• M. Sardjito, 1st Rector (1949–1961) •
Herman Johannes, 2nd Rector (1961–1966) • M. Nazir Alwi, 3rd Rector (1966–1967) • Soepojo Padmodipoetro, 4th Rector (1967–1968) • Soeroso Prawirohardjo, 5th Rector (1968–1973) •
Sukadji Ranuwihardjo, 6th Rector (1973–1981) •
Teuku Jacob, 7th Rector (1981–1986) • Koesnadi Hardjosoemantri, 8th Rector (1986–1990) • Mochamad Adnan, 9th Rector (1990–1994) • Soekanto H. Reksohadiprodo, 10th Rector (1994–1998) •
Ichlasul Amal, 11th Rector (1998–2003) • Sofian Effendi, 12th Rector (2003–2007) • Sudjarwadi, 13th Rector (2007–2012) •
Pratikno, 14th Rector (2012–2014), resigned October 2014 on being appointed as State Secretary in the
Joko Widodo administration • Dwi Korita Karnawati, 15th Rector (2014–2017) and the first woman rector of the university, appointed in November 2014 • Panut Mulyono, 16th Rector (2017–2022) •
Ova Emilia, 17th Rector (2022–present) ==Art and culture==