Catholic University of the Holy Conception: Statistics

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#3147 of 14,131 In the World
#202 of 1,756 In Latin America
#21 of 60 In Chile
#3 of 4 In Concepcion
#1129 of 1,145 For Sports / Exercise science
Top50% For 10 other topics
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Quick Review

Religion
Christian
Funding
Private
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
www.ucsc.cl
Languages
Spanish
Acceptance rate
61%*

* The Catholic University of the Holy Conception is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate. National Selection test. Test of specific knowledge according to speciality
Academic CalendarMarch to December

Research profile

Catholic University of the Holy Conception has published 4,435 scientific papers with 31,328 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Environmental Science, Biology, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Computer Science, Medicine, and Geology.

Publications
4,435
Citations
31,328

Catholic University of the Holy Conception majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
2,716 / 13,859
Philosophy
1,943 / 6,026
Environmental Science
1,828 / 18,417
Biology
1,752 / 18,292
Engineering
1,467 / 14,998
Physics
1,405 / 15,502
Chemistry
1,175 / 13,566
Computer Science
1,173 / 11,390
Medicine
1,158 / 10,336
Geology
1,149 / 11,943
Geography and Cartography
1,080 / 11,190
Political Science
1,032 / 6,165
Ecology
998 / 11,281
Quantum and Particle physics
970 / 10,877
Mathematics
793 / 6,643
Sociology
754 / 4,473
Paleontology
692 / 6,563
Law
641 / 5,840
Psychology
636 / 4,516
Biochemistry
615 / 7,569
Statistics
597 / 5,432
Organic Chemistry
586 / 7,295
Business
575 / 4,737
Materials Science
544 / 5,632
History
498 / 4,573
Oceanography
491 / 5,768
Archaeology
479 / 4,566
Genetics
467 / 4,942
Economics
412 / 3,597
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation
400 / 4,859
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
395 / 2,746
Pathology
359 / 2,754
Botany
348 / 3,297
Machine Learning
311 / 2,662
Mechanical Engineering
300 / 2,046
Astrophysics and Astronomy
294 / 4,797
Demography
292 / 2,420
Linguistics
277 / 2,060
Public Health
276 / 2,411
Physical Therapy
270 / 2,839

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 0 0
1992 0 0
1993 1 0
1994 1 0
1995 8 0
1996 3 3
1997 5 7
1998 3 5
1999 5 6
2000 18 18
2001 17 21
2002 23 29
2003 16 57
2004 22 69
2005 35 105
2006 36 120
2007 67 234
2008 64 292
2009 78 309
2010 79 328
2011 91 414
2012 88 437
2013 114 507
2014 118 685
2015 142 859
2016 229 840
2017 193 990
2018 384 1434
2019 511 2226
2020 476 3418
2021 556 4726
2022 468 5685
2023 540 6741
Academic rankings

Programs and Degrees

Licenciatura Accountancy, Agriculture, Business and Commerce, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Construction Engineering, Cooking and Catering, Criminal Law, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Engineering, English, Finance, Fishery, Geological Engineering, History, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, Journalism, Law, Maintenance Technology, Management, Marine Biology, Mathematics Education, Medical Technology, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Science Education, Secondary Education, Social Sciences, Special Education, Teacher Training, Theology, Tourism, Transport Engineering, Transport Management
Post-título/Diploma Communication Studies, Finance, Geography, History, Management, Social Sciences
Magister Applied Linguistics, Applied Mathematics, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Community Health, Computer Education, Criminal Law, Education, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Energy Engineering, Environmental Studies, Family Studies, Finance, Food Science, Higher Education Teacher Training, Linguistics, Marine Biology, Mathematics Education, Multimedia, Nutrition, Private Law, Public Health, Special Education, Surveying and Mapping, Taxation
Doctorado Civil Engineering, Education, Natural Resources

Notable alumni

  1. Alejandro Navarro

    Alejandro Navarro
    Born in
    Chile Flag Chile
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Enrolled in the Catholic University of the Holy Conception
    Graduated with postgraduate education in education
    Occupations
    pedagoguepolitician
    Biography

    Alejandro Navarro Brain is a Chilean politician who has served as a member of Parliament for the Bío-Bío Region since 1994. First as Deputy and since 2006 as Senator, in 2009 founded the Broad Social Movement (MAS in Spanish), same year that he ran for the President of the Republic post. His partner is Ana Garcia Sciaraffia and has five children. He later left MAS to form País.

  2. Loreto Carvajal

    Loreto Carvajal
    Born in
    Chile Flag Chile
    Years
    1973-.. (age 51)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    María Loreto Carvajal Ambiado is a Chilean politician who currently serves at the Senate of Chile.

Catholic University of the Holy Conception faculties and divisions

Faculty : Communication, History and Social Sciences Communication Studies, History, Journalism, Social Sciences
Faculty : Economics and Management Accountancy, Business and Commerce, Economics, Management
Faculty : Education Education
Faculty : Engineering Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Fishery, Industrial Engineering, Transport Engineering
Faculty : Law Criminal Law, Law
Faculty : Medicine Dietetics, Medical Technology, Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Physical Therapy
Faculty : Science Chemistry, Ecology, Marine Biology
Institute : Technology Agriculture, Construction Engineering, Cooking and Catering, Electronics and Automation, Finance, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, Maintenance Technology, Nursing, Preschool Education, Tourism, Transport Management
Institute : Theology Theology

General information

Alternative names UCSC
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción
Founded 1991
Accreditation National Accreditation Committee (CNA); CLAEP (for Journalism)

Location and contacts

Address Alonso de Ribera 2850
Concepción, Concepción, 4070129
Chile
City population 218,000

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