The study of organizational culture has received a lot of attention among academics in many fields of study, including education. At the tertiary level, culture can be cited as the key to success. This study aims to describe the perspectives of educational leaders and staff about organizational culture at the tertiary institutions where they work. Data were collected from the leadership and educational staff of leading private universities in DKI Jakarta, which are included in clusters 1-3 based on the results of the higher education clustering of the Ministry of Education and Culture. The data obtained from the questionnaire were analyzed with descriptive statistics. The results show that the organizational culture of leading private universities, although diverse, is mostly characterized by certain characteristics. Participants define organizational culture in general as procedures, beliefs, attitudes, and ways of working that are typical for an organization, and refer to working to achieve organizational goals. Apart from that, they also describe the organizational culture of their university by referring to terms such as desiring academic success, discipline and rules, respect, and tolerance.