Thanks to the efforts of seven visionary social entrepreneurs, the Universidad de la Costa has been a part of the higher education landscape in Barranquilla, Colombia since 1970. Over the last 40 years, the university has been involved in the process of building a region that’s committed to the advancement and development of higher education through comprehensive teaching, leading and training.
At Universidad de la Costa, we offer a stimulating assortment of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, eight of which are accredited programs by the Ministry of Education, demonstrating our commitment to academic excellence.
Although the university’s main language of instruction is Spanish, we also encourage students to learn a foreign language, such as English in order to help with their professional progression after university.
We’re proud to have graduated more than 27,000 well-rounded and confident professionals with an innovative mindset and leadership skills who go on and find