Notable Universities in Colombia

A closer look at 20 universities in Colombia — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Universidad Piloto de Colombia	Bogotá	Private	1962	Spanish	ArchitectureCivil EngineeringBusiness Administration
Universidad Santo Tomás	Bogotá	Private	1580	Spanish	LawPhilosophyTheology
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana	Bogotá	Private	1623	Spanish, English	MedicineLawEngineering
Universidad del Rosario	Bogotá	Private	1653	Spanish	LawMedicineEconomics
Universidad de Antioquía	Medellín	Public	1803	Spanish	MedicineEngineeringHumanities
Universidad de Cartagena	Cartagena	Public	1827	Spanish	MedicineLawNursing
Universidad del Cauca	Popayán	Public	1827	Spanish	EngineeringLawHumanities
Universidad Nacional de Colombia	Bogotá	Public	1867	Spanish	EngineeringAgricultural SciencesSocial Sciences
Universidad Externado de Colombia	Bogotá	Private	1886	Spanish	LawEconomicsSocial Sciences
Universidad de Nariño	Pasto	Public	1904	Spanish	Agricultural SciencesEducationSocial Sciences
Conservatorio del Tolima	Ibagué	Public	1906	Spanish	Music PerformanceMusic EducationComposition
Universidad Libre de Colombia	Bogotá	Private	1923	Spanish	LawPolitical ScienceEconomics
Universidad Pedagogica Nacional	Bogotá	Public	1927	Spanish	PedagogyTeacher TrainingEducational Research
Universidad Bellas Artes	Cali	Public	1933	Spanish	MusicVisual ArtsPerforming Arts
Universidad Adventista de Colombia	Copacabana	Private	1936	Spanish	TheologyEducationNursing
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana	Medellín	Private	1936	Spanish	EngineeringArchitectureSocial Communication
Escuela de Policia "General Santander"	Bogotá	Public	1937	Spanish	Police SciencesPublic Administration (Public Safety)Criminal Investigation
Universidad de Caldas	Manizales	Public	1943	Spanish	Veterinary MedicineAgricultural SciencesHuman Sciences
Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano	Medellín	Public	1944	Spanish	Mechatronics EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringSystems Engineering
Colegio Mayor de Antioquia	Medellín	Public	1945	Spanish	NursingEnvironmental ManagementBacteriology