Notable Universities in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

A closer look at 20 universities in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of — founding, campus language, and academic strengths.

School	City	Type	Founded	Language	Notable Programs
Universidad Fermin Toro	Barquisimeto	Private	1989	Spanish	Systems EngineeringTelecommunications EngineeringLaw
Universidad Central de Venezuela	Caracas	Public	1721	Spanish	MedicineEngineeringArchitecture
Universidad de Los Andes	Mérida	Public	1785	Spanish	EngineeringMedicineLaw
Universidad del Zulia	Maracaibo	Public	1891	Spanish	EngineeringMedicineLaw
Universidad Católica Andres Bello	Caracas	Private	1953	Spanish	LawSocial SciencesEngineering
Universidad Santa Maria Caracas	Caracas	Private	1953	Spanish	MedicineLawDentistry
Universidad de Carabobo	Valencia	Public	1958	Spanish	MedicineEngineeringLaw
Universidad de Oriente	Cumaná	Public	1958	Spanish	Marine SciencesPetroleum EngineeringMedicine
Universidad Católica del Táchira	San Cristóbal	Private	1962	Spanish	LawBusiness AdministrationCivil Engineering
Universidad Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado	Barquisimeto	Public	1962	Spanish	MedicineVeterinary SciencesAgronomy
Universidad Simón Bolivar	Caracas	Public	1967	Spanish	Electrical EngineeringComputer ScienceArchitecture
Universidad Metropolitana	Caracas	Private	1970	Spanish	EngineeringEconomicsBusiness Administration
Universidad Nacional Experimental "Simón Rodriguez"	Caracas	Public	1971	Spanish	EducationAdministrationSocial Sciences
Universidad Rafael Urdaneta	Maracaibo	Private	1973	Spanish	EngineeringArchitectureLaw
Universidad Nacional Experimental del Táchira	San Cristóbal	Public	1976	Spanish	Civil EngineeringIndustrial EngineeringAgricultural Engineering
Universidad Nacional Abierta	Caracas	Public	1977	Spanish	Distance EducationEducational SciencesBusiness Administration
Universidad Nacional Experimental de los Llanos Occidentales "Ezequiel Zamora"	Barinas	Public	1977	Spanish	AgricultureVeterinary MedicineEnvironmental Engineering
Universidad Nacional Experimental Romulo Gallegos	San Juan de los Morros	Public	1977	Spanish	MedicineNursingVeterinary Medicine
Universidad Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho	Barcelona	Private	1979	Spanish	LawEngineeringDentistry
Universidad Nacional Experimental "Francisco de Miranda"	Coro	Public	1979	Spanish	MedicineNursingCivil Engineering