thumb|250px|right|National University of Colombia: Plaza Central (a.k.a. Francisco de Paula 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 (, 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
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| thumb|right|National University of Colombia
thumb|right| University College of Cundinamarca
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| National University of Colombia
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| Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales, Palmira, Arauca, Leticia, Tumaco and San Andrés
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| Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia
| align="center"| 1953
| Tunja, Chiquinquirá, Duitama, Sogamoso and Bogotá
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| National Pedagogic University
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| Bogotá
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| Technological University of Pereira
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| Pereira, San Andrés, Belén de Umbría, Mistrato, Santuario, Quinchía, and Puerto Carreño
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| Superior College of Public Administration
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| Bogotá, Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cali, Cartagena, Cúcuta, Fusagasugá, Ibagué, Manizales, Medellín, Neiva, Pasto, Pereira, Popayán, Tunja, and Villavicencio
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| University of the Amazon
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| Florencia
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| University of the Llanos
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| Villavicencio
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| Military University Nueva Granada
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| Bogotá
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| University of the Pacific
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| Buenaventura, Guapi, and Tumaco
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| align="center"| 1945
| Bogotá
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Departmental
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|right|thumb|Francisco José de Caldas District University: La Macarena Campus right|thumb|University of Antioquia: Central Library at the University City of Medellín right|thumb|University of Valle: Faculty of Health at the San Fernando Campus thumb|[[University of La Guajira, in Riohacha]]
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|University of Antioquia
| align="center" | 1803
| Medellín, Andes, Amalfi, Carmen de Viboral Caucasia, Envigado, Puerto Berrío, Santa Fe de Antioquia, Segovia, Turbo, and Yarumal
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|University of Cartagena
| align="center" | 1827
| Cartagena
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|University of Cauca
| align="center" | 1827
| Popayán
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|University of Nariño
| align="center" | 1905
| Pasto, Ipiales, and Tumaco
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|University of Atlantico
| align="center" | 1941
| Barranquilla, Puerto Colombia
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|University of Caldas
| align="center" | 1943
| Manizales
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|University of Tolima
| align="center" | 1945
|Ibagué
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|University of Valle
| align="center" | 1945
| Cali, Buenaventura, Buga, Caicedonia, Cartago, Palmira, Tuluá, Yumbo, Zarzal, and Santander de Quilichao
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|Francisco José de Caldas District University
| align="center" | 1948
| Bogotá
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|Industrial University of Santander
| align="center" | 1948
| Bucaramanga, Barrancabermeja, Barbosa, Málaga, Piedecuesta, and Socorro
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|University of Magdalena
| align="center" | 1958
| Santa Marta
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|University of Pamplona
| align="center" | 1960
| Pamplona, Cúcuta, and Villa del Rosario
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|University of Quindio
| align="center" | 1960
| Armenia
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|Francisco de Paula Santander University
| align="center" | 1962
| Cúcuta and Ocaña
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|University of Cordoba
| align="center" | 1962
| Montería
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|University of Cundinamarca
| align="center" | 1969
| Fusagasugá, Chía, Chocontá, Facatativá, Girardot, Soacha, Ubaté, and Zipaquirá
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|South Colombian University
| align="center" | 1970
| Neiva, Pitalito, Garzón, La Plata
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|Central University of Valle del Cauca
| align="center" | 1971
| Tulua
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|Technological University of Chocó
| align="center" | 1972
| Quibdó
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|Popular University of Cesar
| align="center" | 1973
|Valledupar
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|University of La Guajira
| align="center" | 1977
|Riohacha, Albania, Fonseca, Maicao, Manaure, Villanueva, and Montería
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|University of Sucre
| align="center" | 1977
| Sincelejo
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|Tecnológico de Antioquia
| align="center" | 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.
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|Yopal
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Private
Catholic
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| Saint Thomas Aquinas University
| align="center"| 1580
| Bogotá, Tunja
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| Pontifical Xavierian University
| align="center"| 1623
| Bogotá, Cali
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| Our Lady of the Rosary University
| align="center"| 1653
| Bogotá
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| Saint Buenaventura University
| align="center"| 1708
| Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena de Indias
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| Pontifical Bolivarian University
| align="center"| 1936
| Medellín
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| align="center"| 1954
|Manizales
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| La Salle University
| align="center"| 1964
| Bogotá
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| Catholic University of Colombia
| align="center"| 1970
| Bogotá
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| Saint Martin University
| align="center"| 1981
| Bogotá and others
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| Universidad Católica de Oriente
| align="center"| 1982
| Rionegro
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| Catholic University of Pereira
| align="center"|1973
|Pereira
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| University Corporation Minuto de Dios
| align="center"|1990
| Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena de Indias and others
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| Marian University
| align="center"|1967
|Pasto
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| Sergio Arboleda University
| align="center"| 1985
| Bogotá, Santa Marta
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| University of La Sabana
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| Chía
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Nonsectarian
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| Externado University of Colombia
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| Bogotá
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| Free University of Colombia
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| Bogotá, Cali, Barranquilla, Pereira, Cúcuta, Cartagena de Indias, Puerto Colombia and Socorro
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| University of the Andes
| align="center"|1948
| Bogotá, Cartagena de Indias
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| University of Medellín
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| Medellín
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| La Gran Colombia University
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| Bogotá, Armenia
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| Bogotá
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| Jorge Tadeo Lozano University
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| Bogotá, Cartagena de Indias, Santa Marta, Chía
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| INCCA University of Colombia
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| Bogotá
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| Autonomous University of Bucaramanga
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| Bucaramanga
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| Santiago de Cali University
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| Cali, Palmira
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| University EAFIT
| align="center"|1960
| Medellín
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| Pilot University of Colombia
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| Bogotá
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| Cooperative University of Colombia
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| Medellín, Bogotá, Cali, Pereira, Bucaramanga, Santa Marta, Ibagué, Popayán, Montería, Neiva, Pasto, Villavicencio, Barrancabermeja, Apartadó, Arauca, Cartago, Espinal,
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| Central University
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| Bogotá
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| University of the Coast
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| Barranquilla
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| Universidad del Norte
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| Barranquilla
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| Autonomous University of the Caribbean
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| Barranquilla
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| align="center"| 1967
| Bogotá
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| Universidad Autónoma de Occidente
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| Cali
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| align="center"|1971
| Bogotá
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| Escuela Colombiana de Ingeniería
| align="center"|1972
|Bogotá
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| Fundación Universitaria INPAHU
| align="center"|1974
| Bogotá
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| align="center"|1976
| Bogotá, Medellín, Cali, Cartagena de Indias, Armenia, Santa Marta, Puerto Colombia
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| Universidad El Bosque
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| Bogotá
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| Manizales
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| University of Boyacá
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|Tunja, Sogamoso and Yopal
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| University ICESI
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| Cali
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| University of Ibagué
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| Ibague
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| Politécnico Grancolombiano
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|Bogotá, Medellín
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| University Foundation of the Andes Area
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|Bogotá, Medellín, Pereira, Valledupar
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| University of Santander UDES
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| Bucaramanga, Bogotá, Cúcuta, Valledupar
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| Cooperative University of San Gil
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|San Gil, Yopal
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| FESC University
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| Cúcuta, Ocaña
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| Simón Bolívar University
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| Barranquilla, Cúcuta
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| University of Manizales
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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