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Universidad del Valle

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Cali, Colombia
1501+ in World University Rankings 2025
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Universidad del Valle, in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, is the third largest university in Colombia with more than 30,000 students.

Established in 1945, originally as the Industrial University of Valle del Cauca, the university has two campuses.

The main one is referred to as the University City of Melendez and hosts six faculties (engineering, humanities, integrated arts, sciences, social sciences and economics) and two institutes (education and pedagogy, and psychology).

The second campus is located in the San Fernando neighbourhood and hosts administration sciences and health.

The university also has satellite campuses in Buenaventura, Buga, Caicedonia, Cartago, Palmira, Tuluá, Yumbo, and Zarzal, and one campus in the city of Santander de Quilichao.

The university also takes part in the ASCUN tournament and has a male and female varsity team in basketball, billiards, chess, cycling, futsal, judo, karate, rugby, soccer, swimming, taekwondo, table tennis, tennis, track and field, triathlon, beach and indoor volleyball, and weightlifting.

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at Universidad del Valle

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
50 F : 50 M (1)
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International student percentage
1% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
8.1 (1)
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Student total
32768 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2025

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Subjects Taught at Universidad del Valle

See below for a range of subjects taught at Universidad del Valle

Life Sciences801–1000th

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sport Science
  • Biological Sciences

Clinical and Health1001+

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Engineering1001+

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Social Sciences801+

  • Sociology
  • Politics and International Studies
  • Geography
  • Communication and Media Studies

Physical Sciences1001+

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics