UPI Reduces New Student Intake Quota by 300 for 2026
Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) will provide quotas for 12,415 new students in 2026. This quota covers the national selection pathway based on achievement (SNBP), national selection based on tests (SNBT), and independent pathways.
UPI previously proposed a capacity of 12,714. From that proposal, 302 new student quotas were reduced. “The reduction is 2.35 per cent,” said UPI Director of Education Asep Supriatna to Tempo on Monday, 30 March 2026.
The capacity for new students at higher education institutions is determined by the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, based on proposals from the campuses. According to Asep, the government’s reason for reducing the quota number is to make teaching services more optimal.
“The capacity is adjusted to the condition of the faculty-student ratio and existing facilities, so this is quite understandable, and it becomes more in line with our ratio,” he said.
According to Asep, UPI’s proposal for increasing capacity was also based on considerations of the faculty-student ratio. “As well as anticipating new students who pass the selection but do not re-register,” he said. This year, UPI is not adding new undergraduate programmes. “Still numbering 106 programmes,” said Vidi Sukmayadi, Head of the Office of Communication, Information, and Public Services at UPI.
For public universities with legal entity status (PTNBH) such as UPI, the 2026 new student admission regulations based on national selection by achievement or SNBP are a minimum of 20 per cent. Through SNBT, a minimum of 30 per cent. Meanwhile, for the independent selection pathway, the maximum intake is set at up to 50 per cent.
The committee plans to announce SNBP results on 31 March 2026 at 15:00 WIB. Meanwhile, SNBT registration is open from 25 March to 7 April 2026.
From the official website of the national new student admission selection committee, UPI’s capacity in 2026 has changed compared to 2025. Quotas for programmes increased in the SNBP pathway include physics education with 45 seats, architectural engineering education (17), building engineering education (31), civil engineering (46), nutrition (46), guidance and counselling (54), tourism industry at UPI Sumedang campus (72), and educational technology (32).
Meanwhile, UPI’s SNBP pathway capacity for 2026 that has been reduced includes computer science education to 30 from 40 seats in 2025, sports science education (67), electrical engineering (17), psychology education (48).