USU has three Campuses:
- Padang Bulan Campus in Medan City, North Sumatra
- Kwala Bekala Campus in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra
- Tambunan A Experimental Garden in Langkat Regency, North Sumatra
USU’s main campus is located in Padang Bulan, a green area of 1,160,000m2 at the center of Medan City. A new campus is located in Kwala Bekala occupying around 3,000,000 m2, 15 km away from the main campus. The Kwala Bekala Campus is still under construction and being developed to support research and teaching activities in the agriculture, forestry, plantation, and husbandry sector. USU’s Tambunan A Experimental Garden is located in the Tambunan Estate, Salapian District, Langkat Regency, about 70 km away from Medan City. This garden is used for student field trips, practical work, and research or innovation for agricultural/plantation technology as well as community service projects which opens employment opportunities for locals.
Padang Bulan Campus, Medan
Kwala Bekala Campus, Deli Serdang
Tambunan A Experimental Garden, Langkat
As one of the biggest universities on Sumatra Island, Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) has seen an increase in enrollment each year with sufficient growth in knowledge and technology. USU has an integrated and sufficient plan for its development which is in line with the University Strategic Plan of 2015 - 2019 and USU Long Term Plan of 2015 – 2039.
The main campus is located in Padang Bulan, a green area of 1,160,000 m2 at the center of Medan City. A new campus is located in Kwala Bekala with a 3,000,000 m2 area, 15 km from the Padang Bulan Campus. In the main campus, a 90 ha academic zone exists to accommodate almost all academic activities. USU’s education system is supported by library facilities and more than 200 laboratories. The library provides various types of learning resources both in hard and soft copies.
In addition, there are also various facilities on the main campus such as dormitories, sports arenas, homesteads, cafeterias, shops, banks, and a post office. Graduation and other academic events are held in the Auditorium and Gelanggang Mahasiswa (Student Hall). A teaching hospital was constructed on the Padang Bulan Campus since 2008 and has been operational since March 2016. The hospital has achieved a 5-star accreditation rating (paripurna) in December 2016. The main campus area is surrounded by residential and commercial areas as well as some reserved green areas.
- Total Campus Area
A = Padang Bulan Campus = 1,045,357 m2
B = Kwala Bekala Campus = 481,727 m2
C = Tambunan A Experimental Garden = 379,838 m2
Total Area (A+B+C) = 1,906,922 m2
- Total Campus Ground floor Area
A = Padang Bulan Campus = 202,126 m2
B = Kwala Bekala Campus = 3,245 m2
C = Tambunan A Experimental Garden = 18,143 m2
Total Area (A+B+C)= 223,514 m2
- Total Campus Building Area
Total Area (A+B+C) = 270,736 m2
- Total Campus Area Covered in Forest Vegetation
A = Padang Bulan Campus = 58,397 m2
B = Kwala Bekala Campus = - m2
C = Tambunan A Experimental Garden =26,707 m2
Total Area (A+B+C) = 85,104 m2 (4.46%)
- Total Campus Area Covered in Planted Vegetation
A = Padang Bulan Campus = 417,596 m2
B = Kwala Bekala Campus = 385,198 m2
C = Tambunan A Experimental Garden = 314,906 m2
Total Area (A+B+C) = 1,117,700 m2 (58.61%)
- Total Campus Water Absorption Area
A = Padang Bulan Campus = 11,407 m2
B = Kwala Bekala Campus = 145,992 m2
C = Tambunan A Experimental Garden =4,888 m2
Total Area (A+B+C) =162,287 m2 (8.51%)
- The ratio of open space to total area (SI.1) = 88.32%
- Total Distance
Total distance (A-B) = 15 km
Total distance (A-C) = 70 km