Notable Universities in Guatemala

A closer look at 11 universities in Guatemala — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Universidad Mariano Gálvez	Guatemala City	Private	1966	Spanish	LawBusiness AdministrationEngineering
Universidad Francisco Marroquín	Guatemala City	Private	1971	Spanish	EconomicsLawBusiness Administration
Universidad del Istmo	Guatemala City	Private	1988	Spanish	Business AdministrationLawEngineering
Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala	Guatemala City	Public	1676	Spanish	LawMedicineEngineering
Universidad Rafael Landívar	Guatemala City	Private	1961	Spanish	LawSocial SciencesHumanities
Universidad del Valle de Guatemala	Guatemala City	Private	1966	Spanish	EngineeringComputer ScienceBiotechnology
Centro Universitario de Occidente	Quetzaltenango	Public	1970	Spanish	EngineeringEconomicsLaw
Universidad Rural de Guatemala	Guatemala City	Private	1995	Spanish	AgronomyEnvironmental ManagementForestry
Universidad Panamericana	Guatemala City	Private	1998	Spanish	Business AdministrationLawEducation
Universidad Galileo	Guatemala City	Private	2000	Spanish	Computer ScienceIndustrial EngineeringTelecommunications
Centro Universitario Ciudad Vieja	Ciudad Vieja	Public	—	Spanish	Business AdministrationLawEducation