UMS Opens Admissions on 2 November 2026, Offering 83 Degree Programmes

SOLO — Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta (UMS) held the grand opening of admissions for the 2027/2028 academic year on Saturday (31 October 2026) at the Ahmad Syafii Maarif Building of UMS’s Faculty of Economics and Business. The event was attended by around 400 pupils from 35 schools across the Solo Raya region. It served to introduce the campus and encourage secondary-school pupils to pursue higher education.

Triyono, director of UMS’s Directorate of Academic Administration, said the event marked the start of the admissions process for the 2027/2028 academic year. Applications are scheduled to open on 2 November 2026 and close on 30 August 2027.

“Alhamdulillah, this morning UMS is holding the grand opening of admissions for the 2027/2028 academic year,” Triyono said.

He said that for the 2026/2027 academic year, UMS received 28,768 applications and admitted 8,708 new students across various programmes. The students came from 439 regencies and cities in Indonesia and had attended 3,943 different schools.

According to Triyono, those figures demonstrate the breadth of public confidence in UMS as a higher-education destination. The university also expressed its appreciation to parents who had entrusted their children’s education to UMS.

“UMS extends its deepest gratitude for the trust parents have placed in us by choosing UMS for their sons and daughters’ education,” he said.

Triyono added that admissions this year would continue to offer scholarship, report-card and examination routes. However, UMS will introduce a new system, adjusting test content to align with the senior secondary-school curriculum, including material based on the Academic Ability Test (TKA).

UMS will continue to provide its One Day Service (ODS) for prospective students. Those taking the computer-based test (CBT) can make a reservation in advance to choose the test date, time and session.

The university will also hold online tests and regional tests at selected times, including in several areas outside Java. Details of the tests will be announced on UMS’s official website.

In his address, UMS Rector Prof Harun Joko Prayitno introduced the university’s development and its commitment to providing a high-quality, sustainable learning environment.

Harun said UMS currently occupies 49 hectares. Around 35 per cent of the land has been used for buildings, while the rest remains open space and green areas.

“This shows UMS’s determination to establish itself, among other things, as a green campus,” he said.

He said open spaces were important to creating a good campus environment. This commitment is consistent with UMS’s development plans as a university growing in quality and sustainability.

The rector also outlined UMS’s academic development to the pupils. The university currently offers 83 programmes: 41 undergraduate programmes, 10 international programmes, four vocational programmes, 20 master’s programmes and eight doctoral programmes.

In addition to its development in Surakarta, UMS has a satellite campus in Bali through Universitas Bali Internasional Muhammadiyah (BIM University). Harun encouraged the pupils to learn more about the educational opportunities available within the UMS network.

“Welcome to UMS, which we are establishing as an Islamic, enlightening, excellent, global and sustainable university,” he said.

Through the grand opening of its 2027/2028 admissions, UMS hopes more pupils will learn about its programme options, admissions routes and opportunities to develop their potential through higher education.