University of La Sabana

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Universidad de La Sabana

Universidad de La Sabana
Type	Private
Established	1979
Principal	Dr. Rolando Roncancio Rachid
Students	11,929
Undergraduates	8.926
Postgraduates	2.603
Address	Campus del Puente del Común, Km. 7, Autopista Norte de Bogotá. Chía, Cundinamarca, Colombia. , Chía , Cundinamarca , Colombia 4°51′40″N 74°2′1″W / 4.86111°N 74.03361°W / 4.86111; -74.03361
Campus	Puente del Común
Nickname	Unisabana
Mascot	Great egret
Website	www.unisabana.edu.co

The Universidad de La Sabana is a private university in Colombia, supervised by the Colombian Ministry of Education. It was founded on September 21, 1979, by the Asociación para la Enseñanza Aspaen, its predecessor was the INSE "Instituto Superior de Educación", considered one of the first in distance education in the country and Latin America.

La Sabana is one of the best universities in the country according to several rankings.^[1] In the 2023 edition of the QS ranking, the university ranked 701-750 and continues to be among the 100 in Latin America, while in 2020 it was ranked the second best private university in the country in teaching, the third best private university in research at national level and the third best private university in Bogotá, according to The Latin America University Ranking. In 2022 it achieved third place at national level according to icfes.

Its headquarters are located in the municipality of Chía, Cundinamarca and has a large and modern campus. Its student population is 12,158 and usually ranges between 11,500 and 12,500 students, of which approximately 9,000 are undergraduate students, 50 are doctoral students, 1,500 are master's students, 1,400 are specialization students and 230 are medical-surgical specialties.

It is made up of 14 academic units divided into 8 faculties, one school, three institutes and two special units that offer 24 undergraduate programs. In postgraduate programs, it offers 10 doctoral programs, 49 specializations, 18 medical-surgical specialties and 37 master's degrees, for a total of 129 active programs. The university's teaching staff totals 2,140 professors (2019). The teaching staff consists of 463 professors, of whom 35% have doctorates, 53% master's degrees, 4% specialization and 8% undergraduate-professional degrees. There are 1,502 professors.

Octavio Arizmendi Posada (1979-1989), Rafael González Cagigas (1989-1995), Álvaro Mendoza Ramírez (1995-2005) and Obdulio Velásquez Posada (2005-2020) have been its rectors. In 2020, Dr. Rolando Roncancio Rachid was appointed rector, the first graduate of the university to hold this position.