45 Best Art & Design schools in Colombia

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Colombia ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 144K citations received by 18.7K academic papers made by 45 universities in Colombia was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#23 in Latin America

#794 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 54,284
Founded: 1867

2. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#39 in Latin America

#1087 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

3. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#47 in Latin America

#1232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

4. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Art & Design

#50 in Latin America

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

5. University of America in Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#61 in Latin America

#1498 in the World

Founded: 1958

6. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Art & Design

#77 in Latin America

#1820 in the World

Founded: 1945

7. El Rosario University

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#103 in Latin America

#2225 in the World

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

8. Francisco Jose de Caldas District University

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#109 in Latin America

#2335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

9. EAFIT University

Colombia | Medellin

For Art & Design

#123 in Latin America

#2525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 2,868
Founded: 1960

10. University of La Sabana

Colombia | Chia

For Art & Design

#128 in Latin America

#2627 in the World

Founded: 1980

11. Pontificia Bolivariana University

Colombia | Medellin

For Art & Design

#133 in Latin America

#2713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1937

12. University of Cauca

Colombia | Popayan

For Art & Design

#139 in Latin America

#2792 in the World

Founded: 1827

13. Northern University

Colombia | Barranquilla

For Art & Design

#150 in Latin America

#3037 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1966

14. Industrial University of Santander

Colombia | Bucaramanga

For Art & Design

#158 in Latin America

#3109 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1948

15. University of Cartagena

Colombia | Cartagena

For Art & Design

#166 in Latin America

#3251 in the World

Founded: 1827

16. Nueva Granada Military University

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#176 in Latin America

#3431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

17. ICESI University

Colombia | Cali

For Art & Design

#190 in Latin America

#3641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1979

18. Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia

Colombia | Tunja

For Art & Design

#191 in Latin America

#3642 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

19. Technological University of Pereira

Colombia | Pereira

For Art & Design

#201 in Latin America

#3744 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1958

20. Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogota

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#202 in Latin America

#3748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1959

21. Externado University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#206 in Latin America

#3789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1886

22. University of Caldas

Colombia | Manizales

For Art & Design

#231 in Latin America

#4110 in the World

Enrollment: 2,128
Founded: 1943

23. El Bosque University

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#233 in Latin America

#4171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1978

24. Free University

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#248 in Latin America

#4371 in the World

Founded: 1946

25. Santo Tomas University

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#253 in Latin America

#4489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1580

26. University of Magdalena

Colombia | Santa Marta

For Art & Design

#255 in Latin America

#4503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1958

27. University of Pamplona

Colombia | Pamplona

For Art & Design

#259 in Latin America

#4580 in the World

Founded: 1960

28. University of Narino

Colombia | Pasto

For Art & Design

#264 in Latin America

#4616 in the World

Founded: 1904

29. Autonomous University of Bucaramanga

Colombia | Bucaramanga

For Art & Design

#279 in Latin America

#4731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1956

30. Technological University of Bolivar

Colombia | Cartagena

For Art & Design

#285 in Latin America

#4773 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1970

31. University of the Atlantic, Colombia

Colombia | Barranquilla

For Art & Design

#288 in Latin America

#4816 in the World

Founded: 1946

32. University of Quindio

Colombia | Armenia

For Art & Design

#289 in Latin America

#4825 in the World

Founded: 1960

33. Luis Amigo Catholic University

Colombia | Medellin

For Art & Design

#291 in Latin America

#4863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,997
Male:Female: 36:64
Founded: 1984

34. University of Tolima

Colombia | Ibague

For Art & Design

#293 in Latin America

#4931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1945

35. Autonomous University of the West

Colombia | Cali

For Art & Design

#297 in Latin America

#4999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 9,795
Male:Female: 55:45
Founded: 1970

36. Catholic University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#300 in Latin America

#5023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1970

37. National Pedagogical University - Bogota

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#308 in Latin America

#5129 in the World

Founded: 1955

38. University of La Salle

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#311 in Latin America

#5175 in the World

Founded: 1965

39. Grancolombiano Polytechnic

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#315 in Latin America

#5219 in the World

Founded: 1980

40. Sergio Arboleda University

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#318 in Latin America

#5236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1984

41. University of Cordoba, Colombia

Colombia | Monteria

For Art & Design

#326 in Latin America

#5391 in the World

Founded: 1966

42. South Colombian University

Colombia | Neiva

For Art & Design

#327 in Latin America

#5397 in the World

Founded: 1976

43. School of Engineering of Antioquia

Colombia | Envigado

For Art & Design

#352 in Latin America

#5838 in the World

Founded: 1979

44. University of Sucre

Colombia | Sincelejo

For Art & Design

#361 in Latin America

#5890 in the World

Founded: 1977

45. Manuela Beltran University

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#364 in Latin America

#5955 in the World

Founded: 1983

The best cities to study Art & Design in Colombia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bogota, Medellin, Cali, and Chia.