What are the higher education institutions with more students enrolled in Colombia? At AulaPro we explore the institutions with the most students enrolled in the country. The list includes universities that offer programs at all levels of professional technical, technologist and university training, as well as postgraduate programs at specialization, master's and doctorate levels and in different methodologies such as face-to-face, conventional distance learning and virtual distance.
IMPORTANT: The ranking does NOT seek to be conclusive in terms of the academic quality of the institutions. It only takes into account the information reported by the educational institutions themselves, in the different information systems of the Ministry of Education, such as SNIES, SPADIES and OLE. According to this information, the universities appear in a certain position, however it is important to consider that these results can be altered or determined by various factors in which the institutions have very different numbers, such as the number of programs, the levels courses offered and the number of venues. For a better understanding and to know which are some of the sources of information that we consult, you can do click here.
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TOP 3 Universities and educational institutions with more students
National Learning Service SENA
El SIGN is by far, the largest Higher Education Institution in the country. Its offer of technical, technological and specialized worker training covers a wide offer of more than 500 programs. Furthermore, contrary to what some groups of the population might think, El SIGN It also offers postgraduate programs at levels of technical deepening and technological specialization. SENA has a significant number of students that is close to 10 million, which reveals the enormous infrastructure that its operation implies, which it also develops in parallel with a proven academic quality for the training of human talent for technical and specialized tasks. essential in the national labor market.
Minute of God University Corporation - UNIMINUTO
Private initiative and serving a social vocation, UNIMINUTE It is a university system with a presence in a large part of the national territory, offering quality education to sectors mostly with difficulties in accessing higher education. UNIMINUTE has been recognized as a case of international success in social innovation by Harvard University, the World Bank and the G20. Additionally, UNIMINUTE is in the process of achieving Institutional Accreditation, which accounts for its contribution to society.
National Open and Distance University - UNAD
La ONE D is public university with the most enrollments in Colombia which provides a comprehensive training service by having a combination of higher education programs and a leveling and training service in primary and secondary education especially aimed at the adult population, which represents approximately 15% of its students. The ONE D specializes in traditional Distance Education, however it currently supports a large part of its operation through e-learning platforms thanks to the reach offered by the Internet and Information technology.
The 50 educational institutions with more students enrolled in Colombia last year (2016)
HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTION | Enrolled |
|---|---|
NATIONAL LEARNING SERVICE SENA | 430.690 |
MINUTE OF GOD UNIVERSITY CORPORATION - UNIMINUTE | 108.624 |
UNAD NATIONAL OPEN AND DISTANCE UNIVERSITY | 69.675 |
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBIA | 53.456 |
COOPERATIVE UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBIA | 49.312 |
UNIVERSITY OF ANTIOQUIA | 40.040 |
GRANCOLOMBIAN POLYTECHNIC | 37.564 |
FREE UNIVERSITY | 34.151 |
UNIVERSITY SANTO TOMAS | 33.354 |
PONTIFICAL JAVERIANA UNIVERSITY | 32.653 |
NATIONAL UNIFIED CORPORATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION - CUN | 31.177 |
PEDAGOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBIA - UPTC | 29.257 |
UNIVERSITY OF THE VALLEY | 28.138 |
UNIVERSITY FRANCISCO JOSE DE CALDA | 27.257 |
ANDEAN AREA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION | 25.147 |
FRANCISCO DE PAULA SANTANDER UNIVERSITY | 24.696 |
BOLIVARIAN PONTIFICAL UNIVERSITY | 24.598 |
UNIVERSITY OF PAMPLONA | 24.121 |
METROPOLITAN TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE - ITM | 23.592 |
ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY | 21.651 |
REMINGTON UNIVERSITY CORPORATION | 21.326 |
UNIVERSITY OF MAGDALENA - UNIMAGDALENA | 21.185 |
SANTANDER TECHNOLOGICAL UNITS - UTS | 20.606 |
INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTANDER | 20.378 |
TOLIMA UNIVERSITY | 19.867 |
QUINDIO'S UNIVERSITY | 18.986 |
UNIVERSITY OF THE ANDES | 18.952 |
TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY OF PEREIRA - UTP | 18.782 |
ECCI UNIVERSITY | 18.730 |
UNIVERSITY CARTAGENA | 17.523 |
CAUCA UNIVERSITY | 17.256 |
MILITAR UNIVERSITY OF NEW GRANADA | 17.127 |
LUIS AMIGÓ CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY - FUNLAM | 16.791 |
UNIVERSITY ANTONIO NARINO | 16.702 |
UNIVERSITY OF SAN BUENAVENTURA | 16.681 |
SANTIAGO DE CALI UNIVERSITY | 16.513 |
UNIVERSITY OF SANTANDER - UDES | 16.077 |
UNIVERSITY THE GRAND COLOMBIA | 15.726 |
NORTHERN UNIVERSITY | 15.666 |
LA SALLE UNIVERSITY | 15.638 |
UNIVERSITY EXTERSHIP OF COLOMBIA | 15.150 |
SIMON BOLIVAR UNIVERSITY | 15.005 |
COLOMBIAN POLYTECHNIC JAIME ISAZA CADAVID | 14.983 |
CALDAS UNIVERSITY | 14.820 |
CESAR POPULAR UNIVERSITY | 14.687 |
UNIVERSITY OF CORDOBA | 14.569 |
UNIVERSITY OF MEDELLIN | 14.568 |
EAFIT UNIVERSITY | 14.095 |
UNIVERSITY OF LA GUAJIRA | 13.762 |
UNIVERSITY OF CUNDINAMARCA - UDEC | 13.136 |
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