List of universities in Venezuela

The Universidad Central de Venezuela old campus in 1911. The building also served as the location for the National Library when it was founded in 1833. It is known as the "Palacio de las Academias".

Venezuela has a wide array of universities, offering courses in a broad variety of subjects, spread between a total 23 public and 24 private universities located across several states. As a result of a Royal Decree signed by Philip V of Spain, the Central University of Venezuela—the country's oldest—was founded in 1721 as "Universidad Real y Pontificia de Caracas". The campus was originally at the now-known "Palacio de las Academias" but, in 1944, president Isaías Medina Angarita relocated it to the University City of Caracas.<ref name="UCV"/>

The second oldest university is the University of the Andes. Formally established in 1810 as the "Real Universidad de San Buenaventura de Mérida de los Caballeros", the university began as a priest school founded by Fray Template:Ill in the city of Mérida in 1785.<ref name="ULA"/> The University of Zulia—the third-oldest university—was founded in 1891 when the Federal College of Maracaibo was converted into a university. The government ordered the closure of the university for political reasons in 1904, and it remained closed until 1946.<ref name="LUZ"/> The University of Carabobo is the last to be founded before the twentieth century by being established in 1892 and dating back to 1833 when the College of Carabobo was created by presidential decree.<ref name="UC"/>

The firstTemplate:Citation needed private university established in the country was the Andres Bello Catholic University, founded in 1953 as the "Catholic University of Venezuela" under the government of Marcos Pérez Jiménez.<ref name="UCAB"/> The development of the Nueva Esparta University begun when the Nueva Esparta College was established in 1954.<ref name="UNE"/> Originally designed as an extension of the Andres Bello Catholic University in 1962, the Catholic University of Táchira was established as an autonomic university in 1982.<ref name="UCAT"/> The Metropolitan University's foundation dates back to 1960, when entrepreneur Eugenio Mendoza led a civil group to develop an institution "skilled to capacitate, with modern criteria, young students from all social classes." The university was finally established in 1970.<ref name="UNIMET"/>

List

Public

The Universidad Central de Venezuela was founded in 1721 as the "Universidad Real y Pontificia de Caracas", as a result of a Royal Decree signed by Philip V of Spain.<ref name="UCV"/>

The Universidad Politécnica de la Fuerza Armada Nacional was established in 1974 by a resolution of the ministry of defense and the president of Venezuela, Rafael Caldera.<ref name="UNEFA"/>

The University of Carabobo was established by presidential decree in 1833.<ref name="UC"/>

The Universidad de Los Andes was established 1810 as the "Real Universidad de San Buenaventura de Mérida de los Caballeros".<ref name="ULA"/>

Public universities with foundation date and location

Name	Founded	HeadquartersTemplate:Ref label	Ref.
Universidad Bolivariana de Venezuela Template:Small	2003	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Central de Venezuela Template:Small	1721	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado Template:Small	1962	Barquisimeto	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad de Carabobo Template:Small	1892	Valencia	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Indígena de Venezuela Template:Small	2000	Bolívar	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Nacional Experimental de la Gran Caracas Template:Small	2018	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana Template:Small	1982	Puerto Ordaz and San Felix	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad de Los Andes Template:Small	1810	Mérida	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad de Los Llanos Centrales Rómulo Gallegos Template:Small	1977	San Juan de los Morros	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad de Los Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel Zamora Template:Small	1975	Barinas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Nacional Experimental del Táchira Template:Small	1974	San Cristóbal	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Nacional Experimental de Yaracuy Template:Small	2000	San Felipe	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad del Zulia Template:Small	1891	Maracaibo	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad de Oriente Template:Small	1958	Cumaná	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda Template:Small	1977	Santa Ana de Coro	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Marítima del Caribe Template:Small	2000	Catia La Mar	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Nacional Abierta Template:Small	1977	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Pedagógica Experimental Libertador Template:Small	1983	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Politécnica Antonio José de Sucre Template:Small	1979	Barquisimeto	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Politécnica de la Fuerza Armada Nacional Template:Small	1974	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Rafael María Baralt Template:Small	1982	Cabimas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Simón Bolívar Template:Small	1967	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Simón Rodríguez Template:Small	1971	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Sur del Lago Jesús María Semprum Template:Small	2000	Colon, Zulia	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Private

Private universities with foundation date and location

Name	Founded	HeadquartersTemplate:Ref label	Ref.
Instituto Universitario Politécnico "Santiago Mariño" Template:Small	1991	Barcelona	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Alejandro de Humboldt Template:Small	1997	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Alonso de Ojeda Template:Small	2002	Ciudad Ojeda	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Arturo Michelena Template:Small	2001	Valencia	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Bicentenaria de Aragua Template:Small	1986	Maracay	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Rafael Urdaneta Template:Small	1974	Maracaibo	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello Template:Small	1953	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Católica Cecilio Acosta Template:Small	1983	Maracaibo	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Católica del Táchira Template:Small	1962Template:Ref label	San Cristóbal	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Católica Santa Rosa Template:Small	1999Template:Ref label	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad de Margarita Template:Small	2000	Isla de Margarita	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Dr. José Gregorio Hernández Template:Small	2002	Valera	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Fermín Toro Template:Small	1989	Barquisimeto	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad José Antonio Páez Template:Small	1997	Valencia	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad José María Vargas Template:Small	1995	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Metropolitana Template:Small	1970	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Monteávila Template:Small	1998	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Nororiental Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho Template:Small	1987	Barcelona	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Nueva Esparta Template:Small	1954	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Panamericana del Puerto Template:Small	2003	Puerto Cabello	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacin Template:Small	1989	Maracaibo	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Santa María Template:Small	1983	Caracas	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> <ref name="USM2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Tecnológica del Centro Template:Small	1979	Guacara	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Valle del Momboy Template:Small	1997	Valera	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Universidad Yacambú Template:Small	1989	Barquisimeto	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

See also

• List of universities in Venezuela by size

Notes

• Template:Note label Most universities have main headquarters and several additional campuses spread across the country where additional careers are taught. This column only lists the main headquarters' location.
• Template:Note label The Universidad Católica del Táchira, founded as an extension of the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, received its autonomy in 1982.<ref name="UCAT"/>
• Template:Note label The Universidad Católica Santa Rosa was originally entitled "Universidad Santa Rosa" at the time of its foundation in 1999. The name was changed in 2003.<ref name="SANTAROSA"/>