National University of Litoral: Statistics

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#1483 of 14,131 In the World
#67 of 1,756 In Latin America
#5 of 127 In Argentina
#1 of 2 In Santa Fe
#500 of 3,483 For Nutrition and Food Science
Top50% For 79 other topics
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Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Bachelor
Website
unl.edu.ar
Languages
Spanish
Acceptance rate
54%*

* The National University of Litoral 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 (bachillerato)
Academic CalendarMarch to February

Research profile

National University of Litoral has published 8,470 scientific papers with 106,259 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Biochemistry, Physics, Organic Chemistry, Philosophy, and Genetics.

Publications
8,470
Citations
106,259

National University of Litoral majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
4,900 / 84,030
Chemistry
4,387 / 82,672
Environmental Science
3,924 / 58,651
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
3,628 / 20,098
Engineering
3,399 / 59,737
Biochemistry
3,009 / 63,560
Physics
2,943 / 51,707
Organic Chemistry
2,881 / 55,779
Philosophy
2,793 / 9,745
Genetics
2,249 / 44,466
Medicine
2,175 / 33,822
Geology
1,992 / 32,202
Quantum and Particle physics
1,968 / 35,119
Materials Science
1,937 / 33,698
Ecology
1,812 / 27,174
Geography and Cartography
1,553 / 13,607
Computer Science
1,461 / 23,268
Paleontology
1,382 / 23,024
Political Science
1,333 / 3,992
Botany
1,071 / 17,073
Pathology
924 / 15,622
Nutrition and Food Science
892 / 19,404
Chemical Engineering
869 / 15,846
Mathematics
864 / 15,091
Metallurgical Engineering
821 / 16,409
Physical chemistry
813 / 15,061
Sociology
715 / 5,347
Agricultural Science
680 / 11,747
Immunology
642 / 10,868
Statistics
627 / 11,412
History
594 / 5,861
Optical Engineering
578 / 10,942
Business
561 / 5,857
Law
546 / 3,549
Archaeology
545 / 5,768
Microbiology
541 / 11,029
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
527 / 7,203
Psychology
526 / 6,270
Horticulture
506 / 8,838
Environmental Chemistry
505 / 9,726

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1990 17 74
1991 22 69
1992 23 62
1993 23 97
1994 30 79
1995 29 91
1996 50 139
1997 56 135
1998 65 160
1999 79 286
2000 87 366
2001 90 417
2002 104 555
2003 132 664
2004 139 838
2005 142 1096
2006 166 1403
2007 209 1790
2008 201 2057
2009 242 2463
2010 255 2769
2011 332 3388
2012 333 3821
2013 382 4368
2014 382 5005
2015 434 5555
2016 471 5651
2017 580 6400
2018 541 6473
2019 535 8110
2020 667 9944
2021 714 12913
2022 550 12561
Academic rankings

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 National University of Litoral.

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 Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Licenciatura Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Education, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Food Science, Food Technology, Health Administration, Health Sciences, Industrial Design, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medicine, Midwifery, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Physics, Podiatry, Science Education, Social Sciences, Teacher Training, Technology, Theatre, Town Planning, Veterinary Science
Especialización Accountancy, Administrative Law, Agriculture, Business Administration, Cattle Breeding, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Criminal Law, Crop Production, Dairy, Education, Environmental Management, Fiscal Law, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, Higher Education Teacher Training, Law, Management, Mathematics Education, Occupational Therapy, Social Sciences, Welfare and Protective Services
Maestría Administration, Administrative Law, Agricultural Business, Agriculture, Architecture, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Criminal Law, Criminology, Crop Production, Educational Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Management, Finance, Health Sciences, Higher Education Teacher Training, Human Rights, Law, Mathematics, Physics, Public Administration, Science Education, Social Sciences, Water Management
Doctorado Agriculture, Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Educational Sciences, Energy Engineering, Engineering, Food Science, Food Technology, Law, Mathematics, Public Administration, Science Education, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Veterinary Science

National University of Litoral alumni

  1. Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni

    Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni
    Born in
    Argentina Flag Argentina
    Years
    1940-.. (age 83)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudgeuniversity teachercriminologist
    Biography

    Eugenio Raúl Zaffaroni is an Argentine judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, elected in 2016. He served as a member of the Supreme Court of Argentina from 2003 until 2015, when he resigned due to age restrictions to hold the position.

  2. Juan José Saer

    Juan José Saer
    Born in
    Argentina Flag Argentina
    Years
    1937-2005 (aged 68)
    Occupations
    writernovelist
    Biography

    Juan José Saer was an Argentine writer, considered one of the most important in Latin American literature and in Spanish-language literature of the 20th century. He is considered the most important writer of Argentina after Jorge Luis Borges (according to Martin Kohan) and the best Argentine writer of the second half of the 20th century (according to Beatriz Sarlo). Four of his novels - La Pesquisa, El Entenado, La Grande and Glosa - appear on various lists made by Latin American and Spanish writers and critics of the best 100 books in the Spanish language of the last 25 years For his novel La Ocasión he won the Nadal Prize in 1987. In 1990, he won the Silver Condor Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film Las Veredas de Saturno.

  3. Ricardo Lorenzetti

    Ricardo Lorenzetti
    Born in
    Argentina Flag Argentina
    Years
    1955-.. (age 68)
    Occupations
    lawyerjudge
    Biography

    Ricardo Luis Lorenzetti is an Argentine judge graduated from the National University of the Littoral, Argentina, with a long national and international career. He used to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Argentina (2007-2018), proposed by President Néstor Kirchner and approved by the Senate, assuming his position on December 12, 2004, covering the vacancy caused by the resignation of Justice Adolfo Vázquez. On November 7, 2006, he was appointed Chief Justice, officiated as of January 1, 2007. Currently, he is one of the five Justices of the Supreme Court. He was President of the Commission for the preparation of the Parliamentary Act to reform, update and unify the Civil and Commercial Codes of the Argentine Nation, Presidential Decree 191/2011.

  4. Gustavo Adolfo Valdés

    Gustavo Adolfo Valdés
    Born in
    Argentina Flag Argentina
    Years
    1968-.. (age 55)
    Occupations
    lawyerpolitician
    Biography

    Gustavo Adolfo Valdés is an Argentine Radical Civic Union politician who is currently governor of Corrientes Province, since 10 December 2017. Previously, from 2013 to 2017, he was a National Deputy for Corrientes.

All 42 notable alumni

National University of Litoral faculties and divisions

Faculty : Agronomy Agricultural Engineering, Apiculture, Dairy
Faculty : Architecture, Design and Town Planning Architecture, Industrial Design, Town Planning
Faculty : Biochemistry and Biological Sciences Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Nutrition
Faculty : Chemical Engineering Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Food Technology, Industrial Engineering, Mathematics
Faculty : Economics Accountancy, Administration, Economics
Faculty : Humanities and Sciences Biology, Geography, History, Literature, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Sociology
Faculty : Hydraulic Resources Sciences Computer Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Hydraulic Engineering, Measurement and Precision Engineering, Surveying and Mapping
Faculty : Law and Social Sciences Law, Library Science, Social Sciences, Social Studies
Institute : Music Music
School : Food Analysis Food Technology
School : Food Studies Food Science, Food Technology
School : Health Services Environmental Studies, Public Health

General information

Alternative names UNL
Universidad Nacional del Litoral
Founded 1919
Accreditation Ministry of Education, Culture, Science and Technology
Motto Lux indeficiens
Inextinguishable Light
Colors clean river blue, white

Location and contacts

Address Bulevar Pellegrini 2750
Santa Fé, Santa Fé, S3000ADQ
Argentina
City population 406,000

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