Notable Universities in Ecuador

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

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Brookdale Community College	Lincroft	Public	1967	English	Business AdministrationLiberal ArtsNursing
Universidad Central del Ecuador	Quito	Public	1826	Spanish	MedicineEngineeringLaw
Universidad Nacional de Loja	Loja	Public	1859	Spanish	AgricultureVeterinary MedicineEnvironmental Sciences
Universidad de Cuenca	Cuenca	Public	1867	Spanish	MedicineEngineeringSocial Sciences
Escuela Politécnica Nacional	Quito	Public	1869	Spanish	EngineeringComputer SciencePhysics
Universidad de Guayaquil	Guayaquil	Public	1886	Spanish	MedicineLawEngineering
Escuela Politécnica del Ejercito	Sangolquí	Public	1922	Spanish	EngineeringTechnologyGeomatics
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador	Quito	Private	1946	Spanish	Social SciencesHumanitiesEngineering
Universidad Técnica de Manabí	Portoviejo	Public	1952	Spanish	Agricultural SciencesVeterinary MedicineCivil Engineering
Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral	Guayaquil	Public	1958	Spanish	EngineeringComputer ScienceMarine Sciences
Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil	Guayaquil	Private	1962	Spanish	MedicineLawArchitecture
Universidad Laica "Vicente Rocafuerte" de Guayaquil	Guayaquil	Public	1966	Spanish	LawBusiness AdministrationCivil Engineering
Escuela Politécnica de Chimborazo	Riobamba	Public	1969	Spanish	Civil EngineeringAgricultural SciencesMechanical Engineering
Universidad Técnica de Ambato	Ambato	Public	1969	Spanish	Civil EngineeringAgricultural SciencesBusiness Administration
Universidad Técnica de Machala	Machala	Public	1969	Spanish	Agricultural SciencesBusiness AdministrationCivil Engineering
Universidad Catolica de Azogues	Azogues	Private	1970	Spanish	LawBusiness AdministrationCivil Engineering
Universidad Católica de Cuenca	Cuenca	Private	1970	Spanish	MedicineHealth SciencesEngineering
Universidad del Azuay	Cuenca	Private	1970	Spanish	ArchitectureDesignEngineering
Universidad Técnica de Esmeraldas "Luis Vargas Torres"	Esmeraldas	Public	1970	Spanish	Agro-industrial EngineeringBusiness AdministrationCivil Engineering
Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo	Babahoyo	Public	1971	Spanish	Agricultural SciencesCivil EngineeringBusiness Administration