UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta offers an educational and research model that is:
- Integrative-Interconnected: an integrated system in academic
development, management, student affairs, cooperation, and
entrepreneurship.
- Dedicated -
Innovative: dedicated, trustworthy, quality-oriented, active in thinking
and action, creative, intelligent, and innovative; not merely working
diligently and routinely.
- Inclusive-Continuous Improvement: open, accountable, and committed
to change and sustainability.
“EXCELLENT” Institutional
Accreditation
Based on the BAN PT decree No.
1121/SK/BAN-PT/AK-Ppj/PT/XII/2023, UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta has
successfully maintained its Institutional Accreditation with an EXCELLENT
rating. UIN Sunan Kalijaga is the first PTKIN to be accredited as Excellent.
In March 2023, FIBAA finally announced
its decision on the Field Assessment conducted at the end of 2022. FIBAA is a
higher education quality assurance agency based in Bonn, Germany, and has been
recognized by the Directorate General of Higher Education, Research, and
Technology of the Republic of Indonesia. Of the 18 study programs at UIN Sunan
Kalijaga that were submitted for FIBAA international accreditation, 13 study
programs received Quality Seal Awards and Cluster 3, consisting of 5 study
programs from the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training which received
Premium Seal Awards. Both of these titles were awarded unconditionally. UIN
Sunan Kalijaga won the MURI record award as the university with the most
programs accredited internationally by FIBAA.
UIN Sunan Kalijaga also ranked first as
the Best PTKIN (Islamic State University) according to UniRank 2023 from the
university ranking institution based in Sydney, Australia, namely 4
International College and Universities (4ICU). This demonstrates the campus'
commitment to providing high-quality education that meets international
standards. This remarkable achievement is a testament to the successful
teamwork of the UIN Sunan Kalijaga academic community in realizing its vision
of becoming a World Class University.
In the July 2025 edition of the
Webometrics ranking, UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta ranked first among all State
Islamic Higher Education Institutions (PTKIN) in Indonesia, while also ranking
27th nationally and 2,073rd globally.
Excellence and Achievement Culture
The academic community at UIN Sunan
Kalijaga Yogyakarta prioritizes process and excellence in education, enabling
its members to achieve high standards of achievement.
Professional Teaching Staff
Highly competent: some hold the title of
Professor, while others hold Doctorate and Master's degrees, both from within
Indonesia and abroad.
Geographical Location and Academic
Atmosphere
Located in the center of leading campus
Yogyakarta, an “intellectual miniature of Indonesia” that provides a conducive,
friendly, peaceful, and religious academic atmosphere. Address: Jalan Laksda
Adisucipto, Yogyakarta.
Adequate Facilities and Infrastructure
Adequate facilities and infrastructure
are one of the important factors that can support the success of students'
studies. This is what makes UIN Sunan Kalijaga continue to be committed to
improving facilities and infrastructure in order to maintain the quality of its
graduates.
- The buildings at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta are designed based
on modern concepts and needs analysis in the form of representative
lecture halls, an Integrated Lecture Building, a polyclinic, an
administration center, a computer center, a Research Center, a Theatrical
Class, a Student Center, a Multipurpose Building, a Sports Venue, a Campus
Service Center, a Language and Culture Center, a University Club House, a
University Press, a Play Group, a Guest House, Training Center, and
Lecture Hall.
- The Sunan
Kalijaga Mosque Religious Laboratory, which carries three distinctive
values that are its main characteristics, namely (1) islamicity; (2) locality;
(3) modernity, serves as a source of inspiration, motivation, and pedagogy
for lecturers, students, and the community and visitors in general. Not
only does it serve a ritual-worship function, the UIN Sunan Kalijaga
Religious Laboratory is also a place to hone the mind, heart, senses, and
arts in understanding religion.
- Cyber
Campus: UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta received the Top National TeSCA
Winner award in 2014 for its use of Information and Communication
Technology (ICT).
- The UIN
Sunan Kalijaga Library has registered its institution with MURI as the
first library in Indonesia to use RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)
technology for independent book borrowing and returning, and for its
completeness, it has been awarded an “A” Accreditation as a form of
government recognition through the National Library Agency. Additionally,
in 2023, the UIN Sunan Kalijaga Library won an award as a National
Reference for Library Accreditation by the National Library of Indonesia.
- The UIN Sunan Kalijaga Integrated Laboratory provides academic,
research, and community services. This laboratory also serves as a focal
point for interaction with external research communities and prepares
students to understand and develop science and technology. In addition to
specialized knowledge, analytical skills, and the application of science
and technology, students are also equipped with the skills needed to
creatively address the problems and needs faced in society. The laboratory
has been accredited by the National Accreditation Committee (KAN).
Inclusive Campus
UIN Sunan Kalijaga is committed to being
an inclusive campus by providing equal opportunities for anyone to become a
student at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, including people with different
abilities (disabilities).
Fortress of Diversity
Students at UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta
come from various regions in Indonesia and represent a wide range of cultures,
ethnicities, and races. As such, this university has become a “fortress of
diversity” in terms of perspectives, lifestyles, religions, communities, and
nationalities.