This is a list of Universities in Ecuador including Ecuadorian Universities and foreign institutions offering degrees in Ecuador
The Higher Education Council (CES) of Ecuador is responsible for accrediting as qualified and suitable for teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels; Ecuadorian Universities will be listed in accordance to their acreditation Status[1] [2] [3]
| Acronym | University | Type | City | Province | Date of Creation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YACHAY[4] | Public | ||||||
| EPN[5] | Public | ||||||
| ESPAM | Public | ||||||
| ESPOCH | Public | Chimborazo | |||||
| ESPOL[6] | Public | Guayas | |||||
| PUCE[7] | Private | ||||||
| UAE[8] | Public | ||||||
| UCG [9] | Private | ||||||
| UCACUE[10] | Private | Azuay | |||||
| UCSG[11] | Private | Guayas | |||||
| UCE[12] | Public | ||||||
| UARTES[13] | Public | ||||||
| UNAE | Public | ||||||
| IKIAM[14] | Public | Napo | |||||
| ESPE[15] | Public | Pichincha | |||||
| UCUENCA[16] | Public | ||||||
| USFQ[17] | Private | ||||||
| UEES[18] | Private | ||||||
| UDLA[19] | Private | ||||||
| UG [20] | Public | ||||||
| UDA[21] | Private | Azuay | |||||
| UDLH[22] | Private | ||||||
| UEA | Public | ||||||
| UNEMI | Public | ||||||
| UNIBE | Private | ||||||
| UIDE[23] | Private | ||||||
| UISEK[24] | Private | ||||||
| UNL[25] | Public | Loja | |||||
| UPEC[26] | Public | Carchi | |||||
| UPS[27] | Private | ||||||
| UTA[28] | Public | ||||||
| UTN[29] | Public | Imbabura | |||||
| UTMACH | Public | El Oro | |||||
| UTM [30] | Public | ||||||
| UTEQ[31] | Public | ||||||
| UTPL[32] | Private | ||||||
| UTEG [33] | Private | Guayas | |||||
| UTE[34] | Private | ||||||
| UTI | Universidad Tecnológica Indoamérica | Private | Tunguragua | ||||
| UPACIFICO[35] | Universidad Del Pacífico | Private | Guayas | ||||
| UO | Private | ||||||
| UEB | Public | Bolivar | |||||
| UNESUM | Public | ||||||
| UPSE | Public | ||||||
| ULEAM[36] | Public | ||||||
| ULVR[37] | Private | ||||||
| UMET[38] | Private | ||||||
| UNACH[39] | Public | Chimborazo | |||||
| UNIANDES | Private | ||||||
| USGP[40] | Private | ||||||
| UTC[41] | Public | Cotopaxi | |||||
| UISRAEL | Universidad Tecnológica Israel | Public | |||||
| ECOTEC[42] | Public |
| Acronym | University | Type | City | Province | Date of Creation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLACSO | Public | ||||||
| UASB [43] | Public | ||||||
| IAEN | Public |
| Acronym | University | Type | City | Province | Date of Creation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UBE | Universidad Bolivariana del Ecuador | Private | Durán | ||||
| UDET | Privada | ||||||
| UDR | Universidad Del Río | Private | |||||
| UAW | Universidad Intercultural de las Nacionalidades y Pueblos Indígenas Amawtay Wasi | Public | |||||
| UTB | Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo | Public | Babahoyo | ||||
| UTE-LVT | Universidad Técnica Luis Vargas Torres | Public | Esmeraldas |
| Acronym | University | Type | Methodology | Country of Origin | Date of Original Offer in Ecuador | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GU | Global University | Private | Formal Education & Online | ||||
| BC | Broward College | Private | Formal Education | ||||
| ADEN | Aden University | Private | Online | ||||
| ITAérea | IT Aeronautical Business School | Private | Formal Education & Online | ||||
| UNIR | Universidad Internacional de La Rioja | Private | Online | ||||
| Nebrija | Universidad Nebrija | Private | Online | ||||
| TEC | Tecnológico de Monterrey | Private | Online | ||||
| EUDE | EUDE Business School | Private | Online | ||||
| UTEL | Universidad Tecnológica Latinoamericana en Línea | Private | Online | ||||
| Uk | Universidad Kuepa | Private | Online | ||||
| MBTU | Miami Business Technological University | Private | Online | ||||
| UGR | Universidad del Gran Rosario | Private | Online | ||||
| IMF | IMF Global University | Private | Online | ||||
| UIIX | Universidad de Investigación e Innovación de México | Private | Online | ||||
| EAN | Universidad EAN | Private | Online | ||||
| UE | Universidad Europea | Private | Online | ||||
| CUF | Continental University of Florida | Private | Online |
The following Universities have ceased operations in Ecuador.[44]
| Acronym | University | Type | City | Province | Date of Creation | Date of Closure | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESPEA | Escuela Superior Politécnica Ecológica Amazónica | Private | Tena | Closed Extinguished[45] | ||||
| ESPOJ | Privada | Closed Extinguished | -[46] | |||||
| UNAQ | Universidad Autónoma de Quito | Private | Pichincha | Closed Extinguished | ||||
| UCC | Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia | Private | Quevedo | Los Ríos | [47] | [48] | ||
| UCL | Universidad Cristiana Latinoamericana | Private | Pichincha | Closed Extinguished | ||||
| UI | Universidad Intercontinental | Public | Pichincha | Closed Extinguished | ||||
| UAPG | Universidad Alfredo Pérez Guerrero | Private | Pichincha | Closed Extinguished | ||||
| UPAC | Universidad Panamericana de Cuenca | Private | Cuenca | Azuay | Closed Extinguished | |||
| UNIDEC | Universidad Interamericana del Ecuador | Private | Riobamba | Chimborazo | Closed Extinguished | |||
| UOMQ | Universidad Og Mandino de Quito | Private | Pichincha | Closed Extinguished | ||||
| UTSAM | Universidad Tecnológica San Antonio de Machala | Private | Pichincha | Closed Extinguished | ||||
| UTA | Universidad Tecnológica América | Private | Pichincha | Closed Extinguished | ||||
| UE | Universitas Ecuatorialis | Private | Pichincha | Closed Extinguished | ||||
| UE | Escuela Superior Politécnica Ecológica Prof. Servio Tulio Montero Ludeña | Private | Pichincha | Closed Extinguished | ||||
| UE | Universidad Técnica Particular de Ciencias Ambientales José Peralta | Private | Pichincha | Closed Extinguished | ||||
| UJ | Universidad Jefferson | Private | Guayaquil | Guayas | Closed[49] Extinguished[50] |