20 Best universities for Chemistry in Bogota

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Bogota ranked based on their research performance in Chemistry. A graph of 831K citations received by 47.4K academic papers made by 20 universities in Bogota 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.

1. National University of Colombia

For Chemistry

#1 in Colombia

#22 in Latin America

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

2. University of the Andes, Colombia

For Chemistry

#4 in Colombia

#70 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

3. University of America in Colombia

For Chemistry

#6 in Colombia

#89 in Latin America

Founded: 1958

4. Pontifical Javeriana University

For Chemistry

#7 in Colombia

#99 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

5. El Rosario University

For Chemistry

#10 in Colombia

#152 in Latin America

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

6. El Bosque University

For Chemistry

#11 in Colombia

#172 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1978

7. Nueva Granada Military University

For Chemistry

#20 in Colombia

#226 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

8. Francisco Jose de Caldas District University

For Chemistry

#24 in Colombia

#247 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

9. Free University

For Chemistry

#28 in Colombia

#288 in Latin America

Founded: 1946

10. Santo Tomas University

For Chemistry

#31 in Colombia

#303 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1580

11. Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogota

For Chemistry

#35 in Colombia

#322 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1959

12. University of La Salle

For Chemistry

#37 in Colombia

#328 in Latin America

Founded: 1965

13. Manuela Beltran University

For Chemistry

#40 in Colombia

#374 in Latin America

Founded: 1983

14. Sergio Arboleda University

For Chemistry

#41 in Colombia

#376 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1984

15. Externado University of Colombia

For Chemistry

#42 in Colombia

#384 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1886

16. Catholic University of Colombia

For Chemistry

#43 in Colombia

#385 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1970

17. National Pedagogical University - Bogota

For Chemistry

#44 in Colombia

#387 in Latin America

Founded: 1955

18. San Martin University Foundation

For Chemistry

#46 in Colombia

#403 in Latin America

Founded: 1981

19. Grancolombiano Polytechnic

For Chemistry

#47 in Colombia

#416 in Latin America

Founded: 1980

20. Pilot University of Colombia

For Chemistry

#48 in Colombia

#417 in Latin America

Founded: 1962

Universities for Chemistry near Bogota

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
247	Pontificia Bolivariana University	9	Medellin
248	University of Antioquia	2	Medellin
300	Industrial University of Santander	5	Bucaramanga
306	University of the Valley	3	Cali
551	University of the Andes	3	Merida
663	University of Cartagena	8	Cartagena
720	University of Zulia	4	Maracaibo
722	San Francisco de Quito University	2	Quito
727	National Polytechnic School, Ecuador	1	Quito
727	Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador	4	Quito

Chemistry subfields in Bogota

Biochemistry16

Chemical Engineering8

Environmental Chemistry5

Materials Science17

Nanotechnology7

Nutrition and Food Science8

Organic Chemistry16

Petrology and Geochemistry5

Physical chemistry7