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The University of the Valley ranked 5th in Colombia, 1189th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 117 research topics. The University of the Valley ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 22,655 academic publications and 224,485 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 22 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#1189 of 14,131 In the World
#55 of 1,756 In Latin America
#5 of 190 In Colombia
#1 of 9 In Cali
#282 of 1,104 For Plastic Surgery
#463 of 6,713 For Philosophy
#495 of 2,534 For Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
#1345 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#1641 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 114 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of the Valley ranked 4th for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Colombia and 694th in the World with 13,179 publications made and 102,834 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology, Law, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#4 of 50 In Colombia
#53 of 442 In Latin America
#694 of 7,088 In the World

University of the Valley
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1993 48 118
1994 44 149
1995 47 163
1996 43 173
1997 75 190
1998 62 198
1999 87 221
2000 80 299
2001 90 292
2002 94 361
2003 118 454
2004 122 459
2005 161 574
2006 184 644
2007 217 811
2008 296 984
2009 372 1221
2010 409 1339
2011 751 1829
2012 549 2050
2013 593 2616
2014 631 2985
2015 685 3215
2016 647 3668
2017 761 3927
2018 717 4713
2019 638 5643
2020 809 8010
2021 873 9376
2022 791 9490
2023 746 10451
2024 501 9030
2025 308 8210

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Valley in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Philosophy 4 54 463
Sports / Exercise science 5 61 865
Political Science 5 53 876
Occupational Safety and Health 3 32 884
Demography 5 59 1102
Anthropology 4 48 1116
Sociology 5 65 1151
Gender Studies 6 62 1222
Urban and Regional planning 6 46 1242
Archaeology 4 49 1284
History 4 51 1288
Criminology and Criminal Justice 9 69 1417
Public Policy / Administration 7 80 1465
Classics and Ancient History 5 52 1547
Library and Information science 5 55 1572
Law 7 60 1608
Education Majors 8 87 1816
Art History 6 92 1822
Communications and Public Relations 6 54 1858
Linguistics 6 70 1963
Theology / Divinity / Religious studies 7 88 2108
Aesthetics 8 102 2257

Biology rankings

The University of the Valley ranked 3rd for Biology in Colombia and 1491st in the World with 8,972 publications made and 149,551 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 48 In Colombia
#66 of 433 In Latin America
#1491 of 6,841 In the World

University of the Valley
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 27 294
1994 32 294
1995 26 338
1996 39 366
1997 56 459
1998 61 460
1999 74 498
2000 79 723
2001 74 719
2002 70 820
2003 75 1031
2004 95 1087
2005 122 1222
2006 164 1383
2007 179 1495
2008 202 1818
2009 246 2195
2010 276 2393
2011 333 2996
2012 317 3341
2013 362 3931
2014 403 4519
2015 397 4821
2016 386 5357
2017 447 5905
2018 454 6721
2019 472 8174
2020 557 10796
2021 643 13247
2022 582 13013
2023 552 14113
2024 486 13416
2025 377 13241

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Valley in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 3 76 683
Zoology 4 62 693
Entomology 6 54 719
Virology 4 48 837
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 66 946
Horticulture 4 108 1090
Immunology 5 60 1152
Botany 4 85 1200
Oncology and Cancer research 4 51 1337
Paleontology 4 72 1410
Agricultural Science 4 96 1418
Molecular Biology 5 83 1425
Microbiology 6 88 1460
Genetics 4 66 1508
Nutrition and Food Science 5 110 1535
Toxicology 6 111 1578
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 67 1611
Animal Science 8 156 1653
Biotechnology 4 97 1702
Biochemistry 3 70 1709
Evolutionary Biology 6 85 1774
Pharmacology 4 86 1776
Nanotechnology 4 57 1796
Neuroscience 7 88 1817
Biophysics 5 80 1834

Environmental Science rankings

The University of the Valley ranked 4th for Environmental Science in Colombia and 1260th in the World with 7,787 publications made and 112,080 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#4 of 49 In Colombia
#59 of 433 In Latin America
#1260 of 6,888 In the World

University of the Valley
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 19 120
1994 17 92
1995 16 125
1996 19 161
1997 34 187
1998 34 182
1999 52 217
2000 65 308
2001 44 265
2002 44 374
2003 65 490
2004 72 510
2005 97 594
2006 131 747
2007 174 857
2008 155 946
2009 236 1267
2010 238 1409
2011 344 1928
2012 321 2278
2013 364 2900
2014 386 3313
2015 392 3571
2016 356 4043
2017 432 4455
2018 420 5136
2019 393 6457
2020 507 8843
2021 552 10769
2022 497 10760
2023 454 11669
2024 377 11227
2025 277 10745

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Valley in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Forestry 3 76 683
Environmental Engineering 3 34 930
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 66 946
Geography and Cartography 5 54 981
Environmental Management 3 35 988
Ecology 4 59 1208
Urban and Regional planning 6 46 1242
Oceanography 4 59 1297
Paleontology 4 72 1410
Geology 4 68 1414
Agricultural Science 4 96 1418
Environmental Chemistry 3 63 1451
Geotechnical Engineering 4 57 1488
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 83 1623
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 5 69 1741
Earth science and Geophysics 7 93 1841

Medicine rankings

The University of the Valley ranked 4th for Medicine in Colombia and 1256th in the World with 7,140 publications made and 106,038 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Surgery, Psychiatry, Public Health, Immunology.

Medicine ranking Location
#4 of 48 In Colombia
#57 of 432 In Latin America
#1256 of 6,793 In the World

University of the Valley
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1993 24 279
1994 40 281
1995 21 321
1996 29 347
1997 42 411
1998 49 410
1999 67 475
2000 58 600
2001 71 692
2002 59 747
2003 58 883
2004 74 923
2005 102 1013
2006 137 1141
2007 123 1214
2008 164 1414
2009 190 1705
2010 195 1772
2011 227 2270
2012 236 2341
2013 253 2756
2014 278 3083
2015 289 3420
2016 263 3671
2017 380 4043
2018 307 4418
2019 358 5357
2020 486 7282
2021 524 8694
2022 513 8717
2023 428 9440
2024 420 8791
2025 338 8686

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Valley in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Plastic Surgery 1 11 282
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 52 495
Orthodontics 2 34 607
Dentistry 4 43 632
Dermatology 3 39 676
Pediatrics 4 40 758
Pharmacy 1 17 762
Epidemiology 5 43 783
Virology 4 48 837
Sports / Exercise science 5 61 865
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 4 35 879
Occupational Therapy 4 39 933
Veterinary 3 76 957
Gerontology 4 77 974
Critical Care Nursing 6 45 1013
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 5 35 1032
Family medicine 4 54 1049
Anesthesiology 4 49 1062
Surgery 4 48 1064
Public Health 5 54 1127
Immunology 5 60 1152
Pathology 4 55 1202
Health Science 4 57 1212
Ophthalmology 6 44 1214
Anatomy and Physiology 4 65 1289
Oncology and Cancer research 4 51 1337
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 4 60 1355
Cardiology 4 62 1357
Urology 4 89 1370
Healthcare Management (MHA) 7 56 1370
Nursing 6 72 1371
Radiation Therapy 4 57 1416
Biomedical Engineering 5 56 1442
Physical Therapy 5 73 1505
Psychiatry 6 68 1543
Toxicology 6 111 1578
Sports Medicine 7 92 1619
Pharmacology 4 86 1776
Clinical Psychology 10 102 2077

Chemistry rankings

The University of the Valley ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Colombia and 1673rd in the World with 6,717 publications made and 116,181 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Biochemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 48 In Colombia
#65 of 420 In Latin America
#1673 of 6,561 In the World

University of the Valley
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1993 17 199
1994 25 194
1995 17 221
1996 31 232
1997 65 309
1998 78 353
1999 62 359
2000 101 546
2001 95 574
2002 75 666
2003 82 724
2004 97 805
2005 123 999
2006 151 1016
2007 151 1125
2008 176 1369
2009 220 1533
2010 237 1853
2011 246 2289
2012 254 2498
2013 304 3154
2014 308 3397
2015 304 3678
2016 272 4048
2017 329 4523
2018 339 5157
2019 322 6256
2020 392 8505
2021 413 10308
2022 403 10462
2023 330 11075
2024 310 10718
2025 224 10464

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Valley in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Pharmacy 1 17 762
Biochemical Engineering 4 60 1193
Environmental Chemistry 3 63 1451
Nutrition and Food Science 5 110 1535
Materials Science 3 53 1547
Chemical Engineering 3 63 1612
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 83 1623
Organic Chemistry 4 67 1625
Computational Chemistry 5 75 1637
Radiochemistry 7 86 1690
Biochemistry 3 70 1709
Physical chemistry 5 74 1738
Nanotechnology 4 57 1796
Inorganic Chemistry 6 93 2016

Engineering rankings

The University of the Valley ranked 4th for Engineering in Colombia and 1669th in the World with 6,625 publications made and 97,545 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Metallurgical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#4 of 49 In Colombia
#59 of 425 In Latin America
#1669 of 6,795 In the World

University of the Valley
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1993 7 91
1994 18 107
1995 12 107
1996 29 118
1997 55 193
1998 55 193
1999 49 184
2000 82 329
2001 62 337
2002 49 370
2003 62 498
2004 83 548
2005 94 677
2006 145 821
2007 132 845
2008 176 980
2009 222 1209
2010 201 1497
2011 257 1849
2012 284 2170
2013 326 2612
2014 321 2793
2015 301 3138
2016 293 3463
2017 333 3800
2018 348 4506
2019 352 5545
2020 423 7409
2021 426 9279
2022 409 9373
2023 379 10129
2024 320 9869
2025 223 9518

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Valley in various areas of Engineering.

Physics rankings

The University of the Valley ranked 5th for Physics in Colombia and 1613th in the World with 6,086 publications made and 88,301 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#5 of 47 In Colombia
#64 of 419 In Latin America
#1613 of 6,729 In the World

University of the Valley
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1993 8 91
1994 15 103
1995 12 92
1996 35 126
1997 63 187
1998 63 212
1999 46 212
2000 76 313
2001 69 327
2002 53 382
2003 65 413
2004 93 490
2005 101 608
2006 145 723
2007 142 801
2008 180 891
2009 214 1092
2010 223 1447
2011 212 1665
2012 263 1966
2013 311 2385
2014 301 2546
2015 281 2796
2016 260 3140
2017 280 3451
2018 300 4081
2019 314 4899
2020 358 6629
2021 345 8021
2022 332 8093
2023 334 8756
2024 286 8482
2025 191 8106

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Valley in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Theoretical Physics 3 52 954
Condensed Matter Physics 3 38 1109
Atomic and Molecular physics 4 41 1131
Astrophysics and Astronomy 5 54 1281
Materials Science 3 53 1547
Nuclear Physics 5 70 1585
Quantum and Particle physics 5 61 1605
Optical Engineering 5 63 1674
Acoustical Engineering 5 60 1796
Nanotechnology 4 57 1796
Biophysics 5 80 1834

Computer Science rankings

The University of the Valley ranked 6th for Computer Science in Colombia and 2009th in the World with 4,395 publications made and 52,734 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Telecommunications, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#6 of 49 In Colombia
#66 of 427 In Latin America
#2009 of 6,855 In the World

University of the Valley
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 5 62
1994 9 79
1995 8 89
1996 11 97
1997 23 114
1998 19 114
1999 31 155
2000 31 197
2001 23 186
2002 23 254
2003 24 301
2004 39 374
2005 54 371
2006 80 430
2007 72 490
2008 106 607
2009 119 790
2010 122 795
2011 176 991
2012 172 1190
2013 199 1371
2014 210 1514
2015 190 1719
2016 183 1929
2017 213 2080
2018 221 2459
2019 237 3092
2020 316 4150
2021 346 5161
2022 309 5256
2023 319 5961
2024 222 5366
2025 200 5209

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Valley in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Human-Computer Interaction 4 41 1036
Computer Engineering 3 39 1271
Robotics 7 48 1352
Library and Information science 5 55 1572
Management Information Systems 5 48 1597
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 6 67 1611
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 49 1613
Computational Linguistics 4 52 1735
Computer Graphics 6 67 1747
Neuroscience 7 88 1817
Telecommunications 5 60 1866
Data Science 8 70 1885
Computer Networking 4 64 1904
Cyber Security 7 63 1917
Software Engineering 8 99 1945
Multimedia 7 83 2122
Computer Vision 7 91 2163
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 8 88 2235
Machine Learning 7 87 2313
Cognitive Science 8 100 2595

Psychology rankings

The University of the Valley ranked 6th for Psychology in Colombia and 1843rd in the World with 2,664 publications made and 32,865 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#6 of 48 In Colombia
#69 of 417 In Latin America
#1843 of 6,663 In the World

University of the Valley
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 5 70
1994 6 75
1995 6 77
1996 7 99
1997 7 92
1998 8 106
1999 15 83
2000 12 130
2001 14 128
2002 5 161
2003 11 182
2004 25 184
2005 27 224
2006 49 250
2007 36 285
2008 69 309
2009 74 460
2010 59 462
2011 79 573
2012 96 588
2013 114 816
2014 117 777
2015 112 991
2016 101 1179
2017 148 1305
2018 135 1566
2019 138 1905
2020 214 2576
2021 212 3074
2022 205 3284
2023 195 3740
2024 144 3447
2025 150 3431

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Valley in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Occupational Therapy 4 39 933
Sexology 3 44 941
Psychiatry 6 68 1543
Education Majors 8 87 1816
Neuroscience 7 88 1817
Child Psychology 6 85 2020
Clinical Psychology 10 102 2077
Social Psychology 6 73 2106
Cognitive Science 8 100 2595

Mathematics rankings

The University of the Valley ranked 5th for Mathematics in Colombia and 1841st in the World with 2,421 publications made and 34,931 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Operations Research, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#5 of 46 In Colombia
#62 of 400 In Latin America
#1841 of 6,434 In the World

University of the Valley
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1993 1 26
1994 3 37
1995 7 48
1996 5 45
1997 11 68
1998 15 60
1999 12 47
2000 15 122
2001 13 115
2002 8 174
2003 17 213
2004 15 192
2005 28 249
2006 37 280
2007 36 302
2008 55 384
2009 70 398
2010 56 400
2011 105 543
2012 97 585
2013 106 710
2014 97 783
2015 104 962
2016 114 969
2017 126 1102
2018 132 1304
2019 160 1641
2020 177 2391
2021 173 2766
2022 175 2870
2023 228 3334
2024 113 2478
2025 94 2345

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Valley in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Operations Research 3 26 973
Blockchain and Cryptography 4 49 1613
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 59 1754
Statistics 5 65 1852
Applied Mathematics 5 78 1974
Math Teachers 8 72 2011

Business rankings

The University of the Valley ranked 6th for Business in Colombia and 1899th in the World with 1,845 publications made and 20,663 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Operations Research, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#6 of 46 In Colombia
#67 of 396 In Latin America
#1899 of 6,366 In the World

University of the Valley
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 3 10
1994 1 11
1995 4 29
1996 3 18
1997 8 30
1998 11 32
1999 7 20
2000 9 54
2001 11 35
2002 9 55
2003 10 83
2004 11 92
2005 14 93
2006 36 135
2007 33 143
2008 39 218
2009 48 244
2010 61 246
2011 82 360
2012 73 394
2013 96 526
2014 114 563
2015 87 642
2016 72 681
2017 99 764
2018 98 905
2019 109 1242
2020 123 1623
2021 141 1985
2022 112 2046
2023 147 2559
2024 85 2131
2025 88 1884

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Valley in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Supply Chain Management 1 8 565
Occupational Safety and Health 3 32 884
Risk Management 4 19 895
Operations Research 3 26 973
Construction Management 4 31 1071
Project Management 6 52 1451
Public Policy / Administration 7 80 1465
Marketing 3 41 1513
International Trade 6 53 1557
Management Information Systems 5 48 1597
International Business 7 59 1609
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 42 1685
Accounting 6 53 1759
Finance 7 59 1769
Management 7 80 2145
Advertising 7 72 2305

Economics rankings

The University of the Valley ranked 7th for Economics in Colombia and 1725th in the World with 1,471 publications made and 20,332 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading.

Economics ranking Location
#7 of 46 In Colombia
#63 of 386 In Latin America
#1725 of 6,188 In the World

University of the Valley
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 2 32
1994 3 34
1995 3 43
1996 1 29
1997 6 51
1998 8 42
1999 5 32
2000 3 67
2001 12 59
2002 8 68
2003 4 88
2004 7 87
2005 10 129
2006 18 119
2007 29 121
2008 32 139
2009 39 198
2010 40 194
2011 65 296
2012 52 294
2013 66 389
2014 82 427
2015 67 473
2016 63 511
2017 61 603
2018 75 749
2019 89 1025
2020 97 1344
2021 110 1641
2022 104 1722
2023 128 2033
2024 81 1698
2025 66 1588

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Valley in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Environmental Economics 9 60 1554
International Trade 6 53 1557
Development Studies 6 59 1611
Investment Banking and Stock trading 6 42 1685
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 6 59 1754
Finance 7 59 1769

Art & Design rankings

The University of the Valley ranked 6th for Art & Design in Colombia and 1845th in the World with 879 publications made and 7,199 citations received. Main research topics: Fashion Design, Literature, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Art History.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#6 of 45 In Colombia
#77 of 367 In Latin America
#1845 of 6,010 In the World

University of the Valley
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1993 1 15
1994 1 26
1995 0 13
1996 4 17
1997 8 21
1998 4 35
1999 6 21
2000 7 30
2001 6 20
2002 2 32
2003 10 49
2004 13 37
2005 10 42
2006 10 28
2007 12 69
2008 17 63
2009 25 111
2010 30 113
2011 27 172
2012 42 162
2013 39 193
2014 56 216
2015 46 278
2016 57 413
2017 56 360
2018 41 410
2019 42 487
2020 51 679
2021 60 837
2022 69 796
2023 47 1044
2024 33 898
2025 34 902

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of the Valley in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Colombia ranking Latin America ranking World rank
Fashion Design 5 70 1616
Computer Graphics 6 67 1747
Art History 6 92 1822
Literature 6 98 2049
Multimedia 7 83 2122
Aesthetics 8 102 2257