| # | University | City | World rank | In-country | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitas Indonesia | #206 (2025) | #1 | 1,451,264 | |
| 2 | Universitas Gadjah Mada | #224 (2026) | #2 | 1,022,785 | |
| 3 | Institut Teknologi Bandung | #255 (2026) | #3 | 837,360 | |
| 4 | Universitas Airlangga | #287 (2026) | #4 | 703,280 | |
| 5 | Bogor Agricultural University | #426 (2025) | #5 | 744,844 | |
| 6 | Universitas Padjadjaran | #596 (2025) | #6 | 705,908 | |
| 7 | Universitas Diponegoro | not ranked | #7 | 642,521 | |
| 8 | Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember | not ranked | #11 | 430,894 | |
| 9 | Universitas Hasanuddin | not ranked | #14 | 401,811 | |
| 10 | Universitas Udayana | not ranked | #15 | 346,060 | |
| 11 | Universitas Negeri Padang | not ranked | #16 | 319,159 | |
| 12 | Universitas Negeri Semarang | not ranked | #17 | 317,683 | |
| 13 | Binus University | not ranked | #22 | 269,351 | |
| 14 | Universitas Telkom | not ranked | #25 | 218,442 | |
| 15 | Universitas Negeri Jakarta | not ranked | #28 | 190,425 | |
| 16 | Universitas Ahmad Dahlan | not ranked | #31 | 159,358 | |
| 17 | Universitas Sam Ratulangi | not ranked | #33 | 152,728 | |
| 18 | Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta | not ranked | #35 | 146,864 | |
| 19 | Universitas Mulawarman | not ranked | #37 | 142,794 | |
| 20 | Universitas Islam Indonesia | not ranked | #38 | 136,444 | |
| 21 | Universitas Pelita Harapan | not ranked | #39 | 130,141 | |
| 22 | Universitas Kristen Satya Wacana | not ranked | #43 | 112,895 | |
| 23 | Universitas Mercu Buana | not ranked | #46 | 106,463 | |
| 24 | Universitas Siliwangi | not ranked | #56 | 69,381 | |
| 25 | Universitas Pembangunan Nasional "Veteran" Jawa Timur | not ranked | #58 | 68,213 | |
| 26 | Politeknik Negeri Jakarta | not ranked | #59 | 63,103 | |
| 27 | Universitas Gunadarma | not ranked | #77 | 43,686 | |
| 28 | Universitas Terbuka Indonesia | not ranked | #86 | 36,472 | |
| 29 | Universitas Semarang | not ranked | #84 | 32,617 | |
| 30 | Universitas Ibn Khaldun Bogor | not ranked | #94 | 31,638 | |
| 31 | Universitas Tunas Pembangunan | not ranked | #95 | 31,462 | |
| 32 | Universitas Merdeka Malang | not ranked | #105 | 24,479 | |
| 33 | Universitas Cenderawasih | not ranked | #110 | 23,802 | |
| 34 | Universitas Bunda Mulia Jakarta | not ranked | #112 | 22,164 | |
| 35 | Universitas Katolik Soegijapranoto | not ranked | #119 | 16,089 | |
| 36 | Universitas Ma Chung | not ranked | #128 | 13,460 | |
| 37 | Universitas Narotama | not ranked | #138 | 9,910 | |
| 38 | Universitas Paramadina Mulya | not ranked | #154 | 6,209 | |
| 39 | Politeknik Negeri Sambas | not ranked | — | 1,927 | |
| 40 | Akademi Farmasi Yarsis Pekanbaru | not ranked | #169 | 887 | |
| 41 | Universitas Katolik Widya Karya | not ranked | #168 | 598 | |
| 42 | Universitas Brawijaya | not ranked | #8 | 526,403 | |
| 43 | Universitas Sebelas Maret | not ranked | #9 | 484,102 | |
| 44 | Universitas Negeri Malang | not ranked | #10 | 437,301 | |
| 45 | Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia | not ranked | #12 | 423,953 | |
| 46 | Universitas Syiah Kuala | not ranked | #13 | 406,217 | |
| 47 | Universitas Sumatera Utara | not ranked | #18 | 310,233 | |
| 48 | Universitas Andalas | not ranked | #19 | 278,258 | |
| 49 | Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta | not ranked | #21 | 274,549 | |
| 50 | Universitas Sriwijaya | not ranked | #23 | 256,321 |
What the two columns mean
In-country is the position the ranking record gives the university among those in its own country, and it is often the more useful number: a university ranked 480th in the world may still be third at home. It is carried over as published, so it does not always follow the order of the other two columns. World rank is the university's QS World University Rankings position. Citations are the number of times work published by the university has been cited, as recorded in OpenAlex; it is the measure used to order universities that QS does not rank at all.
The two do not always agree. A large research university can out-cite a smaller one that sits above it in QS, because QS weighs reputation surveys and staff ratios as well as research.