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Universities in Colombia
Colombia has 88 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1580. 1 was founded before 1600. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES88
OLDEST1580
FOUNDED 1900+62
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15991 · 1%
1600–18998 · 9%
1900 or later62 · 70%
Date unknown17 · 19%
Oldest universities in Colombia
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1580Saint Thomas Aquinas University
1604Pontifical Xavierian University
1653Our Lady of the Rosary University
1708Universidad de San Buenaventura
1803University of Antioquia
1827Universidad de Cartagena
1827University of Cauca
1867National University of Colombia
1886Universidad Externado de Colombia
1904University of Nariño
1907José María Córdova Military Academy
1923Libre University of Colombia
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