Notable Universities in Cuba

A closer look at 13 universities in Cuba — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Universidad de La Habana	Havana	Public	1728	Spanish	LawEconomicsHistory
Universidad de Oriente	Santiago de Cuba	Public	1947	Spanish	EngineeringNatural SciencesSocial Sciences
Universidad Central de Las Villas	Santa Clara	Public	1952	Spanish	EngineeringAgricultural SciencesExact Sciences
Instituto Superior Politécnico José Antonio Echeverría	Havana	Public	1964	Spanish	Civil EngineeringElectrical EngineeringMechanical Engineering
Universidad de Camagüey	Camagüey	Public	1967	Spanish	EngineeringAgricultural SciencesPedagogical Sciences
Universidad Pedagógica "José Martí", Camagüey	Camagüey	Public	1969	Spanish	EducationTeacher TrainingPedagogical Sciences
Universidad de Matanzas Camilo Cienfuegos	Matanzas	Public	1972	Spanish	EngineeringAgricultural SciencesEconomic Sciences
Universidad de Pinar del Río	Pinar del Río	Public	1972	Spanish	Agricultural SciencesForestryEnvironmental Studies
Universidad de Holguín	Holguín	Public	1973	Spanish	Pedagogical SciencesEngineeringEconomic Sciences
Instituto Superior Minero Metalúrgico "Dr. Antonio Núñez Jiménez"	Moa	Public	1976	Spanish	Mining EngineeringMetallurgical EngineeringGeological Engineering
Universidad de Granma	Bayamo	Public	1976	Spanish	Agricultural SciencesEducationVeterinary Medicine
Universidad de Ciego de Avila	Ciego de Ávila	Public	1978	Spanish	AgronomyVeterinary MedicineEducation
Universidad de Cienfuegos	Cienfuegos	Public	1979	Spanish	Industrial EngineeringMechanical EngineeringChemical Engineering