Metropolitan University - Venezuela: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #5489 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #365 of 1,756 | In Latin America |
| #10 of 51 | In Venezuela |
| #4 of 16 | In Caracas |
| #2934 of 6,566 | For Philosophy |
Quick Review
- Funding
- Private
- Highest Degree
- Bachelor
- Website
- www.unimet.edu.ve
- Languages
- Spanish
- Acceptance rate
- 35%*
* Metropolitan University - Venezuela 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 | Secondary school certificate (bachillerato) and entrance examination or admission certificate of official academic test |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | October to September (October - February; March-July; July-September) |
Research profile
Metropolitan University - Venezuela has published 1,139 scientific papers with 452 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Political Science, Environmental Science, Geography and Cartography, Sociology, Law, Medicine, Biology, and History.
Metropolitan University - Venezuela majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 10 | 2 |
| 2010 | 8 | 2 |
| 2011 | 9 | 5 |
| 2012 | 27 | 9 |
| 2013 | 13 | 4 |
| 2014 | 35 | 6 |
| 2015 | 23 | 8 |
| 2016 | 81 | 3 |
| 2017 | 196 | 7 |
| 2018 | 152 | 21 |
| 2019 | 212 | 35 |
| 2020 | 131 | 81 |
| 2021 | 109 | 150 |
| 2022 | 62 | 45 |
| 2023 | 44 | 59 |
Tuition
The tuition table for Metropolitan University - Venezuela 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 | Cost per semester (VEF) |
|---|---|
| Engineering | 15,000,000 |
| Business Administration | 12,000,000 |
| Law | 10,000,000 |
| Communications | 8,000,000 |
| Education | 6,000,000 |
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Metropolitan University - Venezuela.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | No | No | No |
| Biology | No | No | No |
| Business | Yes | Yes | No |
| Chemistry | No | No | No |
| Computer Science | Yes | No | No |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | No |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | No |
| Environmental Science | No | No | No |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mathematics | Yes | No | No |
| Medicine | No | No | No |
| Physics | No | No | No |
| Psychology | Yes | No | No |
| Técnico Superior | Education, Preschool Education |
|---|---|
| Licenciatura | Accountancy, Administration, Applied Mathematics, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Ethics, Law, Mechanical Engineering, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Production Engineering, Psychology |
| Especialización | Commercial Law, Finance, International Business |
| Maestría | Business Administration, Computer Engineering, Engineering Management, Finance, Government, Marketing, Political Sciences |
Notable alumni
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Moisés Naím
- Occupations
- writerpoliticianeconomistinternational forum participantjournalist
- Biography
-
Moisés Naím is a Venezuelan journalist and writer. He is a Distinguished Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
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Antonio Ledezma
- Occupations
- politicianlawyer
- Biography
-
Antonio José Ledezma Díaz is a Venezuelan lawyer, opposition politician and former political prisoner. After unsuccessfully challenging for the leadership of Democratic Action in 1999, he founded a new party, the Fearless People's Alliance.
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Carlos Ocariz
- Occupations
- civil engineerpolitician
- Biography
-
Carlos Eduardo Ocariz Guerra is a Venezuelan politician and engineer. He was the mayor and former deputy of Sucre Municipality in east Caracas. Ocariz is a member of Justice First. On 22 February 2012, he announced he planned to run for the office of Governor of the state of Miranda after then Governor Henrique Capriles Radonski was announced as the opposition candidate against President Hugo Chávez in the 2012 presidential elections.
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Carolina Cruz-Neira
- Years
- 20th Century
- Occupations
- computer scientist
- Biography
-
Carolina Cruz-Neira is a Spanish-Venezuelan-American computer engineer, researcher, designer, educator, and a pioneer of virtual reality. She is known for inventing the cave automatic virtual environment (CAVE). She previously worked at Iowa State University (ISU), University of Louisiana at Lafayette (UL Lafayette), University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock), and she is currently an Agere Chair Professor at University of Central Florida (UCF).
Metropolitan University - Venezuela faculties and divisions
| Faculty : Economics and Social Sciences | Accountancy, Administration, Banking, Economics, Law, Management, Marketing, Social Sciences |
|---|---|
| Faculty : Engineering | Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Production Engineering |
| Faculty : Law and Political Sciences | Law, Political Sciences |
| Faculty : Sciences and Arts | Arts and Humanities, Chemistry, Education, Educational Sciences, English, Linguistics, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Physics, Psychology |
General information
| Alternative names | UNIMET Universidad Metropolitana |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1965 |
| Accreditation | Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Educación Universitaria (MPPEU) |
| Motto | Enseñando el Camino Teaching the Way |
Location and contacts
| Address | Av. Boyacá con autopista Petare-Guarenas Urbanización Terrazas del Ávila Caracas, 1073 Venezuela |
|---|---|
| City population | 2,246,000 |