Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences Rankings
| Ranking | Category |
|---|---|
| #7440 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #473 of 1,756 | In Latin America |
| #54 of 127 | In Argentina |
| #20 of 40 | In Buenos Aires |
Quick Review
- Type
- For-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.flacso.org.ar
- Languages
- Spanish
- Acceptance rate
- 62%*
* Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences 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 Requirements | Open admission |
|---|
Tuition
The tuition table for Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.
| Program | Tuition Cost (per year) |
|---|---|
| Master's in Social Sciences | ARS 120,000 |
| Doctorate in Social Sciences | ARS 150,000 |
| Specialization in Social Policies and Management | ARS 80,000 |
| Specialization in Gender and Public Policies | ARS 80,000 |
The currency used is Argentine Peso (ARS).
Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
| Especialización | Education, Educational Psychology, Environmental Studies, Ethics, International Relations and Diplomacy, Political Sciences, Public Law, Social Work |
|---|---|
| Maestría | Agriculture, Anthropology, Education, Environmental Studies, Ethics, International Relations and Diplomacy, Labour and Industrial Relations, Law, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Sociology |
| Doctorado | Social Sciences |
Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences alumni
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Andrés Arauz
- Occupations
- politicianeconomist
- Biography
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Andrés Arauz Galarza is an Ecuadorian politician and economist who ran for Vice President of Ecuador in the 2023 election. Arauz served as Minister of Knowledge and Human Talent in the Rafael Correa administration from 2015 to 2017. He also briefly served as President of the Citizen Revolution Movement from five months between December 2020 to May 2021.
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Jorge Taiana
- Occupations
- politiciansociologistdiplomat
- Biography
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Jorge Enrique Taiana is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician who served as the country's Minister of Defense from 2021 to 2023. Taiana previously served as Foreign Minister in the administrations of President Néstor Kirchner and his successor, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, from 2005 to 2010, and as a National Senator for Buenos Aires from 2019 to 2021.
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Victoria Onetto
- Occupations
- modelactordancer
- Biography
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Victoria Onetto is an Argentine actress who worked in many soap operas and films.
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María Fernanda Espinosa
- Enrolled in Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences
- Graduated with master's degree in political science
- Occupations
- politicianwriterpoetdiplomat
- Biography
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María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés is an Ecuadorian linguist, poet, politician, and diplomat. Currently, is Executive Director of GWL Voices, an NGO dedicated to achieve a gender-equal multilateral system. She served as an advisor on biodiversity and indigenous peoples (1999-2005) and was the regional director for South America (2005-2007) at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Espinosa Garcés was Ecuador's Minister of Foreign Affairs twice, from 2007 to 2008 and then from 2017 to 2018. She also served as ambassador and permanent representative to the United Nations in New York (2008-2009) and Geneva (2014-2017), and as Ecuador's Minister of National Defense (2012-2014). In June 2018, she was elected President of the United Nations General Assembly for the 73rd session by a two-thirds vote of the member states. Espinosa Garcés became the fourth woman in the seventy-three-year history of the United Nations to be elected President of the General Assembly. Besides her political career, she is also a poet and essayist.
Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences faculties and divisions
| Area : Bioethics, Law and Global Public Goods | Ethics, Law |
|---|---|
| Area : Communication and Culture | Communication Studies, Cultural Studies |
| Area : Development, Innovation and State-Society Relations | Development Studies, Sociology |
| Area : Economics and Technology | Economics, Technology |
| Area : Gender, Society and Politics | Gender Studies, Political Sciences, Sociology |
| Area : International Relations | International Relations and Diplomacy |
| Area : Social Anthropology and Political Science | Anthropology, Political Sciences |
| Area : The State and Public Policy | Political Sciences |
General information
| Alternative names | FLACSO Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1974 |
| Accreditation | Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology. National Commission for University Evaluation and Accreditation (CONEAU) |
| Colors | blue, white |
Location and contacts
| Address | Tucumán 1966 Buenos Aires, C1050AAN Argentina |
|---|---|
| City population | 3,122,000 |