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List of universities in Colombia

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

This is a list of universitiesinColombia. 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.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2010)

Public

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National

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Name	Established	Location
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

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University of Antioquia: Central Library at the University City of Medellín

University of Valle: Faculty of Health at the San Fernando Campus

Name	Established	Location
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

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Catholic

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Name	Established	Location
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

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Central University Colombia: northern headquarters building

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