According to the recent release, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta has won the best ten position in the best university category in Indonesia according to the international university ranking agency University Ranking (UniRank). UNY won the sixth position out of 576 universities in Indonesia and ranked 65th in Asia. Unirank's version of the university ranking, which used to be called 4ICU, reflects the popularity of a university-based on the popularity of its website.

UNY Rector, Prof. Sumaryanto, received forty-two UNY lecturers and education staff who had completed their master and doctoral studies in the re-admission ceremony for lecturers and education staff on Friday (31/12)