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
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
[ 1]
Politécnico Grancolombiano
1981
Bogotá, Medellín
University Foundation of the Andes Area
1983
Bogota , Medellin , Pereira , Valledupar
[ 2]
University of Santander UDES
1996
Bucaramanga , Bogota , Cucuta , Valledupar
[ 3]
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
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