Notable Universities in El Salvador

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

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Universidad de El Salvador	San Salvador	Public	1841	Spanish	LawEngineeringMedicine
Universidad Pedagógica de El Salvador	San Salvador	Private	1956	Spanish	PedagogyTeacher TrainingSpecial Education
Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Canas"	San Salvador	Private	1965	Spanish	Social SciencesHumanitiesEngineering
Universidad Dr. Jose Matias Delgado	Antiguo Cuscatlán	Private	1977	Spanish	ArchitectureLawBusiness Administration
Universidad Politécnica de El Salvador	San Salvador	Private	1979	Spanish	Systems EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringArchitecture
Universidad Salvadorena "Alberto Masferrer"	San Salvador	Private	1979	Spanish	MedicineDentistryNursing
Universidad Capitain General Gerardo Barrios	San Miguel	Private	1981	Spanish	Civil EngineeringSystems EngineeringNursing
Universidad de Oriente	San Miguel	Private	1981	Spanish	Business AdministrationLawSystems Engineering
Universidad Evangélica de El Salvador	San Salvador	Private	1981	Spanish	MedicineNursingPsychology
Universidad Francisco Gavidia	San Salvador	Private	1981	Spanish	EngineeringBusiness AdministrationCommunications
Universidad Modular Abierta	San Salvador	Private	1981	Spanish	Business AdministrationLawEducation
Universidad Tecnológica de El Salvador	San Salvador	Private	1981	Spanish	Systems EngineeringBusiness AdministrationCivil Engineering
Universidad Autónoma de Santa Ana	Santa Ana	Private	1982	Spanish	MedicineDentistryNursing
Universidad Católica de Occidente	Santa Ana	Private	1982	Spanish	LawBusiness AdministrationCivil Engineering
Universidad Don Bosco	Antiguo Cuscatlán	Private	1984	Spanish	Mechatronics EngineeringAeronautical EngineeringComputer Science
Universidad Luterana Salvadorena	San Salvador	Private	1986	Spanish	Health SciencesEducationAgricultural Sciences
Universidad Albert Einstein	San Salvador	Private	1992	Spanish	Business AdministrationLawCivil Engineering
Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de Dios	San Salvador	Private	1992	Spanish	TheologyEducationBusiness Administration
Universidad de Sonsonate	Sonsonate	Private	1992	Spanish	Economic SciencesLegal SciencesHealth Sciences
Universidad Dr. Andreas Bello	San Salvador	Private	1992	Spanish	Business AdministrationLawCivil Engineering