University of Buenos Aires
The University of Buenos Aires (Spanish: Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was established in 1821. It has educated 17 Argentine presidents, produced four of the country's five Nobel Prize laureates, and is responsible for approximately 40% of the country's research output.
Universidad de Buenos Aires | |
| Motto | Argentum virtus robur et studium (Latin) |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Argentine virtue is strength and study |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1821 |
| Budget | US$700 million (2015) |
| Rector | Ricardo Gelpi |
| Vice Rector | Emiliano Yacobitti |
Academic staff | 28,943 (2004) |
| Students | 328,361 (2012) |
| Undergraduates | 297,639 (2004) |
| Postgraduates | 30,000 (2018) |
| Location | , Argentina |
| Campus | Urban |
| Colors | |
| Website | uba |
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World | 201-300 (2022) |
| CWUR World | 382 (2023) |
| CWTS World | 416 (2023) |
| QS World | =95 (2024) |
| USNWR Global | =426 (2022-23) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| QS Latin America | 9 (2023) |
| USNWR Latin America | 7 (2022-23) |
The university's academic strength and regional leadership make it attractive to many international students, especially at the postgraduate level. Just over 4 percent of undergraduates are foreigners, while 15 percent of postgraduate students come from abroad. The Faculty of Economic Sciences has the highest rate of international postgraduate students at 30 percent, in line with its reputation as a "top business school with significant international influence."
The University of Buenos Aires enrolls more than 328,000 students and is organized into 13 independent faculties. It administers 6 hospitals, 16 museums, 13 scientific institutes, interdisciplinary commissions, 5 high schools, the Ricardo Rojas Cultural Center, the Cosmos Cinema, the University of Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra, and Eudeba (Editorial Universitaria de Buenos Aires), the country's largest university press.
Undergraduate programs at the University of Buenos Aires are free of charge for everyone, regardless of nationality. Tuition from postgraduate programs helps fund the UBA's social mission to provide free university education for all.