Universidad de los Andes

Universidad de los Andes - Uniandes, is the leading university in Colombia, ranks consistently among the 10 best universities in Latam, the 200 best universities in the world, and the best 30 private universities. Uniandes offers bachelor's, master's, and PhD programs in the areas of technology, engineering, economics, management, medicine, arts, and natural and social sciences.

Mission

The University of the Andes is an autonomous, independent and innovative institution that promotes pluralism, tolerance and respect for ideas; seeks academic excellence and provides its students with critical and ethical training to strengthen their awareness of their social and civic responsibilities, as well as their commitment to the environment.

It has students who, in a comprehensive, interdisciplinary and flexible training environment, are the main agent of their educational process. It enables its highly trained teaching staff to develop an outstanding academic and professional life project, for which it supports research activity that contributes to the development of the country and its international projection.

History

Founded on November 16, 1948, by a group of young people led by Mario Laserna Pinzón, the University of the Andes is the first private higher education institution in Colombia of a secular nature and independent of political parties, not defending the interests of any social or economic group.

Precisely, these characteristics made Los Andes a cutting-edge educational project at a historical moment in the country in which private universities had the influence of partisan conflict in their classrooms. In this historical context, the birth of Los Andes was not only due to the desire to give life to another university or to an exclusively educational interest but also to the intention of creating a new country.

Precisely, these characteristics made Los Andes a cutting-edge educational project at a historical moment in the country in which private universities had the influence of partisan conflict in their classrooms. In this historical context, “the birth of Los Andes was not only due to the desire to give life to another university or to an exclusively educational interest but also to the intention of creating a new country.

For the purpose of training and educating new generations to build a new nation,” according to Francisco Pizano de Brigard, former rector of the University.

For this reason, since its founding, the purpose of Los Andes is to offer an education of excellence that contributes to closing the knowledge gap in Colombia with the scientific advances of the world.

With its new vision – later adopted by other Colombian universities – Uniandes began work in 1949 with seven programs, 79 students and 16 professors.

Our symbols

Logosymbol

The graphic symbol of the University summarizes its identity and is its emblem par excellence. Its design is a shield made up of two basic elements: A black tree framed in a shield with a yellow background.

The intention of its creator, the artist Sergio Trujillo Magnenat, was to create something with a level of abstraction that whoever looked at it would discover its meaning for themselves. Now, the University wanted to give a message of renewal by refining its symbol but preserving the essence of the original design. The updated version gives it a more modern, more abstract and at the same time organic feel; In a single stroke, the tree and the shield merge.

Thus, this updated image seeks to reflect the essence of the University: a cutting-edge educational institution, recognized for its excellence, flexibility, commitment and autonomy.

Anthem

The writer Eduardo Carranza wrote the lyrics of the anthem that identifies the University. The music was composed by maestro Luis Antonio Escobar.

At the highest
point of the country,
a blue star shines
at the University of the Andes,
love, honor and youth.

In our
voice the Homeland sings
and a tricolor word
Colombia, Colombia, Colombia
flames in our hearts.

At the highest point of the country,
a blue star shines
at the University of the Andes,
love, honor and youth.

Saint Albert the Great

In addition to the official symbols, students and professors turned the statue of Saint Albert the Great into one of the most representative graphic elements of the University.

Since 1964, when the German government, through the management of the University of Mainz, donated the image of the 13th-century wise man, it became a decorative element and a meeting point for students and teachers.

From the rectory of Rudolf Hommes (1995-1997), an annual festival was established (commemorating the death of who was called Doctor Universales) to pay tribute to this statue known among the Uniandino community as 'El Bobo'.

College Community

The Community is the most important technological relationship project that we develop with schools. The main objective is to have an effective communication channel between you and the Applicant Experience office, managing to offer different functionalities such as the publication of events, and most importantly, the self-management of registrations for them.

Don't miss the opportunity to connect your school to our network to find the activities that we will schedule throughout our calendar, always focusing on supporting the decision-making process that we prepare especially for your students.

International Applicants

If you are an international applicant and want to study at the Universidad de los Andes, learn about the possibilities we offer for you. In this space, you will find information of great interest for foreign applicants, explore the admission process, accreditations, support for students from the Internationalization Department, university housing, life in Bogotá and more topics that will facilitate your admission process to our University.

Who does it apply to?

This early admission criterion applies to all final-year applicants from a Colombian school.

By completing the form

To apply under this admission criterion you must request from your school the certificates that indicate the position (ranking) that you occupied in your promotion in the last two high school degrees completed at the time of filling out the University registration form (9th and 10th or 10th and 11th, as appropriate to the school).

If you do not have the ranking, you can apply with the cumulative GPA of the last two complete years of high school (9 and 10 or 10 and 11, as appropriate for the school). You must send the certificate with the assessment scale (minimum value and maximum value), the established grading categories and the interpretation of the results by the school, which includes the distribution of grades obtained by the total number of students in the school. promotion or degree.

Wait for the admission results and, if admitted, review the Guide for the first semester Uniandino.

To fill out the registration form and send the certificates, complete the following steps:

If your school's last high school grade is 11th

1. In the School Information section of the form, in the subsection "Early admission with academic results", in the question "Last course completed" select the last course you completed in high school (10th).
2. At the bottom enter the position you occupy in your school promotion. For example, if your promotion has 40 people and you are ranked 5, write the number 5.
3. At the bottom enter the size of your school class. For example, if your class has 40 students in total, enter the number 40.
4. At the bottom enter the grade average for this high school course. For example, 4.5/5.0
5. In the question "Penultimate grade completed" select the penultimate year you completed in high school (9th grade). Then follow the same steps indicated in points 1., 2. and 3.
6. If you do not have the ranking, you can apply with the cumulative GPA of the last two full years of high school (9th and 10th). You must send the certificate with the assessment scale (minimum value and maximum value), the established grading categories and the interpretation of the results by the school, which includes the distribution of the grades obtained by the students.
7. Before the closing date of the form, you must attach the certificates issued by your school that validate the registered information, be it ranking or grade average in PDF format by entering the document upload system. To enter, use the username and password with which you registered in the admission form.
8. Your application for admission will be studied only when you have submitted the complete documentation that certifies the data entered in the form. Remember that we have differential closing of registrations by programs subject to the availability of places. If you submit your documentation after the closure of a program, your application cannot be taken into account. If you wish, you can apply to programs that are still open.
9. If you are applying to Medicine or Music, review and complete the specific admission processes for each of these programs.
10. In case you have requested any support for the payment of your tuition, you can find out the additional processes.

If your school's last high school grade is 12th

1. In the School Information section of the form, in the subsection "Early admission with academic results", in the question "Last course completed" select the last course you completed in high school (11th).
2. At the bottom enter the position you occupy in your school promotion. For example, if your promotion has 40 people and you are ranked 5, write the number 5.
3. At the bottom enter the size of your school class. For example, if your class has 40 students in total, enter the number 40.
4. At the bottom enter the grade average for this high school course.
5. In the question "Penultimate grade completed" select the penultimate year you completed in high school (10th grade). Then follow the same steps indicated in points 1., 2. and 3.
6. If you do not have the ranking, you can apply with the cumulative GPA of the last two full years of high school (10th and 11th). You must send the certificate with the assessment scale (minimum value and maximum value), the established grading categories and the interpretation of the results by the school, which includes the distribution of the grades obtained by the students.
7. Before the closing date of the form, you must attach the certificates issued by your school that validate the registered information, be it ranking or grade average in PDF format by entering the document upload system. To enter, use the username and password with which you registered in the admission form.
8. Your application for admission will be studied only when you have submitted the complete documentation that certifies the data entered in the form. Remember that we have differential closing of registrations by programs subject to the availability of places. If you submit your documentation after the closure of a program, your application cannot be taken into account. If you wish, you can apply to programs that are still open.
9. If you are applying to Medicine or Music, review and complete the specific admission processes for each of these programs.
10. In case you have requested any support for the payment of your tuition, you can find out the additional processes.

The University of the Andes is the only private university in the country whose accreditation has been renewed for the maximum possible period, ten years, by the Ministry of National Education, through resolution 582 of January 9, 2015.

Los Andes has also received international accreditations such as the one granted by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET to eight undergraduate programs of the Faculty of Engineering since 2010.

The Faculty of Administration, for its part, is the first institution in Colombia accredited by the AACSB (The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business). This accreditation is a quality distinction highly sought after by business schools and is held by less than 5% of these schools in the world, including universities such as Harvard, MIT and Babson.

With this AACSB accreditation, added to the EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) and AMBA (Association of MBAs) accreditations, which it already had, the Faculty of Administration obtained the Triple Crown in 2010, the highest award that a business school can receive. achieve in the international context.

Triple Crown is an expression used by business schools, recognized worldwide as a seal of quality that 1% of schools have, a group that includes the London Business School, IESE and IE Business School in Spain, HEC. in France and only six institutions in Latin America.

This recognition reflects the commitment to providing international-class education to form human capital that contributes to the country's competitiveness.

• 198 QS World University Rankings (2024)
• 6 QS LatAm University Rankings (2023)
• 13 Times Higher Education Latin America University Rankings (2022)
• 1 in Colombia and 12 in Latin America according to the Best Global Universities ranking of US News & World Report (2022)