Universitas Andalas

Key Highlights

• Public state university with legal-entity status under Government Regulation No. 95 of 2021
• Official founding date of 13 September 1956
• Comprehensive structure spanning 15 faculties and graduate education
• Active undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral admissions for 2026/2027

Student Life & Environment

Student life is centered largely on the expansive Limau Manis campus. The university lists student activity units covering sports, arts, leadership, technology, and other creative interests. Its Student Activity Center houses representative bodies at faculty and university levels, giving students an identifiable base for organizations and campus governance. Facilities listed by UNAND include football, tennis, basketball, badminton, volleyball, futsal, and climbing facilities, as well as an auditorium, convention hall, mosque, banking services, and university hospital. Students should regard the university’s facility list as campus-wide rather than assume that every service is immediately adjacent to each faculty or available at satellite locations. Housing is available but not universal. The current student-affairs page describes nine residence buildings and says priority is given to first-semester recipients of KIP-Kuliah and Adik Papua scholarships and to international students. Applicants should therefore seek a housing offer before relying on campus accommodation. The university also provides disability support, career and counseling services, and entrepreneurship programming. These services broaden support beyond coursework, although availability, registration procedures, and service language should be confirmed directly for 2026/2027.

Location & Surroundings

The main campus is in Limau Manis, Pauh district, on the eastern side of Padang in West Sumatra. The university describes it as a large hillside campus overlooking Padang and the Indian Ocean, with the Bukit Barisan highlands to the east. Its official campus history places Limau Manis approximately 15 kilometres from central Padang. This setting can provide substantial green space, but it also makes daily transport planning important. UNAND lists campus transport between the university and nearby Kapalo Koto and Pasar Baru. Prospective students should verify current routes, operating hours, and whether they align with evening classes or clinical commitments. Living on or near Limau Manis may reduce commuting, but university housing is prioritized for particular groups and should not be presumed available. Not every program is necessarily based at Limau Manis. Official materials also identify activity in Payakumbuh and Dharmasraya, while some health facilities are located elsewhere in Padang. Applicants should confirm the teaching campus attached to their offer because location affects housing, travel, facilities, and potentially the applicable fee schedule.

Costs & Career Outcomes

UNAND does not have one universal tuition figure. Charges depend on the program, level, admissions route, and sometimes campus. For students admitted through SMMPTN-Barat in 2026/2027, an official registration document lists semester tuition and a separate institutional development contribution by program. Published amounts vary substantially, especially between classroom-based subjects and medicine or dentistry. Because that schedule is route-specific, applicants should use the fee decision tied to their own offer rather than treating any single amount as the general university price. International applicants may select self-funding or apply for UNAND scholarship categories. The 2026/2027 form describes tuition-only, partial, and full awards, with the latter categories adding accommodation and, for the full award, a living allowance. These options are applications rather than guaranteed funding. The university does not provide a sufficiently clear current general living-cost or residence-price schedule in the selected sources, so students should obtain a written budget covering tuition, housing, insurance, immigration, travel, and daily expenses before enrolling. Career support is provided through UNAND’s Career Development Center. Its current site includes job listings, career assessment and counseling, graduate tracer studies, recruitment activity, and career-preparation events. This demonstrates an active support structure but does not establish a particular employment rate or salary outcome. Students should assess prospects by discipline, professional licensing requirements, internship access, and the most recent program-level graduate data.