On June 7, 1962, based on the Decree of the Governor of East Kalimantan Level I No. 15/PPK/ KDH /1962, a university domiciled in Samarinda was established under the name: Mulawarman College.
Then on September 27, 1962 was set as the date of the establishment of Mulawarman University (UNMUL), based on the Decree of the Minister of Education and Science No. 130 of 1962 dated September 28 will be officially confirmed based on the Decree of the President of RI. I No. 65 dated April 23, 1963. At first Mulawarman University had 4 (four) Faculties namely: State and Institutional (in May 1966, changed to: Faculty of ISIPOL and Faculty of Economics), Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Forestry, Faculty of Mining. Based on Presidential Decree No. 66 dated September 7, 1982, the faculties at Mulawarman University became 5 (five) faculties, namely:
- Faculty of Economics
- Faculty of Social & Political Science
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Forestry
- Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
Since 2000, Mulawarman University has grown with the addition of new faculties and study programs. Until now, based on the Regulation of the Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education of the Republic of Indonesia Number 26 of 2018 concerning Amendments to the Regulation of the Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education Number 9 of 2015 concerning Organization and Work Procedures, Mulawarman University has 13 (thirteen) Faculties with 92 (ninety-two) Study Programs, The Faculties that currently exist at Mulawarman University, namely:
- Faculty of Economics and Business
- Faculty of Social and Political Sciences
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Forestry
- Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
- Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science
- Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Engineering
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Public Health
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Humanities
University Accreditation
Currently Mulawarman University has received Accreditation with a Rating of “A” from the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BAN-PT) in accordance with Decree Number: 273/SK/BAN-PT/Ak-PPj/PT/VI/2022 Dated June 14, 2022.
Latest accreditation certificate (update May 2023) : https://unmul.ac.id/uploads/documents/536fecb6858890f01e97bae410485e27.pdf