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Universidad de Los Andes tops our list of 166 universities in Colombia at #212 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Next come Universidad Nacional de Colombia (QS World #259) and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (QS World #377).
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #212 (Universidad de Los Andes) to #377 (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Universidad de Los Andes is cited most (1,878,073 citations). 10 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
104 are public and 0 private (100% public). The oldest is Universidad del Magdalena, founded in 1958. Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano is the largest, with 29,700 students.
Universidad de Los Andes (QS World #212), Universidad Nacional de Colombia (QS World #259) and Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (QS World #377) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
104 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 Semesters, with 4 semesters the next most common.
Antonio Nariño University, with 32.
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