[1][2] Maranatha Christian University has produced more than 30,000 alumni that contribute in development sectors in Indonesia and abroad.

The history of Maranatha Christian University began on September 11, 1965[3] with the establishment of Yayasan Perguruan Tinggi Kristen Maranatha by Badan Pendidikan Kristen Komisi Pembantu Setempat (the Local Branch of Christian Education Commissioning Board) of Gereja Kristen Indonesia (Indonesian Christian Church) and Badan Perguruan Tinggi dan Pendidikan Kristen (the Board for Tertiary and Christian Education) of Gereja Kristen Pasundan (Pasundan Christian Church) on the instigation of the Bandung branch of Perkumpulan Inteligensia Kristen Indonesia (the Association of Indonesian Christian Intelligence).

Maranatha Christian University then officially began its operation with the establishment of Faculty of Medicine.

Since then, Maranatha Christian University has continued developing its facilities and infrastructure in the second campus, the area of which reaches 130,000 square meters.

[4] Campus life in Maranatha Christian University is filled with academic and nonacademic activities that aim at developing students characters as a whole.