University of the Andes: Statistics

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#1449 of 14,131 In the World
#64 of 1,756 In Latin America
#2 of 51 In Venezuela
#345 of 1,187 For Radio and Television broadcasting
Top50% For 92 other topics
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Acceptance rate
11%
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
ula.ve
Languages
Spanish

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate11%
Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate (bachillerato) and entrance examination
Academic CalendarJanuary to December (January - June; July-December)

We've calculated the 11% acceptance rate for University of the Andes based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Research profile

University of the Andes has published 12,137 scientific papers with 124,267 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science, Philosophy, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Quantum and Particle physics, Computer Science, and Medicine.

Publications
12,137
Citations
124,267

University of the Andes majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
6,026 / 37,598
Biology
5,281 / 87,201
Environmental Science
4,722 / 63,246
Philosophy
4,609 / 16,463
Chemistry
4,259 / 71,627
Engineering
4,137 / 72,183
Physics
4,075 / 66,414
Quantum and Particle physics
3,110 / 50,676
Computer Science
2,824 / 44,114
Medicine
2,725 / 41,915
Organic Chemistry
2,527 / 41,605
Geography and Cartography
2,426 / 30,100
Biochemistry
2,282 / 46,144
Political Science
2,201 / 11,058
Materials Science
2,087 / 34,216
Geology
2,063 / 37,889
Genetics
1,943 / 39,245
Ecology
1,790 / 33,820
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
1,407 / 17,092
Mathematics
1,391 / 19,843
Paleontology
1,371 / 25,476
Botany
1,329 / 21,192
Psychology
1,294 / 20,265
Business
1,260 / 16,119
Pathology
1,230 / 22,802
Optical Engineering
1,179 / 21,724
Sociology
1,163 / 15,354
Law
1,004 / 10,154
Statistics
970 / 14,587
Electrical Engineering
869 / 14,327
History
867 / 9,834
Linguistics
841 / 7,540
Metallurgical Engineering
808 / 13,484
Management
784 / 11,097
Archaeology
752 / 9,251
Astrophysics and Astronomy
682 / 12,026
Economics
639 / 8,260
Immunology
639 / 13,226
Machine Learning
605 / 7,617
Condensed Matter Physics
599 / 8,378

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 91 322
1992 94 474
1993 124 391
1994 123 422
1995 131 542
1996 189 682
1997 211 715
1998 215 874
1999 270 968
2000 317 1137
2001 330 1307
2002 431 1808
2003 383 1958
2004 404 2214
2005 508 2617
2006 515 3236
2007 626 3499
2008 601 3902
2009 575 4295
2010 514 4396
2011 493 4968
2012 407 5553
2013 421 5603
2014 371 5752
2015 343 5783
2016 343 5794
2017 370 5471
2018 336 6271
2019 309 6805
2020 351 7575
2021 375 8213
2022 316 8126
2023 260 7703
Academic rankings

Tuition

The tuition table for University of the Andes 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.

Academic Period Undergraduate Tuition Cost (VEF) Graduate Tuition Cost (VEF)
1st Semester 2021 1,500,000 2,000,000
2nd Semester 2021 1,500,000 2,000,000
1st Semester 2022 2,000,000 2,500,000
2nd Semester 2022 2,000,000 2,500,000

Programs and Degrees

Técnico Superior Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Forestry, Health Sciences, Public Health, Radiology, Statistics
Licenciatura Accountancy, Administration, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Architecture and Planning, Art History, Arts and Humanities, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Classical Languages, Computer Engineering, Conducting, Criminology, Dance, Dentistry, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, Forestry, Geography, Geological Engineering, Graphic Design, Health Education, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Design, Laboratory Techniques, Law, Literature, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Modern Languages, Music, Musical Instruments, Native Language Education, Nursing, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physics, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Radio and Television Broadcasting, Science Education, Secondary Education, Spanish, Statistics, Technology Education, Visual Arts, Vocational Education
Especialización Accountancy, Administrative Law, Anaesthesiology, Analytical Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Art Therapy, Banking, Biomedical Engineering, Business Computing, Cardiology, Commercial Law, Computer Science, Dentistry, Educational Administration, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Endocrinology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Ethnology, Fire Science, Food Science, Gastroenterology, Haematology, Health Education, Human Resources, Hygiene, Journalism, Literacy Education, Management, Medicine, Microbiology, Nephrology, Neurology, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Paediatrics, Physical Chemistry, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Pneumology, Private Law, Production Engineering, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Real Estate, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Road Engineering, Rural Planning, Safety Engineering, Sanitary Engineering, Sports, Sports Management, Surgery, Systems Analysis, Taxation, Town Planning, Toxicology, Water Management
Maestría Accountancy, Administration, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Analytical Chemistry, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Art Criticism, Art History, Biomedical Engineering, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Criminal Law, Dentistry, Development Studies, Ecology, Economic and Finance Policy, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational Sciences, Educational Technology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Ethnology, Finance, Foreign Languages Education, Forest Management, Geography (Human), History, Immunology, Irrigation, Latin American Studies, Linguistics, Literacy Education, Literature, Maintenance Technology, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Microbiology, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Natural Resources, Philosophy, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Political Sciences, Public Health, Road Engineering, Rural Studies, Science Education, Sports, Statistics, Telecommunications Engineering, Town Planning, Tropical Agriculture, Water Management, Water Science, Zoology
Doctorado Accountancy, Analytical Chemistry, Anthropology, Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics, Arts and Humanities, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Ecology, Education, Electronics and Automation, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Forestry, Linguistics, Mathematics, Medicine, Microbiology, Neurosciences, Pedagogy, Philosophy, Physical Chemistry, Physics, Political Sciences, Sports

University of the Andes alumni

  1. Tareck El Aissami

    Tareck El Aissami
    Born in
    Venezuela Flag Venezuela
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Tareck Zaidan El Aissami Maddah is a Venezuelan politician, who served as the vice president of Venezuela from 2017 to 2018. He served as Minister of Industries and National Production since 14 June 2018, and as Minister of Petroleum from 27 April 2020 until 20 March 2023. He previously was Minister of the Interior and Justice from 2008 to 2012, Governor of Aragua from 2012 to 2017, and the vice president of Venezuela from 2017 to 2018. While holding that office, El Aissami faced allegations of participating in corruption, money laundering and drug trafficking. In 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) added El Aissami to the ICE Most Wanted List, listed by the Homeland Security Investigations unit. El Aissami, who was among the power brokers in the Nicolás Maduro regime, resigned on 20 March 2023 amid a widening corruption probe.

  2. Manuel Rosales

    Manuel Rosales
    Born in
    Venezuela Flag Venezuela
    Years
    1952-.. (age 72)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Manuel Antonio Rosales Guerrero is a Venezuelan educator and politician, current governor of Zulia. He was the most prominent opposition candidate in the 2006 presidential election, losing to incumbent Hugo Chávez. He served as a congressman, mayor, and governor, but in April 2009, stepped down as Mayor of Maracaibo when he was charged with corruption in Venezuela and fled to Peru. Rosales denies the charges, and was granted political asylum in Peru.

  3. Rafael Ramírez

    Rafael Ramírez
    Born in
    Venezuela Flag Venezuela
    Years
    1963-.. (age 61)
    Occupations
    politicianmechanical engineer
    Biography

    Rafael Darío Ramírez Carreño is a Venezuelan engineer, politician, and diplomat. He joined the board of Venezuelan state-owned petroleum company PDVSA in 2002 and served as company president from 2004 to 2014. He also served as Venezuela's Minister of Energy from 2002 to 2014. He was the longest-serving cabinet member under President Hugo Chávez. In 2014, he briefly served as Minister of Foreign Affairs, and then subsequently served as Venezuela's Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York. Ramirez was fired as UN representative by Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro the evening of November 28, 2017. He confirmed he had "resigned" at the request of Maduro on December 4, 2017

  4. Mario Briceño Iragorry

    Mario Briceño Iragorry
    Born in
    Venezuela Flag Venezuela
    Years
    1897-1958 (aged 61)
    Occupations
    historianlawyerwriterpoliticianObp56h
    Biography

    Mario Briceño Iragorry, was a Venezuelan intellectual and cultural analyst. He was also a notable writer, politician, journalist, lawyer, historian, diplomatic and teacher. He won the National Prize for Literature in 1948. The Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality in Aragua is named for him.

All 10 notable alumni

University of the Andes faculties and divisions

Campus : Táchira Accountancy, Administration, Education, Mass Communication, Social Sciences
Campus : Tovar Physical Education, Sports, Statistics, Visual Arts
Campus : Trujillo Accountancy, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Business Administration, Economics, Education, Engineering, Mass Communication, Pharmacy, Social Sciences
Campus : Vigía Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Geological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty : Architecture and Design Architecture, Industrial Design
Faculty : Art Fine Arts, Graphic Design, Music, Musical Instruments, Singing, Visual Arts
Faculty : Dentistry Dentistry
Faculty : Economics and Social Sciences Accountancy, Business Administration, Communication Studies, Economics, Social Sciences, Statistics
Faculty : Education and Humanities Art History, Arts and Humanities, Cinema and Television, Education, Geography, History, Leisure Studies, Literature, Mathematics Education, Modern Languages, Physical Education, Preschool Education, Science Education, Sports
Faculty : Engineering Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Geological Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Faculty : Forestry and Environmental Studies Environmental Studies, Forestry
Faculty : Law and Political Science Criminology, Law, Political Sciences
Faculty : Medicine Anaesthesiology, Cardiology, Dietetics, Medicine, Nursing, Nutrition, Statistics, Surgery
Faculty : Pharmacy and Bioanalysis Chemistry, Health Sciences, Microbiology, Pharmacy
Faculty : Science Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics

General information

Alternative names ULA
Universidad de Los Andes
Founded 1810
Accreditation Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Educación Universitaria (MPPEU)
Motto Initium Sapientiae Timor Domini
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom
Colors blue, white

Location and contacts

Address Avenida 3 Edificio del Rectorado Plaza Bolívar
Mérida, Estado Mérida
Venezuela
City population 248,000

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