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🇧🇴 60 universities · 9 departments

Bolivia's universities — public, private and indigenous.

The 11 autonomous public universities, the 40 private universities authorised by supreme decree, the three indigenous universities and the military, police and teacher-training universities — with where each sits.

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Read this first: the private list is from 2016

We could find no list of private universities from Bolivia's Ministry of Education later than its 2016 guide. This page adds the one private university authorised since (2018) and leaves out the two whose authorisation was revoked, from the decrees themselves; anything later may be missing.

Authorisation revoked, and so not listed: Universidad CEFI Saint Paul; Universidad Doxa Bolivia – Unidoxa.

No enrolment, fees or admission figures: the statistics office forbids commercial use of its data without permission, and the public university system's statistics and programme register state no reuse terms.

Public autonomous universities (11)

The Sistema de la Universidad Boliviana: autonomous, state-funded and tuition-free or nearly so. Confirmed as members on the system's own site in 2026.

Universidad Autónoma del Beni “José Ballivián”Beni – Trinidad, Beni
Universidad Mayor, Real y Pontificia de San Francisco XavierSucre, Chuquisaca
Universidad Mayor de San SimónCochabamba
Universidad Mayor de San AndrésLa Paz
Universidad Pública de El AltoEl Alto, La Paz
Universidad Técnica de OruroOruro
Universidad Amazónica de PandoPando Cobija, Pando
Universidad Autónoma Tomás FríasPotosí
Universidad Nacional “Siglo XX”Potosí – Llallagua, Potosí
Universidad Autónoma Gabriel René MorenoSanta Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz
Universidad Autónoma Juan Misael SarachoTarija

Special-regime universities attached to the public system (3)

Members of the public university system under a special regime. Confirmed on the system's site in 2026.

Universidad Andina Simón BolívarSucre, Chuquisaca
Escuela Militar de Ingeniería “Mariscal Antonio Jose de Sucre”La Paz
Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo”La Paz

Private universities (40)

Authorised by supreme decree. The ministry last published its list of private universities in September 2016, and we could find no official list since — so each is shown as authorised, not as confirmed to be operating today. Check with the university and the ministry before applying.

Universidad de la Amazonía BolivianaAuthorised by instrument no. 1078 of 28/11/2011Beni – Riberalta, Beni
Universidad Boliviana de InformáticaAuthorised by instrument no. 1189 of 11/04/2012Chuquisaca
Universidad UnidadAuthorised by instrument no. 1080 of 28/11/2011Sucre, Chuquisaca
Universidad Adventista de BoliviaAuthorised by instrument no. 1047 of 31/07/1991Cochabamba
Universidad CentralAuthorised by instrument no. 1064 of 28/11/2011Cochabamba
Universidad LatinoamericanaAuthorised by instrument no. 1062 of 28/11/2011Cochabamba
Universidad Privada Abierta LatinoamericanaAuthorised by instrument no. 1085 of 28/11/2011Cochabamba
Universidad Privada BolivianaAuthorised by instrument no. 1060 of 28/11/2011Cochabamba
Universidad Privada de Ciencias Administrativas y TecnológicasAuthorised by instrument no. 1081 of 28/11/2011Cochabamba
Universidad Privada del ValleAuthorised by instrument no. 23527 of 17/06/1993Cochabamba
Universidad Simón I. PatiñoAuthorised by instrument no. 1075 of 28/11/2011Cochabamba
Universidad Técnica Privada CosmosCochabamba
Universidad Villa de Oropesa “UNIVIOR”Authorised by instrument no. 3604 of 27/06/2018Cochabamba
Universidad de Aquino BoliviaAuthorised by instrument no. 1076 of 28/11/2011La Paz
Universidad de la CordilleraAuthorised by instrument no. 1191 of 11/04/2012La Paz
Universidad de los AndesAuthorised by instrument no. 1059 of 28/11/2011La Paz
Universidad la SalleAuthorised by instrument no. 1079 of 28/11/2011La Paz
Universidad LoyolaAuthorised by instrument no. 1074 of 28/11/2011La Paz
Universidad Nuestra Señora de la PazAuthorised by instrument no. 1073 of 28/11/2011La Paz
Universidad para la Investigación Estratégica en BoliviaAuthorised by instrument no. 1077 of 28/11/2011La Paz
Universidad Privada Franz TamayoAuthorised by instrument no. 1069 of 28/11/2011La Paz
Universidad Privada Indígena Tawantinsuyu Axlla – UtaAuthorised by instrument no. 238 of 05/08/2005Laja – la Paz, La Paz
Universidad Real de la Cámara Nacional de ComercioAuthorised by instrument no. 1799 of 20/11/2013La Paz
Universidad Salesiana de BoliviaAuthorised by instrument no. 1066 of 28/11/2011La Paz
Universidad San Francisco de AsísAuthorised by instrument no. 1068 of 28/11/2011La Paz
Universidad Tecnológica BolivianaAuthorised by instrument no. 1072 of 28/11/2011La Paz
Universidad Unión BolivarianaAuthorised by instrument no. 1065 of 28/11/2011La Paz
Universidad Privada de OruroAuthorised by instrument no. 1187 of 11/04/2012Oruro
Universidad BethesdaAuthorised by instrument no. 1192 of 11/04/2012Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz
Universidad Cristiana de BoliviaAuthorised by instrument no. 23370 of 22/12/1992Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz
Universidad Evangélica BolivianaAuthorised by instrument no. 1082 of 28/11/2011Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz
Universidad Nacional del OrienteAuthorised by instrument no. 1083 of 28/11/2011Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz
Universidad Nacional EcológicaAuthorised by instrument no. 1063 of 28/11/2011Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz
Universidad NURAuthorised by instrument no. 20441 of 28/8/1984Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz
Universidad para el Desarrollo y la InnovaciónAuthorised by instrument no. 1054 of 23/11/2011Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz
Universidad Privada CumbreAuthorised by instrument no. 1084 of 28/11/2011Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz
Universidad Privada de Santa Cruz de la SierraAuthorised by instrument no. 23157 of 21/05/1992Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz
Universidad Privada Domingo SavioAuthorised by instrument no. 1071 of 28/11/2011Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz
Universidad Tecnológica Privada de Santa CruzAuthorised by instrument no. 1070 of 28/11/2011Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz
Universidad Privada del ChacoAuthorised by instrument no. 1188 of 11/04/2012Yacuiba – Tarija, Tarija

Indigenous universities (UNIBOL) (3)

Universidad Indígena Guaraní “Apiagüaiki Tüpa”Authorised by instrument no. 29664 of 02/08/2008Ivo (Municipio de, Chuquisaca
Universidad Indígena Quechua “Casimiro Huanca”Authorised by instrument no. 29664 of 02/08/2008Cochabamba – Chimoré, Cochabamba
Universidad Indígena Aymara “Tupak Katari”Authorised by instrument no. 29664 of 02/08/2008La Paz – Warisata, La Paz

Special-regime universities (military, police, teacher training) (3)

Universidad PedagógicaAuthorised by instrument no. 25386 of 21/05/1999Chuquisaca – Sucre, Chuquisaca
Universidad Militar “Mariscal Bernardino Bilbao Rioja”Authorised by instrument no. 216782 of 05/08/1996La Paz
Universidad Policial “Mcal. Antonio José de Sucre”Authorised by instrument no. 408 of 28/11/2006La Paz

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Sources: Ministerio de Educación (Dirección General de Educación Superior Universitaria), Guía de Universidades 2016; Decretos Supremos published in the Gaceta Oficial de Bolivia; Comité Ejecutivo de la Universidad Boliviana (membership, 2026). Names converted from capitals by CollegeMatcher. Website links are those in the 2016 guide that still answered on 1 October 2026.