Padang State University

It is included as one of the '50 promising universities in Indonesia'. • Illustration — UNP Rectorate and Research Center

• Name — State University of Padang • Native Name — Universitas Negeri Padang • Motto — Alam Takambang Jadi Guru (Learn from Nature) • Established — October 23, 1954 • Type — State • Rector — Prof. H. Ganefri, Ph.D., M.Pd. • Faculty — 950 staffs • Students — 30,000 students • Undergrad — 70 undergraduate programs • Doctoral — 1 program • City — Padang • Province — West Sumatra • Country — Indonesia • Former Names — IKIP Padang (Padang Teachers Training and Education Institute) • Colors — Yellow

The university consists of nine faculties: • Faculty of Education • Faculty of Language and Arts • Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences • Faculty of Social Science • Faculty of Engineering • Faculty of Sport Science • Faculty of Economics • Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism • Faculty of Graduate Studies • Faculty of Psychology and Health • Faculty of Medicine

• Qs Asia — 721 • Qs Asia Year — 2026 • Qs W — =1401+ • Qs W Year — 2026 • Qs W Employability — 701+ • Qs W Employability Year — 2026 Universitas Negeri Padang (UNP) consistently is widely recognized as one of the leading higher education institution in Sumatra. The QS Asia University Rangkings 2026 has ranks Universitas Andalas as number 126 in South-eastern Asia. Meanwhile, in the QS World University Rankings 2026, the Universitas Negeri Padang ranked in 1401+ globally and ranked twenty-fifth in Indonesia. In the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026, Universitas Negeri Padang is ranked in the range of 1501+ globally.

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