The International Undergraduate Program (IUP) had successfully done the selection process for prospective students of its first year on 16 July. As much as 144 applied for the initial registration. The number had shrunk to 40 by the time the selection process commenced. On the day of the selection, two persons were absent, bringing the final number of applicants to 38. The selection involved the GMST test that took place at A203, the leaderless group discussion session at D building, followed by interview at the same location. Participants hailed from various regions of Indonesia, namely Jakarta, West Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, and Borneo. Results for the selection were announced on 22 July 2016, and 30 were admitted to the program.