20 Best universities for Psychology 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 Psychology. A graph of 365K citations received by 24.8K 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 Psychology

#1 in Colombia

#25 in Latin America

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

2. Pontifical Javeriana University

For Psychology

#3 in Colombia

#43 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

3. University of the Andes, Colombia

For Psychology

#4 in Colombia

#54 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

4. University of America in Colombia

For Psychology

#5 in Colombia

#55 in Latin America

Founded: 1958

5. El Rosario University

For Psychology

#7 in Colombia

#76 in Latin America

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

6. El Bosque University

For Psychology

#9 in Colombia

#119 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1978

7. Francisco Jose de Caldas District University

For Psychology

#15 in Colombia

#160 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

8. Nueva Granada Military University

For Psychology

#18 in Colombia

#174 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

9. Free University

For Psychology

#23 in Colombia

#209 in Latin America

Founded: 1946

10. Santo Tomas University

For Psychology

#24 in Colombia

#253 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1580

11. Externado University of Colombia

For Psychology

#26 in Colombia

#260 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1886

12. Catholic University of Colombia

For Psychology

#28 in Colombia

#280 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1970

13. National Pedagogical University - Bogota

For Psychology

#34 in Colombia

#303 in Latin America

Founded: 1955

14. University of La Salle

For Psychology

#35 in Colombia

#315 in Latin America

Founded: 1965

15. Sergio Arboleda University

For Psychology

#39 in Colombia

#331 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1984

16. Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogota

For Psychology

#41 in Colombia

#353 in Latin America

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1959

17. Manuela Beltran University

For Psychology

#45 in Colombia

#368 in Latin America

Founded: 1983

18. Grancolombiano Polytechnic

For Psychology

#46 in Colombia

#396 in Latin America

Founded: 1980

19. San Martin University Foundation

For Psychology

#47 in Colombia

#399 in Latin America

Founded: 1981

20. Pilot University of Colombia

For Psychology

#48 in Colombia

#401 in Latin America

Founded: 1962

Universities for Psychology near Bogota

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
28	University of La Sabana	8	Chia
180	Technological University of Pereira	14	Pereira
247	Pontificia Bolivariana University	11	Medellin
248	University of Antioquia	2	Medellin
300	Industrial University of Santander	10	Bucaramanga
306	University of the Valley	6	Cali
307	ICESI University	16	Cali
551	University of the Andes	2	Merida
663	University of Cartagena	13	Cartagena
717	Northern University	12	Barranquilla

Psychology subfields in Bogota

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution5

Neuroscience14

Psychiatry16

Social Psychology15