Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Barat (UMSB) is one of the oldest private universities in West Sumatra that was established on November 18, 1955. The forerunner of Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Barat began with the inaugural lecture for the Faculty of Law and Philosophy (later becoming Sekolah Tinggi Ushuluddin) in Padang Panjang, with his first batch of students, was a delegation of branches and regions of Muhammadiyah throughout West Sumatra. Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Barat currently has campuses spread across 4 cities in West Sumatra province namely Padang city, Padangpanjang ... see morecity, Bukittinggi city and Payakumbuh city.