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List of universities in Colombia


This is a list of universities in Colombia. The Colombian higher education system is composed by Technical Institutes focused in vocational education, University Institutions focused in technological education, and Universities focused in undergraduate and postgraduate education. The country counts with public and private universities. Most of the Public universities conform the State University System , and most of the departments have at least one public university. Several private universities are affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church or are Nonsectarian.

Public

National

{| width=100% |- style="vertical-align:top;" | | {| class="wikitable" width="{}" ! width=35%| Name ! width=15%| Established ! width="{}" | Location ! width=10%| Reference |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Military University Nueva Granada | align="center"| 1982 | Bogota | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | National Open and Distance University | align="center"| 1981 | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | National Pedagogic University | align="center"| 1955 | Bogota | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | National University of Colombia | align="center"| 1867 | Bogota, Medellin, Manizales, Palmira, Arauca, Leticia, and San Andres | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | National Pedagogic and Technological University of Colombia | align="center"| | Tunja, Chiquinquira, Duitama, and Sogamoso | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Superior School of Public Administration | align="center"| 1958 | Bogota, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, Cucuta, Fusagasuga, Ibague, Manizales, Medellin, Neiva, Pasto, Pereira, Popayan, Tunja, and Villavicencio | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of the Amazon | align="center"| 1971 | Florencia | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of the Llanos | align="center"| 1974 | Villavicencio | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of the Pacific | align="center"| 1988 | Buenaventura, Guapi, and Tumaco | align="center"| |}

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Departmental

{| width=100% |- style="vertical-align:top;" | | {| class="wikitable" width="{}" ! width=35% | Name ! width=15% | Established ! width="{}" | Location ! width=10% | Reference |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Central University of Valle del Cauca | align="center"| 1971 | Tulua | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Francisco Jose de Caldas District University | align="center"| 1948 | Bogota | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Francisco de Paula Santander University | align="center"| 1962 | Cucuta | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Industrial University of Santander | align="center"| 1948 | Bucaramanga, Barrancabermeja, Barbosa, Malaga, Piedecuesta, and Socorro | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Popular University of Cesar | align="center"| 1973 | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | South Colombian University | align="center"| | Neiva | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Technological University of Choco | align="center"| 1972 | Quibdo | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Technological University of Pereira | align="center"| 1958 | Pereira | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Antioquia | align="center"| 1803 | Medellin, Andes, Amalfi, Carmen de Viboral Caucasia, Envigado, Puerto Berrio, Santa Fe de Antioquia, Segovia, Turbo, and Yarumal | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Atlantico | align="center"| 1941 | Barranquilla, Puerto Colombia | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Caldas | align="center"| | Manizales | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Cartagena | align="center"| 1827 | Cartagena | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Cauca | align="center"| 1827 | Popayan | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Cordoba | align="center"| 1962 | Monteria | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Cundinamarca | align="center"| 1969 | Fusagasuga, Chia, Choconta, Facatativa, Girardot, Soacha, Ubate, and Zipaquira | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of La Guajira | align="center"| 1977 | Rioacha, Albania, Fonseca, Maicao, Manaure, Villanueva, and Monteria | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Magdalena | align="center"| 1958 | Santa Marta | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Narino | align="center"| 1905 | Pasto, Ipiales, and Tumaco | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Pamplona | align="center"| 1960 | Pamplona, Cucuta, and Villa del Rosario | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Quindio | align="center"| 1960 | Armenia | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Sucre | align="center"| 1977 | Sincelejo | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Tolima | align="center"| 1945 | Ibague | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Valle | align="center"| 1945 | Cali, Buenaventura, Buga, Caicedonia, Cartago, Palmira, Tulua, Yumbo, Zarzal, and Santander de Quilichao | align="center"| |}

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Private

Catholic

{| width=100% |- style="vertical-align:top;" | | {| class="wikitable" width="{}" ! width=35%| Name ! width=15%| Established ! width="{}" | Location ! width=10%| Reference |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Catholic University of Colombia | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Catholic University of Manizales | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Catholic University of the West | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Catholic Popular University of Risaralda | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | La Salle University | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University Corporation Minuto de Dios | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Marian University | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Pontifical Bolivarian University | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Pontifical Xavierian University | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Our Lady of the Rosary University | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Saint Buenaventura University | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Saint Martin University | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Saint Thomas Aquinas University | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Sergio Arboleda University | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of the Savannah | align="center"| | | align="center"| |}

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Nonsectarian

{| width=100% |- style="vertical-align:top;" | | {| class="wikitable" width="{}" ! width=35%| Name ! width=15%| Established ! width="{}" | Location ! width=10%| Reference | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Ibague | align="center"| 1982 | Ibague | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Antonio Narino University | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Autonomous University of Bucaramanga | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Autonomous University of the Caribean | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Autonomous University of Colombia | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Autonomous University of Manizales | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Autonomous University of the West | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Central University | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Externado University of Colombia | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Cooperative University of Colombia | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Cooperative University of San Gil | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Free University of Risaralda | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Jorge Tadeo Lozano University | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | La Gran Colombia University | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Pilot University of Colombia | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | Santiago de Cali University | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of America | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of the Andes | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Boyaca | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University EAFIT | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of the Forest | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University ICESI | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Manizales | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of Medellin | align="center"| | | align="center"| |- valign="top" |- valign="top" | University of the North | align="center"| |}

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See also

Pontifical university

Lists of universities and colleges

List of universities and colleges by country

List of universities in Bogota

References

Universidades y Centros de Educacion Superior (Universities and Higher Education Institutions)

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