Yogyakarta State University (or State University of Yogyakarta; Indonesian: Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, abbreviated as UNY) is a public state university established in Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia in 1964. The university's main campus is located in Sleman Regency. UNY was previously part of a faculty at Gadjah Mada University which eventually formed a separate institution called the Yogyakarta Teacher Training and Education Institute (IKIP Yogyakarta). UNY has also been considered one of the best teacher educational institutions in Indonesia, along with the Indonesian University of Education and the State University of Malang.

State University of Yogyakarta (formerly IKIP Yogyakarta or Yogyakarta Institute of Teacher Education and Educational Sciences) was founded on May 21, 1964. IKIP Yogyakarta was a merger of two educational institutions: the Faculty of Pedagogy of Gadjah Mada University and the Institute of Teacher Education. They offered study programs of education sciences and teacher education. The merger was mandated by the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Indonesia, Number I/1963.

On August 4, 1999, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, by Presidential Decree No. 93/1999, officially declared that IKIP Yogyakarta was converted into the State University of Yogyakarta (abbreviated as SUY). It expanded the institution's mandate to offer other programs. The conversion of IKIP Yogyakarta from a specialized training institution into a comprehensive university was based on some considerations. One of them is the observation that the organizational structure of an educational institution was insufficient to support scientific development and that the number of graduates of IKIP Yogyakarta who entered non-teaching fields also increased. In carrying out the wider mandate, SUY initially offered 12 non-education study programs at the bachelor level and three-year undergraduate diploma levels in the following faculties: the Faculty of Languages and Arts Education, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Education, and the Faculty of Engineering and Vocational Education. The non-education study programs include those offered in the Faculty of Sport Sciences and the Faculty of Economics.

To meet societal demands, in 2011 the Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics was divided into two separate faculties: the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Economics. This was mandated through the Ministerial Decree No. 23/2011 about the Organization and Governance of SUY signed on 22 June 2011. SUY then has seven faculties.

As has been mentioned above, IKIP Yogyakarta was converted into SUY on August 4, 1999. However, the anniversary of IKIP Yogyakarta remains SUY's anniversary, i.e., May 21.

There are seven faculties:

• Faculty of Education Sciences and Psychology
• Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
• Faculty of Language, Arts and Culture
• Faculty of Engineering
• Faculty of Social Sciences, Law and Political Sciences
• Faculty of Sports and Health Sciences
• Faculty of Economics and Business

UNY also has many postgraduate programs :

• Master Programs and Doctoral Programs

Yogyakarta State University is a multi-campus university, with one main campus and four regional campuses spread across several cities and district in the Special Region of Yogyakarta province. The main campus of is at Colombo Street No. 1, Sleman; other campuses are in Yogyakarta, Kulon Progo and Gunungkidul. The following is a list of the main campuses and areas of Yogyakarta State University:

List of Yogyakarta State University campuses

Campus	Name	Wide	Location
Main	Karangmalang Campus	432.613 m²	Colombo St., No. 1, Caturtunggal, Depok, Sleman
UPP I	Mandala Campus	6.085 m²	Kenari St., No. 6, Semaki, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta
UPP II	Bantul Campus	10.166 m²	Bantul St., No. 50, Gedongkiwo, Mantrijeron, Yogyakarta
UPP III	Wates Campus	38.981 m²	Mandung St., Pengasih, Pengasih, Kulon Progo
UPP IV	Gunungkidul Campus	46.091 m²	Kepuh, Pacarejo, Semanu, Gunungkidul

In 2013, the profile was as follows:

• 1 graduate school
• 64 undergraduate programs (53 bachelor's and 11 three-year-diploma)
• 16 graduate study programs (11 master's and 5 doctoral)
• 28,515 undergraduate students (as of November 2013)
• 1,850 diploma students (as of November 2013)
• 2,175 graduate students (as of November 2013)
• 85 international students (as of November 2013)
• 76,467 alumni
• 1,147 faculty members (professors: 59, doctoral degree holders: 207, master's degree holders: 754 and bachelor's degree holders: 66) (as of September 2013)
• 980 staff (as of April 2013)
• 5,831 accepted applications out of 97,033 applications submitted in 2013

• Darmasiswa RI Scholarship Program http://darmasiswa.kemdiknas.go.id/v2/)
• Developing Countries Partnership Scholarship http://knb.dikti.go.id/index.php)

1025 research studies from 2010 to 2012, 9 (7 national and 2 international) research studies obtaining intellectual property rights in 2012, 261,802 books in SUY's central library consisting of public works, philosophy, psychology, religion, social sciences, languages, fundamental sciences, applied sciences & technology, arts & sports, literature, and history & geography (as of April 2013)

• A provided access to online publications such as journals and newsletters
• A library in each faculty and school at SUY

The Institute of Research and Community Service (IRCS) runs nine research and development centers:

• Center for Early Childhood and Elderly Studies
• Center for Cultural, Regional, and Environmental Research
• Center for Educational Policy and Evaluation
• Center for Primary, Secondary, and Vocational Education Research
• Center for Gender and Women's Studies
• Center for Creativity and Sport Development
• Center for Research Implementation and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
• Center for Entrepreneurship Development
• Center for Community Service Management and Integrated Regional Development

The Institute of Educational Development and Quality Assurance (IEDQA) is one of main structures at State University of Yogyakarta. IEDQA conducts several programs such as planning, implementing, as well as monitoring and evaluating educational development, quality assurance, and professional development. It has nine centers:

• Center for Quality Assurance
• Center for Curriculum, Instructional, and Learning Resources
• Center for Field Teaching Practicum and Fieldwork Practicum
• Center for Teaching, Non-Teaching, and Non-Educational Professions
• Center for University Level Subjects
• Center for Language Studies
• Center for Character Education and Culture Development
• Center for Career Development
• Center for Scientific Publications Development

• Prof. Dr. Johar, MS. (1991 - 1999)
• Prof. Suyanto, Ph.D. (1999 - 2006)
• Prof. Sugeng Mardiyono, Ph.D. (2006 - 2008)
• Prof. Dr. Rochmat Wahab, M.Pd., M.A. (2008 - 2017)
• Prof. Dr. Sutrisna Wibawa, M.Pd (2017-2021)
• Prof. Dr. Sumaryanto, M.Kes. (2021-)

• Putu Gede Juni Antara, association football player
• Hanung Bramantyo, film director
• Septian David, association football player
• Evan Dimas, association football player
• Hansamu Yama, association football player

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  Museum of Indonesian Education (Museum Pendidikan Indonesia) inside the campus
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  UNY postgraduate campus
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  UNY Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences integrated lab
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  UNY foodcourt