Notable Universities in Panama

A closer look at 16 universities in Panama — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Universidad de Panamá	Panama City	Public	1935	Spanish	LawHumanitiesNatural Sciences
Universidad Católica Santa María La Antigua	Panama City	Private	1965	Spanish	LawBusiness AdministrationEngineering
Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá	Panama City	Public	1981	Spanish	EngineeringComputer ScienceArchitecture
Universidad Interamericana de Educacion a Distancia de Panama	Panama City	Private	1986	Spanish	Distance EducationBusiness AdministrationEducation
Universidad Latina de Panamá	Panama City	Private	1991	Spanish	MedicineDentistryLaw
Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnologia, Panamá	Panama City	Private	1991	Spanish, English	Business AdministrationInformation TechnologyMarketing
Columbus University	Panama City	Private	1992	Spanish	Business AdministrationLawHealth Sciences
Universidad Tecnológica Oteima	David	Private	1993	Spanish	NursingBusiness AdministrationComputer Systems
Instituto de Enseñanza Superior Oteima	David	Private	1994	Spanish	Agribusiness ManagementLogistics and Multimodal TransportComputer Systems
Universidad Autonoma de Chiriqui	David	Public	1994	Spanish	EducationAgricultural SciencesBusiness Administration
Universidad del Istmo	Panama City	Private	1997	Spanish	Business AdministrationLawCommunication Sciences
Universidad Especializada de Las Americas	Panama City	Public	1997	Spanish	NursingPhysiotherapySpecial Education
Universidad Abierta y a Distancia de Panama	Panama City	Public	2006	Spanish	Business AdministrationEducationLaw
Universidad de Cartago	—	—	—	—	—
Victoria International University	—	—	—	—	—
West Coast University (WCU)	—	—	—	—	—