UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta has once again recorded a notable achievement in the July 2026 edition of the Webometrics rankings. UIN Sunan Kalijaga successfully retained its status as the top-ranked State Islamic Religious Higher Education Institution (PTKIN) in Indonesia, while also improving its position to 22nd among the best universities in Indonesia and 1,115th worldwide.

This achievement places UIN Sunan Kalijaga as the highest-performing PTKIN among Indonesia's state Islamic universities. Following behind it are UIN Sunan Gunung Djati Bandung (24th nationally), UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta (41st), and UIN Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang (48th).

This result also reflects a consistent upward trend. In the July 2025 Webometrics rankings, UIN Sunan Kalijaga ranked 27th nationally, 1st among PTKINs, and 2,073rd worldwide. One year later, the university improved its position by climbing five places nationally and jumping 958 places globally, all while maintaining its status as Indonesia's number-one PTKIN.

Webometrics is a global university ranking system published by the Cybermetrics Lab of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Spain. The ranking evaluates university performance based on indicators of Visibility, Openness, Excellence, and Impact, reflecting digital visibility, openness of scholarly access, publication quality, and an institution's academic influence at the global level.

Head of the Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM) at UIN Sunan Kalijaga, Abdul Qoyum, S.E.I., M.Sc.Fin., said the improved ranking reflects the increasingly strong academic ecosystem and scholarly culture that has been built sustainably at UIN Sunan Kalijaga.

“UIN Sunan Kalijaga's ranking reflects an outstanding academic and scholarly climate. We must continue building on this achievement until we are able to break into the Top 10 universities in Indonesia. We hope that goal can be realized one day,” said Abdul Qoyum.

He noted that successfully maintaining the position of top PTKIN while also improving national and global rankings serves as motivation for the entire academic community to continue strengthening the quality of the Tri Dharma Perguruan Tinggi (the Three Pillars of Higher Education). Strengthening research culture, improving the quality of internationally reputable scientific publications, pursuing global collaboration, and optimizing the visibility of scholarly work through digital platforms will remain key priorities for the institution's development going forward.

This achievement further underscores UIN Sunan Kalijaga's consistency in strengthening the competitiveness of Indonesian higher education at the international level. With an upward trend continuing year after year, UIN Sunan Kalijaga remains optimistic about achieving its goal of ranking among the top 10 universities in Indonesia, in line with its commitment to delivering excellent, high-impact higher education, research, and community service. (humassk)