University of Magdalena: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #3383 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #228 of 1,756 | In Latin America |
| #29 of 190 | In Colombia |
| #628 of 1,012 | For Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 12,500
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Bachelor
- Website
- unimagdalena.edu.co
- Languages
- Spanish
- Acceptance rate
- 63%*
* The University of Magdalena 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 |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | February to December (February - July; August-December) |
| Enrollment | 12,500 |
| Full time employee | 550 |
| Student:staff ratio | 23:1 |
Publications & Citations
University of Magdalena majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 |
| 2003 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 24 | 10 |
| 2005 | 35 | 16 |
| 2006 | 35 | 31 |
| 2007 | 35 | 58 |
| 2008 | 39 | 66 |
| 2009 | 63 | 100 |
| 2010 | 85 | 138 |
| 2011 | 106 | 230 |
| 2012 | 151 | 357 |
| 2013 | 151 | 463 |
| 2014 | 193 | 521 |
| 2015 | 180 | 606 |
| 2016 | 186 | 769 |
| 2017 | 146 | 690 |
| 2018 | 142 | 951 |
| 2019 | 162 | 1423 |
| 2020 | 179 | 1798 |
| 2021 | 145 | 2094 |
Tuition
| Local studetns | 179,000-1,930,000 per semester (COP) |
|---|
Programs and Degrees
| Programs | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design | Arts | Humanities | – | + | – | – |
| Business | Politics | Social Sciences | – | + | – | – |
| Languages | Culture | Linguistics | – | – | – | – |
| Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine | – | + | – | – |
| Engineering | IT | – | + | – | – |
| Maths | Natural Sciences | – | + | – | – |
| Técnico Profesional | Occupational Health, Public Administration |
|---|---|
| Tecnólogo | Hotel Management, Occupational Health, Parks and Recreation, Physical Education, Public Administration, Sports, Tourism |
| Profesional Universitario | Accountancy, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Anthropology, Art Management, Biology, Business Administration, Cinema and Television, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Dentistry, Economics, Electronic Engineering, Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Film, Foreign Languages Education, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, History, Hotel Management, Industrial Engineering, International Business, Law, Mathematics Education, Medicine, Native Language Education, Nursing, Occupational Health, Preschool Education, Psychology, Public Administration, Sports, Technology Education, Tourism |
| Especialización | Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Educational Administration, Engineering Management, Finance, Higher Education Teacher Training, Human Resources, Human Rights, Management, Marketing, Occupational Health, Regional Planning, Software Engineering, Transport Management |
| Maestría | Administration, Agriculture, Anthropology, Aquaculture, Cinema and Television, Clinical Psychology, Ecology, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Fishery, Human Rights, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, International Business, Law, Management Systems, Mathematics Education, Native Language Education, Regional Planning, Science Education, Transport Management, Tropical Agriculture |
| Doctorado | Education, Educational Sciences, Marine Science and Oceanography, Tropical Medicine |
Notable alumni
-
Bartolomé Calvo
- Occupations
- diplomatjournalistlawyerpolitician
- Biography
-
Bartolomé Calvo Díaz de Lamadrid was a Colombian lawyer, journalist, and statesman, who became President of the Granadine Confederation, in what is now Colombia, in 1861 in his role as Inspector General, because no elections were held on that year to decide the presidency. He also served as Governor of Panama and Ambassador to Ecuador, and worked in a number of newspapers.
General info
| Alternative names | UNIMAGDALENA Universidad del Magdalena |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1958 |
| Accreditation | Ministerio de Educación Nacional; Asamblea Departamental del Magdalena |
| Motto | Una universidad + incluyente e innovadora A more inclusive and innovative University |
Location and Contacts
| Address | Carrera 32 No. 22-08 Sector San Pedro Alejandrino Santa Marta, Magdalena Colombia |
|---|---|
| City population | 516,000 |
| Phone | +57 (5) 430 1292 |
| Fax | +57 (5) 430 6237 |