Central University of Venezuela: Statistics

Rank | Ranking |
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#1036 of 14,131 | In the World |
#45 of 1,756 | In Latin America |
#1 of 51 | In Venezuela |
#1 of 16 | In Caracas |
#287 of 1,006 | For Horticulture |
Top50% | For 31 other topics |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 45,000
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.ucv.ve
- Languages
- Spanish
- Acceptance rate
- 61%*
* The Central University of Venezuela is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn't necessarily competes 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 Requirements | Secondary school certificate (bachillerato) and entrance examination |
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Academic Calendar | January to December (January - June; July-December) |
Enrollment | 45,000 |
Publications & Citations
Central University of Venezuela majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
Year | Publications | Citations |
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1991 | 97 | 644 |
1992 | 147 | 852 |
1993 | 214 | 978 |
1994 | 212 | 1076 |
1995 | 212 | 1194 |
1996 | 240 | 1425 |
1997 | 323 | 1323 |
1998 | 353 | 1806 |
1999 | 419 | 1973 |
2000 | 483 | 2281 |
2001 | 482 | 2536 |
2002 | 590 | 3171 |
2003 | 634 | 3851 |
2004 | 584 | 4066 |
2005 | 717 | 4876 |
2006 | 798 | 5852 |
2007 | 900 | 6595 |
2008 | 928 | 7511 |
2009 | 811 | 8838 |
2010 | 809 | 9550 |
2011 | 642 | 10877 |
2012 | 605 | 11745 |
2013 | 699 | 13092 |
2014 | 519 | 13481 |
2015 | 585 | 13768 |
2016 | 529 | 13102 |
2017 | 510 | 14943 |
2018 | 366 | 14356 |
2019 | 366 | 16361 |
2020 | 484 | 19667 |
2021 | 373 | 20794 |
Tuition
The Central University of Venezuela has financial aid programs.
Programs and Degrees
Programs | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
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Design | Arts | Humanities | – | + | – | – |
Business | Politics | Social Sciences | – | + | – | – |
Languages | Culture | Linguistics | + | + | – | – |
Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine | – | + | + | – |
Engineering | IT | – | + | + | + |
Maths | Natural Sciences | – | + | + | – |
Técnico Superior | Biotechnology, Cardiology, Information Sciences, Pneumology, Public Health, Radiology, Surveying and Mapping |
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Licenciatura | Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Administration, Anthropology, Architecture, Archiving, Arts and Humanities, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Dentistry, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Geochemistry, Geography (Human), Geology, Geophysics, Health Sciences, History, International Studies, Law, Library Science, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Metallurgical Engineering, Meteorology, Mining Engineering, Modern Languages, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping |
Especialización | Administrative Law, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Agronomy, Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Linguistics, Applied Physics, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Architecture and Planning, Automation and Control Engineering, Banking, Behavioural Sciences, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Cardiology, Chemical Engineering, Cinema and Television, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Constitutional Law, Cosmetology, Criminal Law, Criminology, Data Processing, Dental Technology, Dentistry, Dermatology, Development Studies, Education, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Electrical Engineering, Endocrinology, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Finance, Fiscal Law, Foreign Languages Education, Gastroenterology, Geochemistry, German, Gerontology, Government, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Haematology, Health Administration, Higher Education Teacher Training, Human Resources, Human Rights, Immunology, Industrial Engineering, Information Sciences, International Business, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Labour Law, Landscape Architecture, Law, Maintenance Technology, Management, Maritime Law, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Medicine, Microbiology, Midwifery, Museum Studies, Natural Sciences, Nephrology, Neurological Therapy, Neurology, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Health, Oncology, Operations Research, Ophthalmology, Orthodontics, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Periodontics, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacy, Physical Engineering, Physical Therapy, Plastic Surgery, Pneumology, Political Sciences, Private Law, Production Engineering, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Rheumatology, Road Engineering, Safety Engineering, Seismology, Social Sciences, Social Welfare, Soil Science, Statistics, Surgery, Sustainable Development, Telecommunications Engineering, Town Planning, Urology, Veterinary Science, Water Management |
Maestría | Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agronomy, American Studies, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Architecture and Planning, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Banking, Bioengineering, Botany, Business Administration, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Communication Studies, Comparative Law, Comparative Literature, Computer Science, Contemporary History, Cultural Studies, Dentistry, Development Studies, Ecology, Economic and Finance Policy, Economics, Education, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical Engineering, English, Entomology, Environmental Management, Epidemiology, Ethics, Finance, Fine Arts, Food Science, Food Technology, Geochemistry, Geography (Human), Geology, Geophysics, Higher Education, History, Hydraulic Engineering, Immunology, Information Sciences, International Economics, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Landscape Architecture, Linguistics, Literature, Logic, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Metallurgical Engineering, Musicology, Natural Sciences, Nutrition, Occupational Health, Operations Research, Parasitology, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Private Law, Psychology, Public Health, Rural Planning, Sanitary Engineering, Seismology, Social and Preventive Medicine, Social Psychology, Social Work, Soil Science, Statistics, Stomatology, Theatre, Town Planning, Toxicology, Veterinary Science, Women's Studies, Zoology |
Doctorado | Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Dentistry, Development Studies, Ecology, Economics, Education, Engineering, Entomology, Food Science, Food Technology, Geochemistry, History, Law, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Metallurgical Engineering, Natural Sciences, Parasitology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Social Sciences, Social Work, Soil Science, Statistics, Town Planning, Veterinary Science, Zoology |
Central University of Venezuela alumni
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Francisco de Miranda
- Occupations
- politiciantranslatorwritersoldier
- Biography
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Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez de Espinoza, commonly known as Francisco de Miranda (American Spanish: [fɾanˈsisko ðe miˈɾanda]), was a Venezuelan military leader and revolutionary. Although his own plans for the independence of the Spanish American colonies failed, he is regarded as a forerunner of Simón Bolívar, who during the Spanish American wars of independence successfully liberated much of South America. He was known as "The First Universal Venezuelan" and "The Great Universal American".
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Andrés Bello
- Occupations
- poetlegislatorphilosophereducatorphilologist
- Biography
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Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López was a Venezuelan-Chilean humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose political and literary works constitute an important part of Spanish American culture. Bello is featured on the old 2,000 Venezuelan bolívar and the 20,000 Chilean peso notes.
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Rómulo Gallegos
- Occupations
- writerpoliticiannovelistjournalist
- Biography
-
Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was removed from power by military officers in the 1948 Venezuelan coup.
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José Gregorio Hernández Dr. De los pobres
- Occupations
- physician
- Biography
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José Gregorio Hernández Cisneros OFS was a Venezuelan physician. Born in Isnotú, Trujillo State, he became a highly renowned doctor, more so after his death.
General info
Alternative names | UCV Universidad Central de Venezuela |
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Founded | 1721 |
Accreditation | Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Educación Universitaria (MPPEU) |
Motto | La Casa que Vence la Sombra The house that defeats the shadow |
Location and Contacts
Address | Apartado postal 1050 - Ciudad Universitaria Caracas, Caracas, 1051 Venezuela |
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City population | 1,944,000 |
Phone | +58 (212) 605 4050 |
Fax | +58 (212) 605 4086 |