Top Universities in Santander (department)
2026 Santander University Ranking New
What are the top universities in the Colombian department of Santander? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Santander University Ranking, which lists 10 higher-education institutions meeting uniRank's selection criteria:
- Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Colombia.
- Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
- Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.
The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top Santander Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.
2026 Santander University Ranking
| #Rank | University | Town/City |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Universidad Industrial de Santander | Bucaramanga |
| 38 | Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga | Bucaramanga |
| 44 | Universidad de Santander | Bucaramanga |
| 100 | Corporacion Universidad de Investigacion y Desarrollo | Bucaramanga |
| 132 | Instituto Universitario de La Paz | Barrancabermeja |
| 136 | Fundacion Universitaria de San Gil | San Gil |
| 183 | Fundacion Universitaria Comfenalco Santander | Bucaramanga |
| 185 | Corporacion Escuela Tecnologica del Oriente | Bucaramanga |
| 202 | Fundación Universitaria FCV | Floridablanca |
| 203 | Universitaria del Chicamocha | Bucaramanga |
| Legend: Un Unranked | + Add University | |
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How many universities are there in Santander?
- There are 10 officially chartered, licensed or accredited Santander higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.
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