Universitas Sumatera Utara
About Universitas Sumatera Utara
Basic information and contact details for Universitas Sumatera Utara
Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) was founded in 1952. The main campus is in the city of Medan and the second campus in the Kwala Bekala, Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra Province, Indonesia.
Universitas Sumatera Utara offers more than 100 different study programs, at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, across 16 (sixteen) faculties and one postgraduate school.
The faculties relating to health field are faculty of medicine, dentistry, public health, nursing, psychology, and pharmacy. Faculties for science includes faculty of engineering, mathematics and natural sciences, agriculture, computer science and information technology, and forestry. Social science faculties are faculty of law, cultural sciences, social and political sciences, and economics and business. A newly established faculty is the Faculty of Vocational Education.
USU manages a teaching hospital located in the main campus to support medical-related education. It’ is the biggest teaching hospital in Indonesia and offers students the chance of pursuing specialist education in areas such as tropical medicine, radiology, pharmacology, psychiatry, dermatology, neurology, and others. In addition, USU also has an oral and dental teaching hospital.
The campus is equipped with student dormitories, mosques and praying room, sport yards, an auditorium, and student hall.
Students can involve in many sports activities on campus, such as soccer, handball, swimming, table tennis, basketball, and athletics. There are lots of sports facilities on campus like swimming pool, sports center, gymnasium, athletic tracks, outdoor sport pitches, and a large stadium.
Universitas Sumatera Utara has established plenty of academic collaborations with universities around the world, carrying out various mutual exchange activities such as academic exchanges for faculty and student, joint research, community service project, and other opportunity for capacity building.
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Key Student Statistics
A breakdown of student statistics at Universitas Sumatera Utara
- Student gender ratio
- 55 F : 45 M (1)
- International student percentage
- 2% (1)
- Students per staff
- 18.1 (1)
- Student total
- 40855 (1)
Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2026
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Subjects Taught at Universitas Sumatera Utara
See below for a range of subjects taught at Universitas Sumatera Utara
Arts and Humanities
- Architecture
- 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
Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- General Engineering
- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Law
- Law
Life Sciences
- Agriculture and Forestry
- Biological Sciences
Medical and Health
- Medicine and Dentistry
- Other Health
Physical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Physics and Astronomy
Psychology
- Psychology
Social Sciences
- Communication and Media Studies
- Politics and International Studies
- Sociology