About Universidad del Valle
Universidad del Valle, in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, is the third largest university in Colombia with more than 30,000 students.
Established in 1945, originally as the Industrial University of Valle del Cauca, the university has two campuses.
The main one is referred to as the University City of Melendez and hosts six faculties (engineering, humanities, integrated arts, sciences, social sciences and economics) and two institutes (education and pedagogy, and psychology).
The second campus is located in the San Fernando neighbourhood and hosts administration sciences and health.
The university also has satellite campuses in Buenaventura, Buga, Caicedonia, Cartago, Palmira, Tuluá, Yumbo, and Zarzal, and one campus in the city of Santander de Quilichao.
The university also takes part in the ASCUN tournament and has a male and female varsity team in basketball, billiards, chess, cycling, futsal, judo, karate, rugby, soccer, swimming, taekwondo, table tennis, tennis, track and field, triathlon, beach and indoor volleyball, and weightlifting.
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Key statistics
- 1%Percentage of International Students(1)
- 50 : 50Student Ratio of Females to Males(1)
- 29%(1)
- 33,442Number of FTE Students(1)
- 8.9No. of students per staff(1)
Subjects taught at Universidad del Valle
Arts & humanities
- History, Philosophy & Theology
- Architecture
- Languages, Literature & Linguistics
- Art, Performing Arts & Design
Engineering & technology
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- General Engineering
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- Civil Engineering
Social sciences
- Communication & Media Studies
- Politics & International Studies (incl Development Studies)
- Geography
- Sociology
Life sciences
- Sport Science
- Biological Sciences
- Agriculture & Forestry
Clinical, pre-clinical & health
- Other Health
- Medicine & Dentistry
Physical sciences
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Chemistry
- Physics & Astronomy
- Geology, Environmental, Earth & Marine Sciences
Business & economics
- Accounting & Finance
- Business & Management
- Economics & Econometrics
Computer science
- Computer Science
Psychology
- Psychology
Education
- Education