirements included recent academic records, identity documentation or a passport, and English evidence. The stated admission threshold was TOEFL ITP 450, IELTS 5.0, or an accepted UNJ Language Center equivalent; applicants without qualifying test evidence could be required to take UNJ tests. The 2026 ICP registration period ended on 3 August 2026. Future applicants need a new intake notice rather than assuming these requirements and dates will remain unchanged.

UNJ offers bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral education, as directly shown in its official 2026 program catalogue. It also offers D-4 applied bachelor programs, but that Indonesian credential category is not separately represented in this profile’s degree-level taxonomy. The academic portfolio spans eight faculties and a Graduate School, and students can find both education-focused and disciplinary programs. Teacher preparation and education remain broad areas of study. The 2026 catalogue lists undergraduate options including Guidance and Counseling, Educational Management, Early Childhood Education, Primary School Teacher Education, Special Education, Community Education, and Educational Technology. Languages and arts include language education, Indonesian and English literature, music, fine arts, and dance. Mathematics and Natural Sciences offers both disciplinary and education-oriented options, including Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Computer Science, Statistics, and corresponding science-education fields. Other faculties extend the choice into social sciences and law, sport and health sciences, engineering, economics and business, and psychology. Postgraduate offerings include master’s and doctoral study in several education fields as well as selected disciplinary and interdisciplinary areas. Some graduate applicants whose earlier degree is outside the target field may be required to complete matriculation; the official 2026 fee and admissions page identifies these requirements program by program. The principal institutional language is Indonesian, consistent with the supplied database record. Applicants seeking English-medium instruction should not assume that ordinary programs are taught in English. UNJ’s 2026 International Class Program is a distinct English-taught route in Management, Digital Business, and Accounting, with its own selection process, language requirements, and fees.

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.