Universitas Negeri Padang
About Universitas Negeri Padang
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Universitas Negeri Padang was founded in 1954 as a teacher training college.
It awarded its first degrees in 1964, was opened up to disciplines other than education in 1997 and attained university status in 1999.
It is located in Padang.
Students can study in faculties of education, language and arts, maths and natural science, social science, engineering, sports science, economics and business, tourism and hospitality, psychology and health, medicine, veterinary science and the postgraduate school.
Most are based at its main campus at Air Tarwar in Padang, but other campuses accommodate nursing, elementary school education, special education and sports science.
More than 6,000 students took part in community programmes in 2024. These included an "English village" to teach language skills in a community reliant on tourism, and a World Bank-backed Android-based project to recycle waste into cash-making businesses.
A joint degree in Management is run in partnership with Universititi Utara Malaysia.
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Key Student Statistics
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- Student gender ratio
- 67 F : 33 M (1)
- International student percentage
- 1% (1)
- Students per staff
- 22.1 (1)
- Student total
- 45714 (1)
Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2026
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Arts and Humanities
- Art, Performing Art and Design
- History, Philosophy and Theology
- Languages, Literature and Linguistics
Business and Economics
- Accounting and Finance
- Business and Management
- Economics and Econometrics
Computer Science
- Computer Science
Education Studies
- Education
Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- General Engineering
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Law
- Law
Life Sciences
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Biological Sciences
- Sport Science
- Veterinary Science
Medical and Health
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Other Health
Physical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Physics and Astronomy
Psychology
- Psychology
Social Sciences
- Communication and Media Studies
- Geography
- Sociology