List of universities in Chile

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This is a list of universities and other higher education institutions in Chile, namely Professional Institutes (IP) and Technical Training Centers (CFT).

Universities[]

Pontificial Catholic University of Chile
University of Chile
Federico Santa Maria Technical University
University of Concepcion
Pontificial Catholic University of Valparaiso
University of Magallanes
Austral University of Chile
Diego Portales University
University of Los Andes
University of Atacama
University of Bío-Bío
University of Antofagasta
Universidad del Desarrollo
Alberto Hurtado University
Academy of Christian Humanism University

In the Chilean higher education system, there are 61 universities, with over 750.000 students. Of these, 46 are accredited by the Chilean National Accreditation Commission, representing 94% of the total student registration.

Universities founded before 1981, or which can be traced before that year, are known as Traditional Universities. Two Universities, Universidad de O'Higgins and Universidad de Aysén, are two public universities created in 2015, receiving their first students in 2017.

Institution Foundation Type Ownership Cities (headquarters in bold) Enrollment (2014)[1]
Universidad de Chile 1842 Traditional university Public Santiago 37,521
Universidad de Santiago de Chile 1981/ 1849[note 1] Traditional university Public Santiago 23,895
Universidad de Valparaíso 1981 Traditional university Public San Felipe, Santiago, Valparaíso 15,814
Universidad Arturo Prat 1984 Traditional university Public Antofagasta, Arica, Calama, Copiapó, Iquique, Santiago, Victoria, Villarrica 14,207
Universidad del Bío-Bío 1947 Traditional university Public Chillán, Concepción 12,614
Universidad de Talca 1981 Traditional university Public Curicó, Linares, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Talca 10,523
Universidad de Tarapacá 1981 Traditional university Public Arica, Iquique 9,809
Universidad de La Frontera 1981 Traditional university Public Pucón, Temuco 9,790
Universidad de Los Lagos 1993 Traditional university Public Ancud, Castro, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Santiago 9,707
Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación 1948 Traditional university Public San Felipe, Valparaíso 8,164
Universidad de Antofagasta 1981 Traditional university Public Antofagasta 7,900
Universidad de La Serena 1981 Traditional university Public La Serena, Ovalle 7,245
Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana 1993 Traditional university Public San Fernando, Santiago 7,139
Universidad de Atacama 1981 / 1857[note 2] Traditional university Public Copiapó, Vallenar 5,397
Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación 1889 Traditional university Public Graneros, Santiago 4,791
Universidad de Magallanes 1961 Traditional university Public Coihaique, Porvenir, Puerto Natales, Punta Arenas 4,049
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 1888 Traditional university Private Santiago, Villarrica 29,485
Universidad de Concepción 1919 Traditional university Private Chillán, Concepción, Los Ángeles 26,399
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María 1926 Traditional university Private Hualpén, Rancagua, Santiago, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar 19,669
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 1928 Traditional university Private Valparaíso 14,573
Universidad Austral de Chile 1954 Traditional university Private Coihaique, Puerto Montt, Valdivia 13,588
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción 1991 Traditional university Private Cañete, Chillán, Concepción, Los Ángeles, Talcahuano 13,317
Universidad Católica del Norte 1956 Traditional university Private Antofagasta, Coquimbo 10,976
Universidad Católica de Temuco 1991 Traditional university Private Temuco 9,446
Universidad Católica del Maule 1991 Traditional university Private Curicó, Talca 7,531
2015 University Public Rancagua, San Fernando
2015 University Public Coyhaique
Universidad Andrés Bello 1988 University Private Concepción, Rancagua, Santiago, Viña del Mar 48,255
1966 University Private Antofagasta, Arica, Calama, Chillán, Copiapó, Coihaique, Curicó, Iquique, La Serena, Los Ángeles, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Rancagua, Santiago, Talca, Talcahuano, Temuco, Valdivia, Valparaíso 34,227
Universidad de Las Américas 1988 University Private Concepción, Santiago, Viña del Mar 30,026
Universidad Santo Tomás 1988 University Private Antofagasta, Arica, Concepción, Copiapó, Iquique, La Serena, Los Ángeles, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Santiago, Talca, Temuco, Valdivia, Viña del Mar 29,596
Universidad San Sebastián 1989 University Private Concepción, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Santiago, Valdivia 27,493
Universidad Mayor 1988 University Private Santiago, Temuco 21,321
Universidad Autónoma de Chile 1989 University Private Santiago, Talca, Temuco 20,539
Universidad Diego Portales 1982 University Private Santiago 17,937
Universidad del Desarrollo 1990 University Private Concepción, Santiago, Valdivia 17,162
Universidad Central de Chile 1982 University Private Antofagasta, La Serena, Santiago 13,306
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez 1953 University Private Santiago, Viña del Mar 10,657
University Private Ancud, Calama, Chillán, Concepción, Illapel, La Ligua, La Serena, Linares, Los Andes, Machalí, Puerto Montt, Rancagua, San Antonio, San Felipe, Santiago, Temuco, Tocopilla, Valdivia, Vallenar, Viña del Mar 9,790
Universidad de Los Andes 1989 University Private Santiago 8,603
Universidad de Viña del Mar 1988 University Private San Felipe, Viña del Mar 8,216
University Private Antofagasta, Chillán, Concepción, La Serena, Santiago 8,172
Universidad Alberto Hurtado University Private Santiago 6,938
Universidad del Pacífico University Private Santiago 6,546
Universidad Finis Terrae University Private Santiago 6,514
University Private Santiago 5,557
Universidad Bolivariana University Private Cauquenes, Chillán, Concepción, Iquique, La Serena, Linares, Los Ángeles, Ovalle, Parral, Santiago, Talca 4,893
University Private Santiago 4,608
University Private Santiago 4,380
University Private Antofagasta, Arica, Calama, Chillán, Concepción, Coquimbo, Illapel, Los Ángeles, Rancagua, San Fernando, Santiago, Talca 4,233
Universidad de Artes, Ciencias y Comunicacion - Uniacc University Private Santiago 3,831
University Private Santiago 3,707
Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano 1975 University Private Santiago 3,476
University Private Santiago 3,429
University Private Castro, Concepción, Santiago, Valparaíso 3,357
University Private Santiago 1,945
Universidad Miguel de Cervantes 1996 University Private Santiago 1,891
University Private Chillán 1,878
Universidad Gabriela Mistral 1981 University Private Puerto Varas, Santiago 1,690
Universidad del Mar 1989 - 2019 University Private Antofagasta, Arica, Calama, Iquique, La Serena, Quillota, San Fernando, Santiago, Talca, Temuco, Viña del Mar 1,469
University Private Santiago 428
University Private Santiago 235

Professional Institutes[]

IP Duoc UC
IP Inacap
Institution Foundation Type Ownership Cities (headquarters in bold) Enrollment (2014)[4]
Professional institute Private Antofagasta, Calama, Concepción, Curicó, La Serena, Los Ángeles, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Rancagua, San Felipe, San Fernando, Santiago, Talca, Temuco, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar 84,675
IP Duoc UC 1968 Professional institute Private Concepción, Santiago, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar 80,141
Professional institute Private Antofagasta, Arica, Calama, Chillán, Copiapó, Coihaique, Curicó, Iquique, La Serena, Los Ángeles, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Rancagua, Santiago, Talca, Talcahuano, Temuco, Valdivia, Valparaíso 36,058
Professional institute Private La Serena, Rancagua, Santiago, Temuco 23,776
Professional institute Private Antofagasta, Arica, Chillán, Concepción, Copiapó, Curicó, Iquique, La Serena, Los Ángeles, Osorno, Ovalle, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Rancagua, Santiago, Talca, Temuco, Valdivia, Viña del Mar 21,313
Professional institute Private Castro, Concepción, Curicó, La Serena, Los Ángeles, Osorno, Puerto Montt, San Antonio, Santiago, Temuco, Viña del Mar 17,387
Professional institute Private Santiago, Viña del Mar 13,966
Professional institute Private Copiapó, Punta Arenas, Santiago, Talca, Valparaíso 12,067
Professional institute Private Chillán, Concepción, Los Ángeles 10,146
Professional institute Private Antofagasta, Chillán, Concepción, Constitución, Curicó, La Serena, Los Ángeles, Ovalle, Puerto Montt, Santiago, Talca 9,639
Professional institute Private Concepción, La Serena, Santiago, Temuco, Viña del Mar 7,615
Professional institute Private Antofagasta, Calama, Concepción, Coihaique, Los Ángeles, Quillota, Rancagua, San Antonio, San Fernando, Santiago, Talca, Temuco, Valdivia, Valparaíso 7,261
Professional institute Private Santiago 5,205
Professional institute Private Chillán, Concepción, Santiago, Viña del Mar 4,482
Professional institute Private Arauco, Concepción, Panguipulli, Rancagua 4,211
Professional institute Private Concepción, Rancagua, Santiago, Temuco, Viña del Mar 3,301
Professional institute Private Santiago 2,849
Professional institute Private Santiago, Viña del Mar 1,779
Professional institute Private Santiago 1,653
Professional institute Private Santiago 1,219
Professional institute Private Santiago 1,180
Professional institute Private Santiago, Viña del Mar 875
Professional institute Private Santiago 818
Professional institute Private Los Ángeles 798
Professional institute Private Santiago 739
Professional institute Private Los Andes 684
Professional institute Private Santiago, Viña del Mar 676
Professional institute Private Chillán, Santiago 545
Professional institute Private Santiago 415
Professional institute Private Santiago 383
Professional institute Private Santiago 355
Professional institute Private Osorno 279
Professional institute Private Puerto Montt, Rancagua, Santiago 257
Professional institute Private Valparaíso 254
Professional institute Private Santiago 141
Professional institute Private Santiago 119
Professional institute Private Santiago 105
Professional institute Private Santiago 103
Professional institute Private Santiago 48
Professional institute Private Chillán 39
Professional institute Private Santiago 18
Professional institute Private Valparaíso 11

Technical Training Centers[]

Institution Foundation Type Ownership Cities (headquarters in bold) Enrollment (2014)[5]
Technical schooling center Private Antofagasta, Arica, Calama, Chillán, Copiapó, Coihaique, Curicó, Iquique, La Serena, Los Ángeles, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Rancagua, Santiago, Talca, Talcahuano, Temuco, Valdivia, Valparaíso 50,159
Technical schooling center Private Antofagasta, Arica, Chillán, Concepción, Copiapó, Curicó, Iquique, La Serena, Los Ángeles, Osorno, Ovalle, Puerto Montt, Punta Arenas, Rancagua, Santiago, Talca, Temuco, Valdivia, Viña del Mar 35,970
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 7,842
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 6,278
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 4,245
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 3,108
Technical schooling center Private Cauquenes, Linares, Talca 3,043
Technical schooling center Private La Ligua, Los Andes, San Felipe, Santiago, Talcahuano 2,468
Technical schooling center Private San Antonio 2,246
Technical schooling center Private Antofagasta, Coquimbo, Lebu 2,236
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 2,234
Technical schooling center Private Arica, Iquique 2,060
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 1,963
Technical schooling center Private Angol, Temuco 1,926
Technical schooling center Private Cañete, Lota 1,782
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 1,651
Technical schooling center Private Antofagasta, Calama, Concepción, Coihaique, Los Ángeles, Quillota, Rancagua, San Antonio, San Fernando, Talca, Temuco, Valdivia, Valparaíso 1,431
Technical schooling center Private Concepción, Santiago 1,379
Technical schooling center Private Curarrehue, Futrono, La Unión, Lanco, Los Vilos, Máfil, Mariquina, Nueva Imperial, Paillaco, Saavedra, Santiago, Vilcún, Villarrica 1,327
Technical schooling center Private La Calera, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar 1,224
Technical schooling center Private La Serena 1,138
Technical schooling center Private Copiapó, Vallenar 957
Technical schooling center Private Santiago, Temuco 867
Technical schooling center Private Viña del Mar 866
Technical schooling center Private Angol, Temuco 816
Technical schooling center Private Osorno 799
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 766
Technical schooling center Private Linares, Talca 692
Technical schooling center Private Copiapó, La Calera, Osorno, Santa Cruz, Vallenar, Valparaíso 666
Technical schooling center Private Quillota 664
Technical schooling center Private Casablanca, La Serena, Los Andes, Punta Arenas, San Antonio, Santiago, Talca, Viña del Mar 563
Technical schooling center Private Los Andes, Quillota, San Antonio, San Felipe, Santiago, Viña del Mar 555
Technical schooling center Private Cabrero, Concepción, Curanilahue 532
Technical schooling center Private Antofagasta 437
Technical schooling center Private Santiago, Viña del Mar 417
Technical schooling center Private Los Álamos, Santiago 343
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 307
Technical schooling center Private Illapel 288
Technical schooling center Private Copiapó 197
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 178
Technical schooling center Private Río Bueno 161
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 140
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 137
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 131
Technical schooling center Private Chillán, Concepción, Santiago, Viña del Mar 130
Technical schooling center Private Temuco 107
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 83
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 80
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 71
Technical schooling center Private Antofagasta 59
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 57
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 42
Technical schooling center Private Constitución 39
Technical schooling center Private Cauquenes, Concepción 36
Technical schooling center Private Valparaíso 32
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 26
Technical schooling center Private Santiago 22
Technical schooling center Private Osorno 11

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Year of the foundation of the School of crafts, "Escuela de Artes y Oficios (EAO).[2]
  2. ^ Year of the foundation of the School of Mining of Copiapo.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2015-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Universidad de Santiago de Chile".
  3. ^ http://www.uda.cl/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11&Itemid=107
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2015-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2015-06-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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