Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
The Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (English: Javeriana University) is a private university in Colombia founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest and most traditional Colombian universities, directed by the Society of Jesus, with its main facilities in Bogotá and a second campus in Cali. "La Javeriana", as it is known by its students, has traditionally educated the Colombian elite. It is one of the 33 universities entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin America and one of 167 around the world.
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana | |
| Latin: Pontificia Universitas Xaveriana | |
| Motto | Sapientia Aedificavit sibi Domum (Latin) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Wisdom has built a Home for itself |
| Type | Private Roman Catholic Research Non-profit Coeducational Higher education institution |
| Established | 1623 |
| Accreditation | CHQ |
Religious affiliation | Roman Catholic (Jesuit) |
Academic affiliations | CCE Association of Colombian Universities Universia |
| President | Fr. Jorge Humberto Peláez Piedrahita, SJ |
Academic staff | 3,040 |
| Undergraduates | 19,682 |
| Postgraduates | 3,470 |
| Location | Carrera 7 No. 40 – 62 Bogotá D.C. , Colombia 4°37′44″N 74°03′53″W |
| Campus | Urban, 445 acres (180 ha) |
| Language | Mostly Spanish |
| Radio Station | Javeriana Estéreo 91.9 FM |
| Colors | Blue White Yellow |
| Nickname | La Javeriana / La Ponti |
| Mascot | Kiwi the Black Cat |
| Website | www |
The Javeriana University in Bogotá has 18 schools comprising 61 departments and 242 academic programs catering to areas of knowledge, giving the university its multidisciplinary nature. It has 45 buildings in 445 acres (1.80 km2). The Javeriana University in Cali offers 18 schools in four faculties. It is located in Pance, Cali. Its Law School recently received a high-quality accreditation by Resolution 6808 6 August 2010, of the Ministry of National Education. The campus in Cali has sectional divisions of the Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC), Temple University's Fox School of Business, and others.1623.
The university is one of the twelve universities in Colombia having a high-quality institutional accreditation, granted to it for eight years by Resolution 1320, 12 June 2003, of the Ministry of National Education.
The university has 21 undergraduate programs with high-quality accreditation, and eight programs in advanced stages of the accreditation process. In graduate programs, quality is acknowledged through the Qualified Registries. The university has over 87 graduate programs. According to the QS World University Rankings in 2023, the university was ranked #382 globally, #18 in Latin America, and #3 in Colombia.