76 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Indonesia

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Below is a list of best universities in Indonesia ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 3.28M citations received by 802K academic papers made by 76 universities in Indonesia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Indonesia University of Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#32 in Asia
#346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

2. University of Indonesia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in Asia
#381 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1950

3. Diponegoro University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#42 in Asia
#403 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
38,503
Founded
1957

4. State University of Padang

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#45 in Asia
#422 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1997

5. Padjadjaran University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#56 in Asia
#468 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
41,412
Founded
1957

6. State University of Malang

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#58 in Asia
#474 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

7. Sebelas Maret University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#60 in Asia
#479 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1976

8. Gadjah Mada University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#62 in Asia
#486 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1949

9. State University of Semarang

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#66 in Asia
#499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1965

10. State University of Yogyakarta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#68 in Asia
#508 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1964

12. State University of Surabaya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#89 in Asia
#606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1964

13. Telkom University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#98 in Asia
#637 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2013

14. Airlangga University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#99 in Asia
#638 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

15. Brawijaya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#106 in Asia
#667 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
13,927
Founded
1963

16. University of Mataram

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#109 in Asia
#683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1962

17. Udayana University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#111 in Asia
#686 in the World
Acceptance Rate
74%
Founded
1962

18. Jambi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#116 in Asia
#704 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1963

19. Bandung Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#118 in Asia
#719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
23,848
Founded
1959

20. Syiah Kuala University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#133 in Asia
#775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Founded
1961

21. State University of Makassar

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#136 in Asia
#789 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1964

22. Lambung Mangkurat University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#142 in Asia
#820 in the World
Founded
1958

23. State University of Medan

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#144 in Asia
#826 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Founded
1963

24. Ahmad Dahlan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#147 in Asia
#835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Founded
1994

25. Bogor Agricultural University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#154 in Asia
#857 in the World
Founded
1963

26. Satya Wacana Christian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#164 in Asia
#887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1956

27. Sriwijaya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#167 in Asia
#894 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1960

28. Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#171 in Asia
#902 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Enrollment
31,643
Founded
1957

29. Hasanuddin University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#175 in Asia
#925 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Founded
1956

30. University of North Sumatra

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#179 in Asia
#947 in the World
Acceptance Rate
90%
Founded
1952

31. University of Bengkulu

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#181 in Asia
#956 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Founded
1982

32. Lampung University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#182 in Asia
#958 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1965

33. Mulawarman University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#198 in Asia
#991 in the World
Enrollment
35,268
Founded
1962

34. Andalas University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#202 in Asia
#1007 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
1956

35. Bina Nusantara University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#203 in Asia
#1008 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1981

36. University of Riau

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#206 in Asia
#1016 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1962

37. Islamic University of Indonesia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#209 in Asia
#1021 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1945

38. Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#217 in Asia
#1036 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1981

39. Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#227 in Asia
#1077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
17,625
Founded
1960

40. Mercu Buana University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#231 in Asia
#1094 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Founded
1985

41. Tarumanagara University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#233 in Asia
#1100 in the World
Founded
1959

42. Pelita Harapan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#243 in Asia
#1133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
14,564
Founded
1994

43. Maulana Malik Ibrahim State Islamic University of Malang

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#255 in Asia
#1165 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
2004

44. Tanjungpura University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#257 in Asia
#1169 in the World
Founded
1963

45. Tadulako University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#296 in Asia
#1286 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1981

46. Trisakti University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#318 in Asia
#1348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
65%
Founded
1965

47. Halu Oleo University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#345 in Asia
#1422 in the World
Enrollment
25,032
Founded
1981

48. Sam Ratulangi University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#355 in Asia
#1451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Founded
1965

49. Jenderal Soedirman University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#359 in Asia
#1470 in the World
Founded
1963

50. Petra Christian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#425 in Asia
#1640 in the World
Founded
1961

51. University of Palangka Raya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#481 in Asia
#1767 in the World
Founded
1963

52. University of Surabaya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#486 in Asia
#1788 in the World
Founded
1968

53. Christian University of Indonesia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#505 in Asia
#1838 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1953

54. Nusa Cendana University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#519 in Asia
#1881 in the World
Founded
1962

55. National University, Indonesia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#523 in Asia
#1903 in the World
Founded
1949

56. Wijaya Putra University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#561 in Asia
#2009 in the World
Founded
1981

57. Parahyangan Catholic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#571 in Asia
#2036 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1955

58. Sanata Dharma University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#573 in Asia
#2043 in the World
Acceptance Rate
29%
Founded
1955

59. University Putra Indonesia of Padang Yptk

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#625 in Asia
#2144 in the World
Enrollment
11,000
Founded
2001

60. University of Bangka Belitung

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#631 in Asia
#2155 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
2006

61. Nommensen HKBP University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#664 in Asia
#2232 in the World
Founded
1954

62. Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#687 in Asia
#2280 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1960

63. Pakuan University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#695 in Asia
#2301 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Founded
1980

64. Widya Gama University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#744 in Asia
#2427 in the World
Founded
1985

65. President University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#873 in Asia
#2714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2004

66. Maranatha Christian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#888 in Asia
#2747 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1965

67. YARSI University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#951 in Asia
#2881 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1967

68. Widya Mandala Catholic University of Surabaya

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#965 in Asia
#2905 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
1960

69. Duta Wacana Christian University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1046 in Asia
#3083 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1985

70. Soegijapranata Catholic University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1053 in Asia
#3096 in the World
Acceptance Rate
79%
Founded
1964

71. State University of Papua

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1210 in Asia
#3418 in the World
Founded
2000

72. Bakrie University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1770 in Asia
#4627 in the World
Acceptance Rate
92%
Founded
2009

73. Swiss German University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1956 in Asia
#5018 in the World
Acceptance Rate
69%
Enrollment
1,368
Founded
2000

74. Surya University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2103 in Asia
#5336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
2013

75. Gunadarma University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2115 in Asia
#5375 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
41,406
Founded
1981

76. University of AMIKOM Yogyakarta

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#2808 in Asia
#6992 in the World
Enrollment
9,928
Founded
2010

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Indonesia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bandung, Depok, Semarang, and Padang.