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World University Rankings 2026: Colombia

17 universities ranked in Colombia, out of 2,287 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for Colombia yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among Colombia’s universities on the global measures.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Universidad del Rosario: MutisiaClematis · CC BY-SA 4.0; University of Cauca: Xemenendura · CC BY-SA 4.0; Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: Felipe Restrepo Acosta · CC BY-SA 4.0; Universidad de los Andes: JS Rolón · CC BY-SA 4.0; University of Antioquia: AlcaMede · CC BY-SA 4.0.

National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	Universidad del Rosario	=543	42.6	45	86	est.	244–1665
2	University of Cauca	=790	37.2	30	83	est.	347–1953
3	Pontificia Universidad Javeriana	=1146	31.1	15	76	est.	624–2107
4	Universidad de los Andes	=1230	29.8	32	65	est.	695–2128
5	University of Antioquia	=1337	28.7	15	71	est.	722–2184
6	Universidad del Norte, Colombia	=1363	28.5	38	22	est.	724–2169
7	Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana	=1581	26.9	20	60	est.	814–2210
=8	El Bosque University	=1713	26.1	27	22	est.	841–2231
=8	Universidad Nacional de Colombia	=1713	26.1	2	73	est.	796–2246
10	Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia	=1829	25.5	22	22	est.	852–2233
11	University of the Coast	=1858	25.3	20	22	est.	923–2244
12	Universidad de La Sabana	=1928	25.0	14	50	est.	886–2242
=13	Military University Nueva Granada	=2053	24.3	14	22	est.	945–2256
=13	University of Cartagena	=2053	24.3	9	52	est.	945–2251
15	Industrial University of Santander	=2091	24.1	13	22	est.	990–2256
16	Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas	=2119	23.9	12	22	est.	947–2262
17	University of Valle	=2174	23.3	7	44	est.	975–2269

17 universities

Research Index for Colombia · All of Latin America and the Caribbean · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,287 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.