Notable Universities in Dominican Republic

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

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo	Santo Domingo	Public	1538	Spanish	MedicineLawEngineering
Universidad Central del Este	San Pedro de Macorís	Private	1970	Spanish	MedicineDentistryNursing
Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago	Santiago de los Caballeros	Private	1974	Spanish	Health SciencesEngineeringBusiness Administration
Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra	Santiago de los Caballeros	Private	1962	Spanish	MedicineEngineeringBusiness Administration
Universidad APEC	Santo Domingo	Private	1965	Spanish	Business AdministrationMarketingHospitality and Tourism
Universidad Dominicana O&M	Santo Domingo	Private	1966	Spanish	Business AdministrationEngineeringLaw
Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña	Santo Domingo	Private	1966	Spanish	ArchitectureCivil EngineeringMedicine
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo	Santo Domingo	Private	1972	Spanish	EngineeringBusiness AdministrationMedicine
Universidad Odontológica Dominicana	Santo Domingo	Private	1977	Spanish	DentistryOrthodonticsPeriodontics
Universidad Católica Nordestana	San Francisco de Macorís	Private	1978	Spanish	MedicineDentistryLaw
Universidad Eugenio Maria de Hostos	Santo Domingo	Private	1982	Spanish	MedicineDentistryLaw
Universidad Iberoamericana	Santo Domingo	Private	1982	Spanish	MedicineBusiness AdministrationArchitecture
Universidad Tecnológica del Sur	Azua	Private	1982	Spanish	Business AdministrationSystems EngineeringEducation
Universidad Católica de Santo Domingo	Santo Domingo	Private	1983	Spanish	PsychologyBusiness AdministrationLaw
Universidad Adventista Dominicana	Bonao	Private	1986	Spanish	EducationTheologyNursing
Universidad Nacional Evangélica	Santo Domingo	Private	1986	Spanish	TheologyEducationPsychology
Universidad de la Tercera Edad	Santo Domingo	Private	1991	Spanish	GerontologyPsychologyEducation
Universidad Federico Henríquez y Carvajal	Santo Domingo	Private	1991	Spanish	MedicineDentistryEngineering
Universidad Interamericana	Santo Domingo	Private	1991	Spanish	Business AdministrationLawEducation
Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao	La Vega	Private	1993	Spanish	Industrial EngineeringBusiness AdministrationEducation