Universidad de Talca | |
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | October, 1981 |
| Rector | Carlos Torres Fuchslocher |
Academic staff | 721 (2018) |
Administrative staff | 379 (2018) |
| Students | 11,573 (2020) |
| Undergraduates | 10,529 |
| Postgraduates | 1,044 |
| Location | , , |
| Campuses | 5 (Talca, Curicó, Santiago, Linares, Santa Cruz) |
| Colours | Crimson |
| Nickname | Utal; UTalca |
| Website | www.utalca.cl |
The University of Talca (Spanish: Universidad de Talca) is a Chilean university. It has five campuses, located in Talca, Curicó, Linares, Santa Cruz and Santiago. The Talca campus is the university's headquarters and largest campus. It is part of the Chilean Traditional Universities, the Consortium of State Universities and the Group of Regional Universities of Chile.
University of Talca is considered as the best public university outside Santiago by various rankings.[1] It offers ten PhD programs and 27 Master programs.[2] It was accredited for five years (2014-2019) by the Comisión Nacional de Acreditación (National Accreditation Commission).