List of universities in Colombia

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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 (Spanish: Sistema Universitario Estatal, SUE), and most of the departments have at least one public university. Several private universities are affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church or are Nonsectarian.

National University of Colombia: Francisco de Paula Santander Plaza

Public

Military University Nueva Granada Campus

National University of Colombia

Name	Established	Location
Military University Nueva Granada	1982	Bogotá
National Open and Distance University	1981
National Pedagogic University	1955	Bogotá
National University of Colombia	1867	Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales, Palmira, Arauca, Leticia, and San Andrés
National Pedagogic and Technological University of Colombia		Tunja, Chiquinquirá, Duitama, and Sogamoso
Superior School 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
University of the Pacific	1988	Buenaventura, Guapi, and Tumaco

Industrial University of Santander: La Gallera theater at the Main Campus

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

Name	Established	Location
Central University of Valle del Cauca	1971	Tulua
Francisco José de Caldas District University	1948	Bogotá
Francisco de Paula Santander University	1962	Cúcuta
Industrial University of Santander	1948	Bucaramanga, Barrancabermeja, Barbosa, Málaga, Piedecuesta, and Socorro
Popular University of Cesar	1973
South Colombian University		Neiva
Technological University of Choco	1972	Quibdó
Technological University of Pereira	1958	Pereira
University of Antioquia	1803	Medellín, Andes, Amalfi, Carmen de Viboral Caucasia, Envigado, Puerto Berrío, Santa Fe de Antioquia, Segovia, Turbo, and Yarumal
University of Atlantico	1941	Barranquilla, Puerto Colombia
University of Caldas		Manizales
University of Cartagena	1827	Cartagena
University of Cauca	1827	Popayán
University of Cordoba	1962	Montería
University of Cundinamarca	1969	Fusagasugá, Chía, Chocontá, Facatativá, Girardot, Soacha, Ubaté, and Zipaquirá
University of La Guajira	1977	Rioacha, Albania, Fonseca, Maicao, Manaure, Villanueva, and Montería
University of Magdalena	1958	Santa Marta
University of Nariño	1905	Pasto, Ipiales, and Tumaco
University of Pamplona	1960	Pamplona, Cúcuta, and Villa del Rosario
University of Quindio	1960	Armenia
University of Sucre	1977	Sincelejo
University of Tolima	1945	Ibagúe
University of Valle	1945	Cali, Buenaventura, Buga, Caicedonia, Cartago, Palmira, Tuluá, Yumbo, Zarzal, and Santander de Quilichao

Pontifical Bolivarian University: Main Library

Our Lady of the Rosary University: Quinta de Mutis building

Name	Established	Location	Reference
Catholic University of Colombia
Catholic University of Manizales
Catholic University of the West
Catholic Popular University of Risaralda
La Salle University
University Corporation Minuto de Dios
Marian University
Pontifical Bolivarian University
Pontifical Xavierian University
Our Lady of the Rosary University
Saint Buenaventura University
Saint Martin University
Saint Thomas Aquinas University
Sergio Arboleda University
University of the Savannah

Externado University of Colombia: Main Campus

University EAFIT: Main Library

University of the Andes: Statue of Saint Albertus Magnus

Name	Established	Location
University of Ibague	1982	Ibague
Antonio Nariño University
Autonomous University of Bucaramanga
Autonomous University of the Caribean
Autonomous University of Colombia
Autonomous University of Manizales		Manizales
Universidad Autónoma de Occidente	1970	Cali
Central University
Externado University of Colombia
Cooperative University of Colombia
Cooperative University of San Gil
Free University of Risaralda
Jorge Tadeo Lozano University		Bogotá, Cartagena
La Gran Colombia University
Pilot University of Colombia
Santiago de Cali University		Cali
University of America
University of the Andes
University of Boyaca
University EAFIT
University of the Forest
University ICESI		Cali
University of Manizales		Manizales
University of Medellín		Medellín
University of the North		Barranquilla