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University of Antioquia

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Medellin, Colombia
1201–1500th in World University Rankings 2025
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Colombia’s oldest public university, the University of Antioquia (UdeA), was founded in 1803 under the Constitution of the State of Antioquia, and is one of the country’s largest higher education institutions, with a total of 13 campuses situated all over the region.

The main campus is in Medellin, Colombia’s second largest city, and there are also other university buildings spread across the city. Along with eight faculties, three institutes and the main administrative building, the main campus also hosts the University Museum, the University Theatre, the Central Library and a large sports centre.

The University Research Headquarters supports nearly 40 research groups working in a diverse variety of fields.

There are 14 autonomous schools, four colleges and four institutes within the University of Antioquia. The university also boasts three academic corporations in the fields of environmental studies, biomedical sciences and tropical diseases – these organisations aim to recruit some of the best researchers in their fields to advance and develop massive research projects, in collaboration with other institutions both in Colombia and the wider world.

The university boasts about 80 undergraduate courses, more than 180 master’s courses and 11 doctoral courses, and has good international relations with a number of universities, including the Polytechnic University of Turin and the University of Sao Paolo.

Five former Colombian presidents have come through the University of Antioquia, namely Alvaro Uribe Velez, Mariano Ospina Perez, Carlos Restrepo, Liborio Mejia and Mariano Ospina Rodriguez. Writer Tomas Carrasquilla and former Senator of Colombia Carlos Gaviria Diaz are also among the university’s alumni.

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at the University of Antioquia

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
51 F : 49 M (1)
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International student percentage
0% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
18.1 (1)
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Student total
37067 (1)

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

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Subjects Taught at the University of Antioquia

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Life Sciences601–800th

  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sport Science
  • Veterinary Science
  • Biological Sciences

Education601+

  • Education

Arts and Humanities601+

  • Languages, Literature and Linguistics
  • History, Philosophy and Theology
  • Art, Performing Art and Design
  • Architecture

Clinical and Health801–1000th

  • 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

Psychology601+

  • Psychology

Physical Sciences1001+

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