26 Best Forestry 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 Forestry. A graph of 91.7K citations received by 6.63K academic papers made by 26 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.

1. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Forestry

#13 in Latin America

#117 in the World

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

2. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Forestry

#70 in Latin America

#641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

3. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Forestry

#77 in Latin America

#667 in the World

Founded: 1945

4. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Forestry

#92 in Latin America

#833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

5. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Forestry

#94 in Latin America

#845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

6. University of Tolima

Colombia | Ibague

For Forestry

#110 in Latin America

#1053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1945

7. Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia

Colombia | Tunja

For Forestry

#121 in Latin America

#1221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

8. University of Caldas

Colombia | Manizales

For Forestry

#123 in Latin America

#1240 in the World

Enrollment: 2,128
Founded: 1943

9. University of Narino

Colombia | Pasto

For Forestry

#144 in Latin America

#1392 in the World

Founded: 1904

10. Francisco Jose de Caldas District University

Colombia | Bogota

For Forestry

#146 in Latin America

#1403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

11. Industrial University of Santander

Colombia | Bucaramanga

For Forestry

#156 in Latin America

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1948

12. University of Cauca

Colombia | Popayan

For Forestry

#158 in Latin America

#1535 in the World

Founded: 1827

13. University of Sucre

Colombia | Sincelejo

For Forestry

#165 in Latin America

#1598 in the World

Founded: 1977

14. El Rosario University

Colombia | Bogota

For Forestry

#184 in Latin America

#1798 in the World

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

15. University of Magdalena

Colombia | Santa Marta

For Forestry

#197 in Latin America

#1920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1958

16. University of Pamplona

Colombia | Pamplona

For Forestry

#198 in Latin America

#1921 in the World

Founded: 1960

17. Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogota

Colombia | Bogota

For Forestry

#220 in Latin America

#2080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1959

18. Technological University of Pereira

Colombia | Pereira

For Forestry

#221 in Latin America

#2112 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1958

19. University of La Salle

Colombia | Bogota

For Forestry

#232 in Latin America

#2226 in the World

Founded: 1965

20. Pontificia Bolivariana University

Colombia | Medellin

For Forestry

#234 in Latin America

#2235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1937

21. Nueva Granada Military University

Colombia | Bogota

For Forestry

#235 in Latin America

#2242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

22. University of Cordoba, Colombia

Colombia | Monteria

For Forestry

#236 in Latin America

#2245 in the World

Founded: 1966

23. University of Cartagena

Colombia | Cartagena

For Forestry

#240 in Latin America

#2324 in the World

Founded: 1827

24. University of Quindio

Colombia | Armenia

For Forestry

#248 in Latin America

#2363 in the World

Founded: 1960

25. University of the Atlantic, Colombia

Colombia | Barranquilla

For Forestry

#253 in Latin America

#2423 in the World

Founded: 1946

26. Northern University

Colombia | Barranquilla

For Forestry

#259 in Latin America

#2535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1966

The best cities to study Forestry in Colombia based on the number of universities and their ranks are Bogota, Medellin, Cali, and Ibague.

Environmental Science subfields in Colombia

Agricultural Science37

Earth science and Geophysics21

Environmental Chemistry22

Environmental Engineering18

Environmental Management38

Geography and Cartography49

Geotechnical Engineering19

Hydrology and Water resources management2

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science40

Mining Engineering2

Petrology and Geochemistry12

Urban and Regional planning8

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation26