The Physics Study Program and the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) Sebelas Maret University (UNS) Surakarta were founded based on the Minister of Education and Culture Decree dated October 1, 1996, No. 0297/O/1996. In 2003 the Physics Study Program received the status of Accredited B by the National Accreditation Board for Higher Education (BANPT) of the Ministry of National Education Number: 05910/Ak-VII-S1-029/USFFGA/IX/2003. then in 2009 the Physics Study Program received an A Accredited status (BANPT Decree No. 001/BAN-PT/Ak-XII/S1/III/2009 concerning Status, Rankings, and Results of Accreditation for Undergraduate Programs in Higher Education). Re-Accreditation in 2014 regained accreditation A according to decree no.468/SK/BAN-PT/Akred/S/XII/2014. And in 2019 the re-accreditation that was carried out succeeded in maintaining the A Accreditation title in accordance with the BAN-PT decree No. 3054/SK/BAN-PT/Akred/S/VIII/2019.