21 Best universities for Engineering in Bogota

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Bogota ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 533K citations received by 46.6K academic papers made by 21 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 Engineering

#1 in Colombia

#17 in Latin America

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

2. University of America in Colombia

For Engineering

#3 in Colombia

#46 in Latin America

Founded: 1958

3. University of the Andes, Colombia

For Engineering

#4 in Colombia

#57 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

4. Pontifical Javeriana University

For Engineering

#7 in Colombia

#88 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

5. Francisco Jose de Caldas District University

For Engineering

#10 in Colombia

#128 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

6. El Rosario University

For Engineering

#16 in Colombia

#177 in Latin America

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

7. Nueva Granada Military University

For Engineering

#18 in Colombia

#191 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

8. El Bosque University

For Engineering

#22 in Colombia

#232 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1978

9. Santo Tomas University

For Engineering

#27 in Colombia

#256 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1580

10. Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogota

For Engineering

#31 in Colombia

#275 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1959

11. University of La Salle

For Engineering

#33 in Colombia

#282 in Latin America

Founded: 1965

12. Sergio Arboleda University

For Engineering

#36 in Colombia

#308 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1984

13. Colombian School of Engineering

For Engineering

#38 in Colombia

#315 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1973

14. Free University

For Engineering

#39 in Colombia

#325 in Latin America

Founded: 1946

15. Catholic University of Colombia

For Engineering

#40 in Colombia

#341 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1970

16. Manuela Beltran University

For Engineering

#41 in Colombia

#353 in Latin America

Founded: 1983

17. Externado University of Colombia

For Engineering

#42 in Colombia

#355 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1886

18. National Pedagogical University - Bogota

For Engineering

#45 in Colombia

#384 in Latin America

Founded: 1955

19. Grancolombiano Polytechnic

For Engineering

#46 in Colombia

#386 in Latin America

Founded: 1980

20. Pilot University of Colombia

For Engineering

#47 in Colombia

#391 in Latin America

Founded: 1962

21. San Martin University Foundation

For Engineering

#49 in Colombia

#410 in Latin America

Founded: 1981

Universities for Engineering near Bogota

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
180	Technological University of Pereira	12	Pereira
243	EAFIT University	11	Medellin
247	Pontificia Bolivariana University	8	Medellin
248	University of Antioquia	2	Medellin
300	Industrial University of Santander	6	Bucaramanga
306	University of the Valley	5	Cali
371	University of Cauca	13	Popayan
551	University of the Andes	3	Merida
663	University of Cartagena	14	Cartagena
717	Northern University	9	Barranquilla

Universities for Engineering near Bogota

Engineering subfields in Bogota