Soegijapranata Catholic University was founded on the August 5, 1982 as a continuation of the Atma Jaya Catholic University Semarang and the Semarang Catholic Institute of Technology.In its early days, Soegijapranata Catholic University was located at 100 Pandanaran St. Semarang and consisted of three faculties: the Faculties of Technology, Law and Economics. As the university grew and developed activities began to move to the Bendan Duwur campus. Since the mid-1990s educational activities have been entirely centered on this campus.Currently, Soegijapranata Catholic University offers 11 undergraduate programs, a diploma program and 9 master programs. The 11 undergraduate programs include Architecture, Civil Engineering, Management, Accounting, Law, Psychology, Electrical Engineering, Food Technology, English Literature, Information Technology and Visual Communication Design. Taxation is offered as the diploma program.The master programs include Management Science, Management, Environmental and Urban Planning, Law with either a concentration in Health or Advocacy, Psychology Science with a concentration in Psychology of Social Development and Education, Psychology Profession, Architectural Engineering concentrating on Architecture and Settlements, and Food Technology.