List of universities in Colombia

National University of Colombia: Ché Guevara Plaza (a.k.a. Santander Plaza)

This is a list of universities in Colombia. The Colombian higher education system is composed of technical institutes focused on vocational education, university institutions focused on technological education, and universities focused on undergraduate and postgraduate education. The country has both public and private universities. Most public universities conform to the State University System (Spanish: Sistema Universitario Estatal, SUE), and most departments have at least one public university. Several private universities are affiliated to the Roman Catholic Church or are nonsectarian.

Public

National

National University of Colombia University College of Cundinamarca Name Established Location Reference National University of Colombia 1867 Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales, Palmira, Arauca, Leticia, Tumaco and San Andrés Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia 1953 Tunja, Chiquinquirá, Duitama, Sogamoso and Bogotá National Pedagogic University 1955 Bogotá Technological University of Pereira 1958 Pereira, San Andrés, Belén de Umbría, Mistrato, Santuario, Quinchía, and Puerto Carreño Superior College of Public Administration 1958 Bogotá, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, Cúcuta, Fusagasugá, Ibagué, Manizales, Medellin, Neiva, Pasto, Pereira, Popayán, Tunja, and Villavicencio University of the Amazon 1971 Florencia University of the Llanos 1974 Villavicencio National Open and Distance University 1981 Military University Nueva Granada 1982 Bogotá University of the Pacific 1988 Buenaventura, Guapi, and Tumaco University College of Cundinamarca 1945 Bogotá

Departmental

Francisco José de Caldas District University: La Macarena Campus University of Antioquia: Central Library at the University City of Medellín University of Valle: Faculty of Health at the San Fernando Campus University of La Guajira, in Riohacha Name Established Location Reference University of Antioquia 1803 Medellín, Andes, Amalfi, Carmen de Viboral Caucasia, Envigado, Puerto Berrío, Santa Fe de Antioquia, Segovia, Turbo, and Yarumal University of Cartagena 1827 Cartagena University of Cauca 1827 Popayán University of Nariño 1905 Pasto, Ipiales, and Tumaco University of Atlantico 1941 Barranquilla, Puerto Colombia University of Caldas 1943 Manizales University of Tolima 1945 Ibagué University of Valle 1945 Cali, Buenaventura, Buga, Caicedonia, Cartago, Palmira, Tuluá, Yumbo, Zarzal, and Santander de Quilichao Francisco José de Caldas District University 1948 Bogotá Industrial University of Santander 1948 Bucaramanga, Barrancabermeja, Barbosa, Málaga, Piedecuesta, and Socorro University of Magdalena 1958 Santa Marta University of Pamplona 1960 Pamplona, Cúcuta, and Villa del Rosario University of Quindio 1960 Armenia Francisco de Paula Santander University 1962 Cúcuta and Ocaña University of Cordoba 1962 Montería University of Cundinamarca 1969 Fusagasugá, Chía, Chocontá, Facatativá, Girardot, Soacha, Ubaté, and Zipaquirá South Colombian University 1970 Neiva, Pitalito, Garzón, La Plata Central University of Valle del Cauca 1971 Tulua Technological University of Chocó 1972 Quibdó Popular University of Cesar 1973 Valledupar University of La Guajira 1977 Riohacha, Albania, Fonseca, Maicao, Manaure, Villanueva, and Montería University of Sucre 1977 Sincelejo Tecnológico de Antioquia 1983 Medellín, Abejorral, Andes, Ciudad Bolivar, Guatapé, Jericó, San Rafael, Santa Bárbara, Sonson, Urrao, Yali, Yolombó, Amalfi, Cisneros, Anorí, Hispania, Frontino, San Carlos, Belmira, Betulia, Ituango, San Andrés de Cuerquia, San Roque, Valdivia, Vagachí, Dabeiba, Fredonia, San Jerónimo, San Pedro de los Milagros, and Sopetrán. Fundación Universitaria Internacional del Trópico Americano – UNITRÓPICO 2000 Yopal

Private

Catholic

Name Established Location Reference Saint Thomas Aquinas University 1580 Bogotá, Tunja Pontifical Xavierian University 1623 Bogotá, Cali Our Lady of the Rosary University 1653 Bogotá Saint Buenaventura University 1708 Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena de Indias Pontifical Bolivarian University 1936 Medellín Catholic University of Manizales 1954 Manizales La Salle University 1964 Bogotá Catholic University of Colombia 1970 Bogotá Saint Martin University 1981 Bogotá and others Universidad Católica de Oriente 1982 Rionegro Catholic University of Pereira 1973 Pereira University Corporation Minuto de Dios 1990 Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena de Indias and others Marian University 1967 Pasto Sergio Arboleda University 1985 Bogotá, Santa Marta University of La Sabana 1979 Chía Nonsectarian University EAFIT: Main Library Central University Colombia: northern headquarters building Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogotá. Name Established Location Reference Externado University of Colombia 1886 Bogotá Free University of Colombia 1890 (1923) Bogotá, Cali, Barranquilla, Pereira, Cucuta, Cartagena de Indias, Puerto Colombia and Socorro University of the Andes 1948 Bogotá, Cartagena de Indias University of Medellín 1950 Medellín La Gran Colombia University 1951 Bogotá, Armenia University of America 1952 Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano University 1954 Bogotá, Cartagena de Indias, Santa Marta, Chía INCCA University of Colombia 1955 Bogotá Autonomous University of Bucaramanga 1956 Bucaramanga Santiago de Cali University 1958 Cali, Palmira University EAFIT 1960 Medellín Pilot University of Colombia 1962 Bogotá Cooperative University of Colombia 1964 Medellín, Bogotá, Cali, Pereira, Bucaramanga, Santa Marta, Ibagué, Popayán, Montería, Neiva, Pasto, Villavicencio, Barrancabermeja, Apartadó, Arauca, Cartago, Espinal, Central University 1966 Bogotá University of the Coast 1970 Barranquilla Universidad del Norte 1966 Barranquilla Autonomous University of the Caribbean 1967 Barranquilla EAN University 1967 Bogotá Universidad Autónoma de Occidente 1970 Cali Autonomous University of Colombia 1971 Bogota Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería 1972 Bogotá Fundación Universitaria INPAHU 1974 Bogota Antonio Nariño University 1976 Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Cartagena de Indias, Armenia, Santa Marta, Puerto Colombia Universidad El Bosque 1977 Bogotá Autonomous University of Manizales 1979 Manizales University of Boyacá 1979 Tunja, Sogamoso and Yopal University ICESI 1979 Cali University of Ibagué 1980 Ibague Politécnico Grancolombiano 1981 Bogotá, Medellín University Foundation of the Andes Area 1983 Bogota, Medellin, Pereira, Valledupar University of Santander UDES 1996 Bucaramanga, Bogota, Cucuta, Valledupar Cooperative University of San Gil 1988 San Gil, Yopal FESC University 1995 Cúcuta, Ocaña Simón Bolívar University 1972 Barranquilla, Cúcuta University of Manizales 1972 Manizales See also List of universities in Bogotá Lists of universities and colleges Lists of universities and colleges by country Pontifical university References External links Universities and Higher Education Institutions Universities in Colombia by region