University of Havana: Statistics

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#1715 of 14,131 In the World
#85 of 1,756 In Latin America
#1 of 31 In Cuba
#1 of 10 In Havana
#681 of 6,566 For Philosophy
Top50% For 75 other topics
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Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Website
www.uh.cu
Languages
Spanish
Acceptance rate
40%*

* The University of Havana 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
Academic CalendarSeptember to July (September - January; February-July)

Research profile

University of Havana is a world-class research university with 18,072 scientific papers published and 107,825 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Philosophy, Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Political Science, Organic Chemistry, and Quantum and Particle physics.

Publications
18,072
Citations
107,825

University of Havana majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
10,182 / 25,965
Philosophy
8,125 / 14,050
Biology
6,620 / 77,817
Environmental Science
6,483 / 51,396
Chemistry
5,795 / 84,991
Physics
5,141 / 66,871
Engineering
5,018 / 62,862
Political Science
4,677 / 8,770
Organic Chemistry
3,851 / 64,362
Quantum and Particle physics
3,827 / 52,126
Geography and Cartography
3,563 / 16,468
Medicine
3,496 / 39,217
Materials Science
3,294 / 49,551
Biochemistry
2,945 / 53,310
Geology
2,751 / 24,767
Computer Science
2,653 / 22,065
Ecology
2,445 / 23,985
Genetics
2,354 / 33,576
Sociology
2,188 / 9,700
Paleontology
1,797 / 15,708
Optical Engineering
1,668 / 21,455
Law
1,628 / 7,542
Botany
1,460 / 13,999
Metallurgical Engineering
1,430 / 23,304
Psychology
1,349 / 12,670
History
1,239 / 6,919
Mathematics
1,238 / 12,310
Pathology
1,145 / 12,898
Chemical Engineering
1,131 / 22,805
Business
1,121 / 4,301
Condensed Matter Physics
1,087 / 12,990
Electrical Engineering
1,082 / 11,715
Archaeology
1,035 / 6,393
Nanotechnology
1,017 / 17,693
Physical chemistry
1,013 / 17,829
Statistics
950 / 10,761
Economics
874 / 4,170
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
795 / 6,386
Linguistics
770 / 6,413
Public Health
750 / 6,891

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 67 113
1992 113 124
1993 117 119
1994 116 128
1995 158 167
1996 175 199
1997 198 286
1998 250 368
1999 326 454
2000 369 630
2001 348 753
2002 370 956
2003 357 1143
2004 337 1444
2005 412 1895
2006 438 2159
2007 417 2488
2008 431 2881
2009 392 3245
2010 396 3590
2011 467 4328
2012 474 4381
2013 537 4867
2014 776 5304
2015 755 5363
2016 742 5398
2017 839 5331
2018 1072 5646
2019 1263 6295
2020 1174 7386
2021 1280 8906
2022 615 8936
2023 486 9200
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 University of Havana.

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 Accountancy, Art History, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Communication Arts, Communication Studies, Economics, Engineering, English, Finance, Food Science, French, Geography, German, History, Industrial Design, Information Sciences, Journalism, Law, Literature, Mathematics, Meteorology, Molecular Biology, Natural Sciences, Nuclear Physics, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology, Russian, Sociology
Especialista Accountancy, Communication Studies, Cooking and Catering, Finance, Management, Mass Communication, Public Relations, Tourism
Maestría Administrative Law, Aquaculture, Art History, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Coastal Studies, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, Contemporary History, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Distance Education, Energy Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Ethics, Geography, Higher Education, Information Management, Labour Law, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Medical Technology, Microbiology, Nuclear Physics, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physiology, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish, Tourism, Toxicology, Zoology
Doctor Accountancy, Communication Studies, Demography and Population, Economics, Education, Educational Sciences, Finance, Fine Arts, Food Science, Geography, History, Information Sciences, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Sociology

University of Havana alumni

  1. Fidel Castro

    Fidel Castro
    Born in
    Cuba Flag Cuba
    Years
    1926-2016 (aged 90)
    Enrolled in the University of Havana
    1945-1950 graduated with Doctor in law
    Occupations
    partisanlawyerrevolutionaryjournalistpolitician
    Biography

    Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, serving as the prime minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the first secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1965 until 2011. Under his administration, Cuba became a one-party communist state; industry and business were nationalized, and socialist reforms were implemented throughout society.

  2. La Lupe

    La Lupe
    Born in
    Cuba Flag Cuba
    Years
    1939-1992 (aged 53)
    Occupations
    singersinger-songwritercomposer
    Biography

    Guadalupe Victoria Yolí Raymond, better known as La Lupe, was a Cuban singer of boleros, guarachas and Latin soul, known for her energetic, sometimes controversial performances. Following the release of her first album in 1961, La Lupe moved from Havana to New York and signed with Tico Records, which marked the beginning of a prolific and successful career in the 1960s and 1970s. She retired in the 1980s due to religious reasons.

  3. Leonardo Padura Fuentes

    Leonardo Padura Fuentes
    Born in
    Cuba Flag Cuba
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    writerscreenwriterauthorfilm screenwriterjournalist
    Biography

    Leonardo de la Caridad Padura Fuentes is a Cuban novelist and journalist. As of 2007, he is one of Cuba's best-known writers internationally. In his native Spanish, as well as in English and some other languages, he is often referred to by the shorter form of his name, Leonardo Padura. He has written screenplays, two books of short stories, and a series of detective novels translated into 10 languages. In 2012, Padura was awarded the National Prize for Literature, Cuba's national literary award and the most important award of its kind. In 2015, he was awarded the Premio Principe de Asturias de las Letras of Spain, one of the most important literary prizes in the Spanish-speaking world and usually considered as the Iberoamerican Nobel Prize.

  4. Nicolás Guillén

    Nicolás Guillén
    Born in
    Cuba Flag Cuba
    Years
    1902-1989 (aged 87)
    Occupations
    journalistwriterpoet
    Biography

    Nicolás Cristóbal Guillén Batista was a Cuban poet, journalist, political activist, and writer. He is best remembered as the national poet of Cuba.

All 96 notable alumni

University of Havana faculties and divisions

Centre : Biomaterials Biomedicine
Centre : Demographic Studies Demography and Population
Centre : Hemispheric and United States Studies American Studies
Centre : Improvement of Higher Education Higher Education
Centre : International Economics International Economics
Centre : Management Techniques Management
Centre : Marine Research Marine Science and Oceanography
Centre : Public Administration Studies Public Administration
College : Preservation and Management of the Cultural Heritage Heritage Preservation
Faculty : Accountancy and Finance Accountancy, Finance, Tourism
Faculty : Biology Biochemistry, Biology, Microbiology
Faculty : Chemistry Chemistry
Faculty : Communication Studies Communication Studies, Industrial Management, Information Sciences, Journalism, Library Science
Faculty : Distance Education Accountancy, Cultural Studies, Economics, Finance, History, Information Sciences, Law, Library Science, Social Studies
Faculty : Economics Economics
Faculty : Fine Arts and Literature Art History, Fine Arts, Literature, Modern Languages
Faculty : Foreign Languages English, French, German, Russian
Faculty : Geography Geography
Faculty : Latin American and Social Sciences Latin American Studies, Social Sciences
Faculty : Law Law
Faculty : Mathematics and Computer Science Computer Science, Mathematics
Faculty : Pharmacy and Food Technology Food Technology, Pharmacy
Faculty : Philosophy and History History, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Sociology
Faculty : Physics Physical Engineering, Physics
Faculty : Psychology Psychology
Faculty : Spanish for Non-Spanish Speakers Spanish
Faculty : Tourism Tourism
Institute : Design (ISDi) Design
Institute : Technologies and Applied Sciences (InSTEC) Environmental Management, Meteorology, Nuclear Physics

General information

Alternative names UH
Universidad de La Habana
Founded 1728
Accreditation Ministry of Higher Education; National Accreditation Board (JAN)
Colors red, white

Location and contacts

Address San Lázaro y L. Municipio Plaza de la Revolución
La Habana, 10400
Cuba
City population 2,493,000

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