Catholic University of Colombia: Statistics

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#3657 of 14,131 In the World
#258 of 1,756 In Latin America
#31 of 190 In Colombia
#15 of 72 In Bogota
#782 of 1,000 For Human Rights Law
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Quick Review

Religion
Christian
Acceptance rate
76%
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Private
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Languages
Spanish

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate76%
Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate (bachillerato) or equivalent, and entrance examination
Academic CalendarJanuary to December (January - May; July-December)

We've calculated the 76% acceptance rate for Catholic University of Colombia based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Research profile

Catholic University of Colombia has published 2,328 scientific papers with 7,354 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Political Science, Environmental Science, Geography and Cartography, Law, Computer Science, Sociology, Engineering, and Biology.

Publications
2,328
Citations
7,354

Catholic University of Colombia majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
2,027 / 6,196
Philosophy
1,657 / 4,902
Political Science
1,134 / 3,717
Environmental Science
690 / 2,912
Geography and Cartography
553 / 2,116
Law
432 / 1,998
Computer Science
430 / 2,128
Sociology
421 / 1,681
Engineering
404 / 1,933
Biology
340 / 1,518
Psychology
322 / 1,844
Medicine
317 / 1,673
Business
303 / 1,308
Physics
297 / 1,500
Geology
267 / 1,119
Economics
239 / 1,082
History
239 / 863
Archaeology
220 / 847
Mathematics
211 / 1,320
Quantum and Particle physics
193 / 891
Ecology
188 / 1,272
Linguistics
181 / 1,030
Chemistry
173 / 891
Statistics
160 / 1,194
Social Psychology
151 / 981
Psychiatry
147 / 923
Paleontology
144 / 608
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
138 / 549
Management
132 / 510
Mechanical Engineering
121 / 508
Art & Design
118 / 464
Development Studies
103 / 558
Clinical Psychology
101 / 719
Materials Science
98 / 565
Oceanography
97 / 404
Finance
95 / 297
Marketing
94 / 570
Machine Learning
92 / 736
Public Health
85 / 479
Neuroscience
80 / 437

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 0 0
1994 0 0
1995 1 0
1996 0 0
1997 0 0
1998 0 0
1999 3 0
2000 13 0
2001 12 2
2002 18 4
2003 18 39
2004 31 9
2005 54 18
2006 25 15
2007 51 25
2008 44 26
2009 59 48
2010 64 96
2011 86 87
2012 101 117
2013 86 172
2014 107 217
2015 147 223
2016 124 211
2017 147 238
2018 163 325
2019 166 400
2020 211 697
2021 170 828
2022 165 885
2023 139 1031
2024 87 857
2025 36 740
Academic rankings

Tuition

Local studetns Undergraduate, 2,417,000-4,256,000; Graduate, 3,145,000-6,427,000 (COP)

Programs and Degrees

Profesional Universitario Architecture, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Economics, Electronic Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Law, Psychology, Telecommunications Engineering
Especialización Administrative Law, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Criminology, Economics, Educational Psychology, Finance, Fiscal Law, Government, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Technology, Labour Law, Law, Natural Resources, Psychology, Road Engineering
Maestría Design, Engineering, Engineering Management, Human Rights, International Law, Political Sciences, Psychology
Doctorado Law, Psychology

Notable alumni

  1. Luis Humberto Gómez Gallo

    Luis Humberto Gómez Gallo
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1962-2013 (aged 51)
    Occupations
    engineerpolitician
    Biography

    Luis Humberto Gómez Gallo was a Colombian industrial engineer specialized in business administration and constitutional law. A Conservative politician, he served as President of the Senate of Colombia where he had been a Senator from 1994 until 2008 when he was charged and arrested as part of a wider parapolitica scandal. He died of a heart attack at the age of 51 on 25 December 2013 in Ibague, Tolima.

  2. Alirio Uribe Muñoz

    Alirio Uribe Muñoz
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1960-.. (age 66)
    Enrolled in the Catholic University of Colombia
    Graduated with undergraduate education
    Biography

    Alirio Uribe Muñoz is a Colombian lawyer and politician. Until 2018, he was the representative to the Chamber of Representatives for Bogotá of the Alternative Democratic Pole.

Catholic University of Colombia faculties and divisions

Department/Division : Basic Sciences Natural Sciences
Department/Division : Humanities Arts and Humanities
Faculty : Design Architecture, Design
Faculty : Economics and Administrative Sciences Business Administration, Economics
Faculty : Engineering Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering
Faculty : Law Law
Faculty : Psychology Psychology
Institute : Languages English, Modern Languages, Spanish

General information

Alternative names UCATOLICA
Universidad Católica de Colombia
Founded 1970
Accreditation Ministerio de Justicia
Motto Sapientia Aedificavit Sibi Domum
Wisdom has built herself a home

Location and contacts

Address Avenida Caracas No. 46-72
Bogotá, Cundinamarca
Colombia
City population 8,035,000

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