17 Best universities for Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 76.3K citations received by 9.06K academic papers made by 17 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 Mechanical Engineering

#1 in Colombia

#16 in Latin America

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

2. University of America in Colombia

For Mechanical Engineering

#2 in Colombia

#29 in Latin America

Founded: 1958

3. University of the Andes, Colombia

For Mechanical Engineering

#4 in Colombia

#48 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

4. Pontifical Javeriana University

For Mechanical Engineering

#6 in Colombia

#64 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

5. Francisco Jose de Caldas District University

For Mechanical Engineering

#12 in Colombia

#131 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

6. El Rosario University

For Mechanical Engineering

#13 in Colombia

#148 in Latin America

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

7. El Bosque University

For Mechanical Engineering

#17 in Colombia

#164 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1978

8. Nueva Granada Military University

For Mechanical Engineering

#19 in Colombia

#171 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

9. Santo Tomas University

For Mechanical Engineering

#27 in Colombia

#232 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1580

10. University of La Salle

For Mechanical Engineering

#31 in Colombia

#249 in Latin America

Founded: 1965

11. Free University

For Mechanical Engineering

#32 in Colombia

#251 in Latin America

Founded: 1946

12. Catholic University of Colombia

For Mechanical Engineering

#34 in Colombia

#272 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1970

13. Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogota

For Mechanical Engineering

#35 in Colombia

#289 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1959

14. Sergio Arboleda University

For Mechanical Engineering

#37 in Colombia

#292 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1984

15. Externado University of Colombia

For Mechanical Engineering

#38 in Colombia

#297 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1886

16. Manuela Beltran University

For Mechanical Engineering

#42 in Colombia

#320 in Latin America

Founded: 1983

17. Grancolombiano Polytechnic

For Mechanical Engineering

#43 in Colombia

#331 in Latin America

Founded: 1980

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near Bogota

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
180	Technological University of Pereira	11	Pereira
243	EAFIT University	9	Medellin
247	Pontificia Bolivariana University	7	Medellin
248	University of Antioquia	3	Medellin
300	Industrial University of Santander	8	Bucaramanga
306	University of the Valley	5	Cali
551	University of the Andes	3	Merida
717	Northern University	10	Barranquilla
727	National Polytechnic School, Ecuador	1	Quito
1021	Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela	1	Caracas

Universities for Mechanical Engineering near Bogota

Engineering subfields in Bogota