Pontificia Universidad Javeriana

Javeriana University
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Latin: Pontificia Universitas Xaveriana
MottoSapientia Aedificavit
sibi Domum
(Latin)
Motto in English
Wisdom has built a Home for itself
TypePrivate Roman Catholic Research Non-profit Coeducational Higher education institution
Established1623; 401 years ago (1623)
AccreditationCHQ
Religious affiliation
Roman Catholic (Jesuit)
Academic affiliations
CCE
Association of Colombian Universities
Universia
PresidentLuis Fernando Múnera Congote, SJ
Academic staff
3,040
Undergraduates19,682
Postgraduates3,470
Location
Carrera 7 No. 40 – 62 Bogotá D.C.
,
Colombia

4°37′44″N 74°03′53″W / 4.62889°N 74.06472°W / 4.62889; -74.06472
CampusUrban, 445 acres (180 ha)
LanguageMostly Spanish
Radio StationJaveriana Estéreo 91.9 FM
Colors  Blue
  White
  Yellow
NicknameLa Javeriana / La Ponti / La Jave
Websitewww.javeriana.edu.co, www.javerianacali.edu.co

The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (English: Xavierian Pontifical University) is a private university in Colombia founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest and most traditional Colombian universities, directed by the Society of Jesus, with its main facilities in Bogotá and a second campus in Cali. "La Javeriana", as it is known by its students, has traditionally educated the Colombian upper class. It is one of the 33 universities entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin America and one of 167 around the world.[1]

The Bogotá campus has 18 schools comprising 61 departments and 242 academic programs catering to areas of knowledge, giving the university its multidisciplinary nature.[2] It has 45 buildings in 445 acres (1.80 km2). The Pance, Cali campus offers 18 schools in four faculties. Its Law School recently received a high-quality accreditation by Resolution 6808 on 6 August 2010, from the Ministry of National Education. The campus in Cali has sectional divisions of the Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC), Temple University's Fox School of Business, and others.1623.[1]

Javeriana University

The university is one of the twelve universities in Colombia having a high-quality institutional accreditation, granted to it for eight years by Resolution 1320, 12 June 2003, of the Ministry of National Education.[3]

The university has 21 undergraduate programs with high-quality accreditation, and eight programs in advanced stages of the accreditation process. In graduate programs, quality is acknowledged through the Qualified Registries. The university has over 87 graduate programs. According to the QS World University Rankings in 2023, the university was ranked #382 globally, #18 in Latin America, and #3 in Colombia.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Home | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana". javeriana.edu.co (in European Spanish). Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. ^ "TOP CAREER STUDY ABROAD | Pontifical Xavierian University". study.topcareer.jp. Archived from the original on 17 October 2017. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Pontifical Javeriana University". Times Higher Education (THE). Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Pontificia Universidad Javeriana". QS World University Rankings. Retrieved 18 October 2022.