21 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 908K citations received by 131K 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Latin America

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

2. Pontifical Javeriana University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#45 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

3. University of the Andes, Colombia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#62 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

4. El Rosario University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#88 in Latin America

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

5. Francisco Jose de Caldas District University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#108 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

6. Externado University of Colombia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#14 in Colombia

#136 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1886

7. Nueva Granada Military University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#15 in Colombia

#143 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

8. Free University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in Colombia

#158 in Latin America

Founded: 1946

9. University of America in Colombia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#20 in Colombia

#174 in Latin America

Founded: 1958

10. Santo Tomas University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#22 in Colombia

#182 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1580

11. El Bosque University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#23 in Colombia

#206 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1978

12. Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogota

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#29 in Colombia

#249 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1959

13. Catholic University of Colombia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#30 in Colombia

#250 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1970

14. University of La Salle

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#33 in Colombia

#259 in Latin America

Founded: 1965

15. Grancolombiano Polytechnic

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#36 in Colombia

#279 in Latin America

Founded: 1980

16. Sergio Arboleda University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#38 in Colombia

#302 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1984

17. National Pedagogical University - Bogota

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#39 in Colombia

#303 in Latin America

Founded: 1955

18. Manuela Beltran University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#44 in Colombia

#352 in Latin America

Founded: 1983

19. Pilot University of Colombia

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#46 in Colombia

#361 in Latin America

Founded: 1962

20. Caro and Cuervo Institute

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#48 in Colombia

#397 in Latin America

Founded: 1969

21. San Martin University Foundation

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#49 in Colombia

#411 in Latin America

Founded: 1981

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Bogota

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
28	University of La Sabana	13	Chia
128	University of Tolima	25	Ibague
131	Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia	10	Tunja
165	University of Caldas	16	Manizales
176	University of Quindio	35	Armenia
180	Technological University of Pereira	21	Pereira
231	South Colombian University	34	Neiva
243	EAFIT University	11	Medellin
247	Pontificia Bolivariana University	9	Medellin
248	University of Antioquia	2	Medellin

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfields in Bogota