Notable Universities in Nicaragua

A closer look at 17 universities in Nicaragua — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Nicaragua	Managua	Public	1812	Spanish	MedicineLawEducation
Universidad Centroamericana	Managua	Private	1960	Spanish	Social SciencesHumanitiesLaw
Universidad Ciencias Comerciales	Managua	Private	1964	Spanish	Business AdministrationMarketingLaw
Universidad Politecnica de Nicaragua	Managua	Private	1967	Spanish	EngineeringBusiness AdministrationDesign
Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria	Managua	Public	1983	Spanish	Civil EngineeringSystems EngineeringArchitecture
Universidad Nacional Agraria	Managua	Public	1986	Spanish	AgronomyAnimal ScienceForestry
Universidad Americana	Managua	Private	1992	Spanish	Business AdministrationLawMedicine
Universidad Catolica "Redemptoris Mater"	Managua	Private	1992	Spanish	LawBusiness AdministrationMedicine
Universidad de las Regiones Autónomas de la Costa Caribe Nicaragüense	Bilwi	Public	1992	Spanish, Miskitu, Creole English	Intercultural Bilingual EducationSustainable DevelopmentIndigenous Rights
Universidad Hispanoamericana	Managua	Private	1992	Spanish	MedicineDentistryBusiness Administration
Universidad de las Américas (ULAM)	Managua	Private	1997	Spanish	Business AdministrationLawDentistry
Universidad de Managua (U de M)	Managua	Private	1998	Spanish	Business AdministrationLawCivil Engineering
Universidad Centroamericana de Ciencias Empresariales (UCEM)	Managua	Private	2000	Spanish	Business AdministrationMarketingAccounting
Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnologia	Managua	Private	2002	Spanish	Business AdministrationLawEngineering
Universidad Popular de Nicaragua (UPONIC)	Managua	Private	2002	Spanish	LawBusiness AdministrationPsychology
Universidad Nicaragüense de Ciencia y Tecnológica	Managua	Private	2006	Spanish	Systems EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringBusiness Administration
Universidad Internacional de Integración de América Latina	Managua	Private	2007	Spanish	International RelationsLatin American StudiesLaw