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).

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Universities

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Pontificial Catholic University of Chile
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University of Chile
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Federico Santa Maria Technical University
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University of Concepcion
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Pontificial Catholic University of Valparaiso
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University of Magallanes
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Austral University of Chile
Diego Portales University Palacio Piwonka -1918 arq Sieguel y Cienfuentes -hoy UDP Casa Central.jpg
Diego Portales University
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University of the Andes
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University of Atacama
University of Bio-Bio Biblioteca Universidad del Bio-Bio.jpg
University of Bío-Bío
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University of Antofagasta
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Universidad del Desarrollo
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Alberto Hurtado 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.

InstitutionFoundationTypeOwnershipCities (headquarters in bold)Enrollment (2014) [1]
Universidad de Chile 1842Traditional universityPublic Santiago 37,521
Universidad de Santiago de Chile 1981/ 1849 [note 1] Traditional universityPublic Santiago 23,895
Universidad de Valparaíso 1981Traditional universityPublic San Felipe, Santiago, Valparaíso 15,814
Universidad Arturo Prat 1984Traditional universityPublic Antofagasta, Arica, Calama, Copiapó, Iquique , Santiago, Victoria, Villarrica 14,207
Universidad del Bío-Bío 1947Traditional universityPublic Chillán, Concepción 12,614
Universidad de Talca 1981Traditional universityPublic Curicó, Linares, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Talca 10,523
Universidad de Tarapacá 1981Traditional universityPublic Arica , Iquique 9,809
Universidad de La Frontera 1981Traditional universityPublic Pucón, Temuco 9,790
Universidad de Los Lagos 1993Traditional universityPublic Ancud, Castro, Osorno , Puerto Montt, Santiago 9,707
Universidad de Playa Ancha de Ciencias de la Educación 1948Traditional universityPublic San Felipe, Valparaíso 8,164
Universidad de Antofagasta 1981Traditional universityPublic Antofagasta 7,900
Universidad de La Serena 1981Traditional universityPublic La Serena , Ovalle 7,245
Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana 1993Traditional universityPublic San Fernando, Santiago 7,139
Universidad de Atacama 1981 / 1857 [note 2] Traditional universityPublic Copiapó , Vallenar 5,397
Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación 1889Traditional universityPublic Graneros, Santiago 4,791
Universidad de Magallanes 1961Traditional universityPublic Coihaique, Porvenir, Puerto Natales, Punta Arenas 4,049
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 1888Traditional universityPrivate Santiago , Villarrica 29,485
Universidad de Concepción 1919Traditional universityPrivate Chillán, Concepción , Los Ángeles 26,399
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María 1926Traditional universityPrivate Hualpén, Rancagua, Santiago, Valparaíso , Viña del Mar 19,669
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso 1928Traditional universityPrivate Valparaíso 14,573
Universidad Austral de Chile 1954Traditional universityPrivate Coihaique, Puerto Montt, Valdivia 13,588
Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción 1991Traditional universityPrivate Cañete, Chillán, Concepción , Los Ángeles, Talcahuano 13,317
Universidad Católica del Norte 1956Traditional universityPrivate Antofagasta , Coquimbo 10,976
Universidad Católica de Temuco 1991Traditional universityPrivate Temuco 9,446
Universidad Católica del Maule 1991Traditional universityPrivate Curicó, Talca 7,531
Universidad de O'Higgins 2015UniversityPublic Rancagua , San Fernando
Universidad de Aysén 2015UniversityPublic Coyhaique
Universidad Andrés Bello 1988UniversityPrivate Concepción, Rancagua, Santiago , Viña del Mar 48,255
Universidad Tecnológica de Chile Inacap 1966UniversityPrivate 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 1988UniversityPrivate Concepción, Santiago , Viña del Mar 30,026
Universidad Santo Tomás1988UniversityPrivate Antofagasta, Arica, Concepción, Copiapó, Iquique, La Serena, Los Ángeles, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Santiago , Talca, Temuco, Valdivia, Viña del Mar 29,596
Universidad San Sebastián 1989UniversityPrivate Concepción, Osorno, Puerto Montt, Santiago , Valdivia 27,493
Universidad Mayor 1988UniversityPrivate Santiago , Temuco 21,321
Universidad Autónoma de Chile 1989UniversityPrivate Santiago, Talca, Temuco 20,539
Universidad Diego Portales 1982UniversityPrivate Santiago 17,937
Universidad del Desarrollo 1990UniversityPrivate Concepción , Santiago, Valdivia 17,162
Universidad Central de Chile 1982UniversityPrivate Antofagasta, La Serena, Santiago 13,306
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez 1953UniversityPrivate Santiago , Viña del Mar 10,657
Universidad de Aconcagua UniversityPrivate 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 1989UniversityPrivate Santiago 8,603
Universidad de Viña del Mar 1988UniversityPrivate San Felipe, Viña del Mar 8,216
Universidad Pedro de Valdivia UniversityPrivate Antofagasta, Chillán, Concepción, La Serena, Santiago 8,172
Universidad Alberto Hurtado UniversityPrivate Santiago 6,938
Universidad del Pacífico UniversityPrivate Santiago 6,546
Universidad Finis Terrae UniversityPrivate Santiago 6,514
Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez UniversityPrivate Santiago 5,557
Universidad Bolivariana UniversityPrivate Cauquenes, Chillán, Concepción, Iquique, La Serena, Linares, Los Ángeles, Ovalle, Parral, Santiago , Talca 4,893
Universidad Bernardo O'Higgins UniversityPrivate Santiago 4,608
Universidad Sek UniversityPrivate Santiago 4,380
Universidad La República UniversityPrivate Antofagasta, Arica, Calama, Chillán, Concepción, Coquimbo, Illapel, Los Ángeles, Rancagua, San Fernando, Santiago , Talca 4,233
Universidad de Artes, Ciencias y Comunicacion - Uniacc UniversityPrivate Santiago 3,831
Universidad Ucinf UniversityPrivate Santiago 3,707
Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano 1975UniversityPrivate Santiago 3,476
Universidad Iberoamericana de Ciencias y Tecnología, Unicyt UniversityPrivate Santiago 3,429
Universidad de Arte y Ciencias Sociales Arcis UniversityPrivate Castro, Concepción, Santiago , Valparaíso 3,357
Universidad Los Leones UniversityPrivate Santiago 1,945
Universidad Miguel de Cervantes 1996UniversityPrivate Santiago 1,891
Universidad Adventista de Chile UniversityPrivate Chillán 1,878
Universidad Gabriela Mistral 1981UniversityPrivate Puerto Varas, Santiago 1,690
Universidad del Mar 1989 - 2019UniversityPrivate Antofagasta, Arica, Calama, Iquique, La Serena, Quillota, San Fernando, Santiago, Talca, Temuco, Viña del Mar 1,469
Universidad Chileno Británica de Cultura UniversityPrivate Santiago 428
Universidad La Araucana UniversityPrivate Santiago 235

Professional Institutes

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IP Inacap
InstitutionFoundationTypeOwnershipCities (headquarters in bold)Enrollment (2014) [4]
IP Aiep Professional institutePrivate 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 1968Professional institutePrivate Concepción, Santiago, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar 80,141
IP Inacap Professional institutePrivate 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
IP de Chile Professional institutePrivate La Serena, Rancagua, Santiago, Temuco 23,776
IP Santo Tomás Professional institutePrivate 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
IP La Araucana Professional institutePrivate Castro, Concepción, Curicó, La Serena, Los Ángeles, Osorno, Puerto Montt, San Antonio, Santiago, Temuco, Viña del Mar 17,387
IP Los Leones Professional institutePrivate Santiago, Viña del Mar 13,966
IP Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior Professional institutePrivate Copiapó, Punta Arenas, Santiago, Talca, Valparaíso 12,067
IP Dr. Virginio Gómez G. Professional institutePrivate Chillán, Concepción, Los Ángeles 10,146
IP del Valle Central Professional institutePrivate Antofagasta, Chillán, Concepción, Constitución, Curicó, La Serena, Los Ángeles, Ovalle, Puerto Montt, Santiago, Talca 9,639
IP Providencia Professional institutePrivate Concepción, La Serena, Santiago, Temuco, Viña del Mar 7,615
IP Los Lagos Professional institutePrivate Antofagasta, Calama, Concepción, Coihaique, Los Ángeles, Quillota, Rancagua, San Antonio, San Fernando, Santiago, Talca, Temuco, Valdivia, Valparaíso 7,261
IP Instituto Superior de Artes y Ciencias de la Comunicación Professional institutePrivate Santiago 5,205
IP Diego Portales Professional institutePrivate Chillán, Concepción, Santiago, Viña del Mar 4,482
IP Instituto Profesional IPG Professional institutePrivate Arauco, Concepción, Panguipulli, Rancagua 4,211
IP Instituto de Estudios Bancarios Guillermo Subercaseaux Professional institutePrivate Concepción, Rancagua, Santiago, Temuco, Viña del Mar 3,301
IP Esucomex Professional institutePrivate Santiago 2,849
IP de Arte y Comunicación Arcos Professional institutePrivate Santiago, Viña del Mar 1,779
IP Escuela de Contadores Auditores de Santiago Professional institutePrivate Santiago 1,653
IP Carlos Casanueva Professional institutePrivate Santiago 1,219
IP Ciisa Professional institutePrivate Santiago 1,180
IP Instituto Internacional de Artes Culinarias y Servicios Professional institutePrivate Santiago, Viña del Mar 875
IP Instituto Nacional del Fútbol Professional institutePrivate Santiago 818
IP de Los Ángeles Professional institutePrivate Los Ángeles 798
IP Eatri Instituto Profesional Professional institutePrivate Santiago 739
IP Libertador de Los Andes Professional institutePrivate Los Andes 684
IP Escuela Moderna de Música Professional institutePrivate Santiago, Viña del Mar 676
IP Instituto Profesional del Comercio Professional institutePrivate Chillán, Santiago 545
IP Chileno-Británico de Cultura Professional institutePrivate Santiago 415
IP Projazz Professional institutePrivate Santiago 383
IP Chileno Norteamericano Professional institutePrivate Santiago 355
IP Agrario Adolfo Matthei Professional institutePrivate Osorno 279
IP Hogar Catequístico Professional institutePrivate Puerto Montt, Rancagua, Santiago 257
IP de Ciencias y Educación Helen Keller Professional institutePrivate Valparaíso 254
IP Vertical Professional institutePrivate Santiago 141
IP de Ciencias y Artes Incacea Professional institutePrivate Santiago 119
IP de Ciencias de la Computación Acuario Data Professional institutePrivate Santiago 105
IP Escuela de Cine de Chile Professional institutePrivate Santiago 103
IP Alemán Wilhelm Von Humboldt Professional institutePrivate Santiago 48
IP Adventista Professional institutePrivate Chillán 39
IP de Artes Escénicas Karen Connolly Professional institutePrivate Santiago 18
IP Mar Futuro Professional institutePrivate Valparaíso 11

Technical Training Centers

InstitutionFoundationTypeOwnershipCities (headquarters in bold)Enrollment (2014) [5]
CFT Inacap Technical schooling centerPrivate 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
CFT Santo Tomás Technical schooling centerPrivate 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
CFT Duoc UC Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 7,842
CFT Icel Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 6,278
CFT Instituto Tecnológico de Chile - I.T.C. Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 4,245
CFT de Enac Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 3,108
CFT San Agustín de Talca Technical schooling centerPrivate Cauquenes, Linares, Talca 3,043
CFT Proandes Technical schooling centerPrivate La Ligua, Los Andes, San Felipe, Santiago, Talcahuano 2,468
CFT La Araucana Technical schooling centerPrivate San Antonio 2,246
CFT Ceduc - UCN Technical schooling centerPrivate Antofagasta, Coquimbo, Lebu 2,236
CFT Simón Bolívar Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 2,234
CFT de Tarapacá Technical schooling centerPrivate Arica, Iquique 2,060
CFT Cámara de Comercio de Santiago Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 1,963
CFT Andrés Bello Technical schooling centerPrivate Angol, Temuco 1,926
CFT Lota-Arauco Technical schooling centerPrivate Cañete, Lota 1,782
CFT del Medio Ambiente Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 1,651
CFT Los Lagos Technical schooling centerPrivate Antofagasta, Calama, Concepción, Coihaique, Los Ángeles, Quillota, Rancagua, San Antonio, San Fernando, Talca, Temuco, Valdivia, Valparaíso 1,431
CFT Manpower Technical schooling centerPrivate Concepción, Santiago 1,379
CFT Instituto Superior de Estudios Jurídicos Canon Technical schooling centerPrivate Curarrehue, Futrono, La Unión, Lanco, Los Vilos, Máfil, Mariquina, Nueva Imperial, Paillaco, Saavedra, Santiago, Vilcún, Villarrica 1,327
CFT Ucevalpo Technical schooling centerPrivate La Calera, Valparaíso, Viña del Mar 1,224
CFT Juan Bohon Technical schooling centerPrivate La Serena 1,138
CFT Uda Technical schooling centerPrivate Copiapó, Vallenar 957
CFT Magnos Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago, Temuco 867
CFT U.Valpo. Technical schooling centerPrivate Viña del Mar 866
CFT Teodoro Wickel Kluwen Technical schooling centerPrivate Angol, Temuco 816
CFT Iprosec Technical schooling centerPrivate Osorno 799
CFT Los Leones Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 766
CFT Massachusetts Technical schooling centerPrivate Linares, Talca 692
CFT Prodata Technical schooling centerPrivate Copiapó, La Calera, Osorno, Santa Cruz, Vallenar, Valparaíso 666
CFT Educap Technical schooling centerPrivate Quillota 664
CFT Instituto Central de Capacitación Educacional ICCE Technical schooling centerPrivate Casablanca, La Serena, Los Andes, Punta Arenas, San Antonio, Santiago, Talca, Viña del Mar 563
CFT Cenco Technical schooling centerPrivate Los Andes, Quillota, San Antonio, San Felipe, Santiago, Viña del Mar 555
CFT Crecic Technical schooling centerPrivate Cabrero, Concepción, Curanilahue 532
CFT Esane del Norte Technical schooling centerPrivate Antofagasta 437
CFT Instituto de Secretariado Insec Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago, Viña del Mar 417
CFT Alpes Technical schooling centerPrivate Los Álamos, Santiago 343
CFT Ceitec Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 307
CFT Luis Alberto Vera Technical schooling centerPrivate Illapel 288
CFT Cepa de la III Región Technical schooling centerPrivate Copiapó 197
CFT Escuela Culinaria Francesa - Ecole Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 178
CFT Profasoc Technical schooling centerPrivate Río Bueno 161
CFT Fontanar Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 140
CFT Estudio Profesor Valero Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 137
CFT de la Industria Grafica - Ingraf Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 131
CFT Diego Portales Technical schooling centerPrivate Chillán, Concepción, Santiago, Viña del Mar 130
CFT Protec Technical schooling centerPrivate Temuco 107
CFT de Enseñanza de Alta Costura Paulina Diard Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 83
CFT Escuela de Artes Aplicadas Oficios del Fuego Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 80
CFT Centro Tecnológico Superior Infomed Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 71
CFT Finning Technical schooling centerPrivate Antofagasta 59
CFT Crownliet Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 57
CFT Laplace Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 42
CFT Alfa Technical schooling centerPrivate Constitución 39
CFT Barros Arana Technical schooling centerPrivate Cauquenes, Concepción 36
CFT Ceponal Technical schooling centerPrivate Valparaíso 32
CFT Instituto Superior Alemán de Comercio Insalco Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 26
CFT Escuela de Intérpretes Inceni Technical schooling centerPrivate Santiago 22
CFT Osorno Technical schooling centerPrivate 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. "Matriculados". Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  2. "Universidad de Santiago de Chile".
  3. "Historia".
  4. "Matriculados". Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  5. "Matriculados". Archived from the original on 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2015-06-05.