The University of Chile was founded on the 19th of November, 1842. It is the oldest higher education institution in Chile. Generating, developing, integrating and communicating knowledge in all the areas of knowledge and culture are the mission and basis of the activities of the University. This makes up the involvedness of their work and directs the education they impart.
Among the first Presidents are the founder, the Venezuelan humanist and jurist Andrés Bello (1843 – 1865), and the Polish scientist and mineralogist Ignacio Domeyko (1867 – 1883).
The University is located in the capital city Santiago de Chile and it is a public university with international quality. All the areas of knowledge are elaborated in their lecture halls and today the university is at the top of the Chilean university system with regard to teaching, research, creation and outreach.
Faculties and Institutes: Distributed in five campuses and several experimental stations in Santiago and other Regions of Chile:
14 Faculties: Architecture and Urbanism • Arts • Agricultural Sciences • Sciences • Physical and Mathematical Sciences • Forestry Sciences • Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy • Social Sciences •Veterinary and Animal Sciences • Law • Economy and Business •Philosophy and Humanities • Medicine • Dentistry.
4 Interdisciplinary Institutes: Public Affairs • Communications •International Studies • Nutrition and Food Technology.
The University of Chile has 31.281 students:
25.181 undergraduate students
6.100 graduate students: in Doctoral programs, Masters programs, Professional Specialization programs and post-titles.
Faculty: 3.359 which 1.087 are full-time.
19 Chilean Presidents have been students of the University of Chile (61% of the total). Also, the two Chileans who received the Nobel Prize, Gabriela Mistral (1945) and Pablo Neruda (1971), both in Literature, were members of the University.
155 National Awards (84% of the total) in different fields have been awarded to distinguished persons that have been alumni, professors or researchers of the University.
It is placed among the 500 best higher educational establishments in the World Ranking of Universities (University Shanghai Jiao Tong) and in the tenth place among its Latin-American peers in the Latin-American Ranking of Research Institutes (SCImago Research Group, Spain).
Quality Assurance
Institutional Accreditation: Accredited by the National Commission for Accreditation in all areas (Management, Undergraduate Teaching, Graduate Teaching, Research, Infrastructure, Equipment, and Outreach) for the maximum period of 7 years.
Accreditation of Doctoral Programs: 34 out of 35 (97%) have been accredited by the Post-graduate Accreditation Commission.
Accreditation of Undergraduate Programs: 63% of all Undergraduate Programs have been accredited and 10 more are currently being processed.
