Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

6,673 people started an undergraduate programme at Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in 2026, the 6th largest intake of Chile's 50 universities, and 48,744 were enrolled there in all. Twenty years of it, 2007–2026, followed by the masked student id from school to title.

University · Enrolling in 2026 · main campus region: Metropolitana

CampusThe whole institution
First-year entrants
6,673
2026 · 6 of 50
Total enrolment
48,744
2026
Still here a year later · cohort 2025
92.1%
univ. 85.8%
Graduated here in 10 years · cohort 2015
70.7%
univ. 56.3%
Had it as first choice · 2026
74.2%
univ. 55.6%
Mean list fee · 2026
$8.2 M
univ. $5.9 M
Accreditation
7 years
2026
Women
54.9%
entrants 2026

At a glance

2026
Enrolled 2026
34,294
First year 2026
6,673
Titles 2025
4,764

Largest fields: engineering and industry, natural sciences, social sciences.

Enrolled 2026
6,086
of them in a doctorate
1,480 · 24%
First year 2026
1,790
Titles 2025
2,191

17.7 postgraduate students per 100 undergraduates (universities: 7.3).

Projects 2015–2024
2,630
Among universities
2 of 49
Fondecyt
1,987

Most specialised in: medicine g2–g3 (clinical and public health), economics and management, geography and urbanism.

Here70%9%17%
Universities86%
UndergraduateMaster'sDoctoratePost-title

Everyone enrolled in 2026, by level. «Universities» adds up the enrolment of every university and divides afterwards.

Entrants, enrolment and titles

2007–2026

Three counts of the same institution. Undergraduate enrolment is everyone enrolled that year, in any year of their programme; first-year entrants are the people who started; titles are the undergraduate titles and degrees it awarded.

Undergraduate enrolmentFirst-year entrantsUndergraduate titles
010,00020,00030,00040,00020072017202634,2944,7646,673
010,00020,00030,00040,00020072017202634,2944,7646,673

What you can study here

2026 · mifuturo.cl

Every generic programme with a page of its own that took first-year entrants here in 2026, with its campuses and list fee from Mineduc's register, and what SIES publishes on mifuturo.cl for this institution and programme: employment the year after the title, the band of the monthly income in the fourth year, and first-year retention. Each programme's name opens what this institution's own students say about it — who stays, who graduates, how long it takes — next to the programme across the country.

The first-year dropout column is PuroChile's own count on Mineduc's register: of everyone who started the programme here in 2023–2025, the share enrolled at no institution at all the following year — the three cohorts added up, never an average of three rates — beside the same programme across Chile. Changing programme or institution is not dropping out, and some who drop out come back later. “—” is a programme with fewer than 30 entrants here in those years. Across all its undergraduate programmes, 2.7% of the 19,961 people who started here in 2023–2025 were enrolled nowhere the following year; across every university programme, 8.1%.

ProgrammeEntrants 2026CampusesYearly feeDropout, year 1 · 2023–2025Same programme, ChileEmployed, year 1Income, year 4Retention, year 1
Ingeniería Civil, plan común y licenciatura en Ciencias de la Ingeniería8061$10.3 M1.2%3.6%n/an/an/a
Bachillerato y/o Licenciatura en Ciencias Básicas5352$6.7–9.0 M4.8%9.8%n/an/an/a
Ingeniería Comercial4631$9.5 M1.4%7.3%93.1%$2.5–3.0 M95.3%
Bachillerato y/o Licenciatura en Ciencias Sociales4112$6.7–8.1 M2.8%5.3%n/an/an/a
Derecho3641$8.4 M2.0%7.4%91.7%$2.5–3.0 M94.4%
Magister en Administración y Comercio3012$6.8–13.0 M3.8%15.8%n/an/an/a
Magister en Tecnología2842$7.1–8.1 M6.1%12.0%n/an/an/a
Agronomía2261$8.0 M3.9%7.5%72.5%$1.8–1.9 M87.4%
Construcción Civil2251$8.0 M3.5%21.6%84.8%$1.8–1.9 M88.1%
Magister en Ciencias Básicas1991$5.1 M13.2%13.6%n/an/an/a
Pedagogía en Educación Básica1952$4.4–6.4 M4.9%5.6%92.8%$1.2–1.3 M86.6%
Magister en Ciencias Sociales1692$6.3–7.0 M22.4%15.6%n/an/an/a
Diseño1601$8.1 M2.3%4.5%71.8%$1.6–1.7 M95.1%
Artes y Licenciatura en Artes1522$6.4–8.2 M3.2%8.4%23.3%$1.0–1.1 M80.6%
Psicología1501$8.4 M2.2%6.8%69.6%$1.4–1.5 M95.4%
Periodismo1421$8.2 M0.7%5.1%86.3%$1.5–1.6 M94.3%
Enfermería1361$6.7 M1.5%5.3%85.5%$2.0–2.1 M92.3%
Magister en Arte y Arquitectura1332$4.9–6.6 M9.5%11.8%n/an/an/a
Arquitectura1301$9.2 M1.2%6.7%74.9%$1.5–1.6 M93.6%
Magister en Educación1302$4.8–5.1 M4.7%11.1%n/an/an/a
Medicina Veterinaria1261$8.1 M1.4%6.9%n/an/an/a
Magister en Salud1242$4.4–5.3 M9.0%9.3%n/an/an/a
Pedagogía en Educación de Párvulos1182$4.4–6.4 M4.2%6.2%79.3%$1.1–1.2 M89.5%
Licenciatura en Letras y Literatura1111$5.6 M3.5%7.9%24.7%$1.0–1.1 M90.4%
Bachillerato y/o Licenciatura en Tecnología1101$9.4 M2.7%5.7%n/an/an/a
Kinesiología1041$7.4 M2.4%7.0%72.4%$1.5–1.6 M93.0%
Medicina1021$10.7 M0.7%1.3%79.6%$3.0–3.5 M97.0%
Magister en Derecho1001$8.3 M7.3%12.5%n/an/an/a
Administración Pública991$6.9 M2.7%13.5%n/an/an/a
Terapia Ocupacional991$7.4 M1.5%6.6%n/an/an/a
Química y Farmacia941$6.4 M0.7%3.6%98.1%$2.3–2.4 M95.8%
Ingeniería en Recursos Renovables921$8.0 M3.9%7.2%n/an/an/a
Doctorado en Ciencias Básicas902$4.6–5.4 M4.5%11.0%n/an/an/a
Física y Astronomía861$6.3 M2.9%10.8%n/an/an/a
Sociología851$7.5 M4.3%9.2%67.2%$1.5–1.6 M83.8%
Fonoaudiología811$6.7 M4.5%7.4%57.2%$1.2–1.3 M86.8%
Trabajo Social811$6.4 M3.0%18.0%74.0%$1.2–1.3 M87.5%
Nutrición y Dietética791$6.3 M3.4%8.8%58.2%$1.3–1.4 M85.0%
Pedagogía en Educación Física781$6.4 M4.0%6.9%n/an/an/a
Antropología771$7.5 M1.3%6.7%66.3%n/a93.8%
Biología761$5.6 M1.4%6.8%53.2%n/a78.7%
Doctorado en Tecnología691$7.1 M8.4%11.8%n/an/an/a
Odontología661$10.7 M2.8%4.1%64.4%$1.7–1.8 M90.1%
Pedagogía en Idiomas661$6.4 M2.8%6.9%n/an/an/a
Historia641$5.6 M6.1%8.1%n/an/an/a
Pedagogía en Educación Diferencial621$6.4 M0.7%4.8%n/an/an/a
Pedagogía en Ciencias611$6.4 M7.2%7.0%88.7%n/a87.9%
Bioquímica561$7.4 M2.6%5.6%65.7%n/a87.5%
Música, Canto o Danza531$6.4 M3.8%16.9%48.6%n/a95.9%
Geografía521$5.6 M2.2%5.2%67.8%$1.3–1.4 M91.8%
Ciencias Políticas511$7.2 M4.8%7.0%64.5%$1.5–1.6 M82.2%
Química, Licenciado en Química511$6.6 M2.5%5.8%73.3%n/a95.1%
Actuación y Teatro501$6.4 M1.3%13.0%27.3%n/a96.0%
Magister en Humanidades463$4.1–6.7 M4.3%14.6%n/an/an/a
Pedagogía en Matemáticas y Computación461$6.4 M2.2%7.3%94.9%n/a87.5%
Biología Marina y Ecología Marina401$7.4 M4.3%6.9%n/an/an/a
Bachillerato y/o Licenciatura en Humanidades312$5.1–5.6 M6.3%13.6%n/an/an/a
9 more with SIES figures and no entrants in 2026
ProgrammeEntrants 2026CampusesYearly feeDropout, year 1 · 2023–2025Same programme, ChileEmployed, year 1Income, year 4Retention, year 1
Comunicación Audiovisual y/o Multimedia————11.8%56.8%$1.3–1.4 Mn/a
Ingeniería Civil Eléctrica————6.5%92.7%n/an/a
Ingeniería Civil Industrial————5.0%95.7%$3.0–3.5 Mn/a
Ingeniería Civil Mecánica————9.5%91.9%$2.5–3.0 Mn/a
Ingeniería Civil en Computación e Informática————6.1%94.9%n/an/a
Ingeniería Civil en Obras Civiles————12.6%97.1%$2.4–2.5 Mn/a
Ingeniería Forestal————8.3%74.4%n/an/a
Programas de Formación Pedagógica————10.6%82.9%$1.3–1.4 Mn/a
Publicidad————9.8%81.7%n/an/a

Employment and income are SIES's own figures for this institution, published only where at least eleven graduates could be matched to a tax return; “n/a” is a figure SIES did not publish. Incomes are gross, in pesos of September 2025.

What it teaches

2026

Everyone enrolled in an undergraduate programme here in 2026, 34,294 enrolments, by CINE-F field and SIES generic programme. Each tile is a programme and its area is its share; click a field's band to open it, or a tile to see that programme across the country.

Engineering and industry 22%Business and law 15%Health and welfare 13%Social sciences 13%Natural sciences 12%Arts and humanities 10.0%Education 8.7%Agriculture and veterinary 5.3%Ingeniería Civil, plancomún y licenciatura enCiencias de la Ingeniería16%ConstrucciónCivil3.2%Arquitectura2.9%IngenieríaComercial7.6%Derecho5.7%Administración…Medicina2.2%Enfermería2.0%Química yFarmacia1.9%Kinesiolo…1.4%Odontología1.3%TerapiaOcupacional1.3%Nutric…yDietét…1.1%Traba…Social1.1%FonoaudiologíaBachillerato y/oLicenciatura enCiencias…4.5%Psicología2.5%Periodismo2.0%Antropo…1.2%Sociol…1.1%Geograf…0.9%Cienci…Políti…0.8%Bachilleratoy/oLicenciatura…5.4%Física yAstronom…1.2%Matemáti…y/oEstadíst…1.2%Biología1.0%Ingenier…enRecursos…Bioquímica0.9%Química,Licenciado…Biología…Diseño3.3%Artes yLicenciat…en Artes1.8%Licenciatu…en Letras yLiteratura1.3%Histo…0.9%Música,Canto oDanza0.9%Actuac…y…Bachill…Fil…Comu…PedagogíaenEducación…2.7%PedagogíaenEducación…1.7%PedagogíaenEducación…Pedag…enIdiom…0.9%Pedag…enCienc…0.7%Pedagogíaen…Pedagogí…Pro…deFor…Agronomía3.4%MedicinaVeterina…1.8%Bachi…y/oLicen…1.1%
Engineering and industry 22%Business and l… 15%Health and welf… 13%Social sciences 13%Natural s… 12%Arts… 10.0%Education 8.7%Agri… 5.3%Ingeniería Civil,plan común ylicenciatura en…16%Constr…CivilArqui…2.9%Ingenier…Comercial7.6%Derecho5.7%Medic…2.2%Enfer…2.0%Quí…yFar…Kin…Odo…Nutri…Traba…Bachi…y/oLicen…4.5%Psico…2.5%Perio…2.0%Geogr…Cienc…Bachilleratoy/o…Físi…y…Mate…Bio…Ing…Bioq…Quím…Diseño3.3%Art…yLic…Lice…en…Histo…Ped…enEdu…Peda…enEduc…Peda…Agron…3.4%Med…Vet…
hover a tile for its count; click a group to open it

Mean annual list fee of its undergraduate enrolment: $8,197,000 (universities: $5,901,000). It is the published price of each programme averaged over the students enrolled in it, not what each one pays: free tuition (gratuidad), scholarships and loans are not subtracted. 2 enrolments whose fee is written in UF or not recorded are left out.

Programme by programme

By SIES's generic programme, largest intake first. Only programmes that reached 10 entrants here in some year are listed; the rest are added together at the end. The change compares the first three years with the last three and is only given where both average at least 20 entrants.

Generic programme (SIES)First year 2026Enrolled 2026Mean list fee2007–2026Change
Ingeniería Civil, plan común y licenciatura en Ciencias de la Ingeniería8065,394$10,260,000+76%
Bachillerato y/o Licenciatura en Ciencias Básicas5351,853$9,118,000+100%
Ingeniería Comercial4632,609$9,540,000+86%
Bachillerato y/o Licenciatura en Ciencias Sociales4111,535$8,150,000+38%
Derecho3641,958$8,380,000+39%
Agronomía2261,180$8,000,000−15%
Construcción Civil2251,104$8,000,000+16%
Pedagogía en Educación Básica195934$5,987,000−5%
Diseño1601,127$8,080,000+95%
Artes y Licenciatura en Artes152619$7,051,000+41%
Psicología150864$8,380,000+51%
Periodismo142699$8,160,000+23%
Enfermería136676$6,740,000+33%
Arquitectura130986$9,180,000+102%
Medicina Veterinaria126632$8,080,000—
Pedagogía en Educación de Párvulos118570$5,936,000+45%
Licenciatura en Letras y Literatura111459$5,600,000−2%
Bachillerato y/o Licenciatura en Tecnología110376$9,360,000—
Kinesiología104493$7,380,000—
Medicina102745$10,720,000+3%
Administración Pública99366$6,940,000—
Terapia Ocupacional99434$7,380,000—
Matemática y/o Estadística98414$6,140,000+49%
Química y Farmacia94650$6,360,000+18%
Ingeniería en Recursos Renovables92325$8,000,000—
23 more, and every other programme
Física y Astronomía86425$6,269,000+59%
Sociología85374$7,500,000+37%
Trabajo Social81365$6,420,000+80%
Fonoaudiología81344$6,680,000—
Nutrición y Dietética79386$6,340,000—
Pedagogía en Educación Física78385$6,360,000—
Antropología77398$7,500,000—
Biología76350$5,600,000−6%
Odontología66448$10,720,000+217%
Pedagogía en Idiomas66295$6,360,000—
Historia64304$5,600,000−1%
Pedagogía en Educación Diferencial62201$6,360,000—
Pedagogía en Ciencias61238$6,360,000—
Bioquímica56313$7,440,000+46%
Música, Canto o Danza53302$6,360,000+50%
Geografía52302$5,600,000+2%
Ciencias Políticas51268$7,200,000+12%
Química, Licenciado en Química51221$6,560,000+21%
Actuación y Teatro50222$6,360,000+9%
Pedagogía en Matemáticas y Computación46183$6,360,000—
Biología Marina y Ecología Marina40193$7,440,000+105%
Filosofía33158$6,360,000—
Bachillerato y/o Licenciatura en Humanidades31167$5,255,000−5%
Every other programme0———
4 programmes it no longer opens
Programas de Formación Pedagógica0183$6,360,000—
Pedagogía en Filosofía y Religión04$4,140,000—
Comunicación Audiovisual y/o Multimedia060$8,160,000—
Otros Profesionales de Humanidades0———

Who studies here

undergraduate · 2026

Its undergraduate enrolment of 2026, each split drawn over the same split for all universities. Every bar is a share of its own total, so the two can be compared whatever their size. How the first year came in is the institution's own declaration to SIES.

Age
Here24%15–1967%20–24Universities23%15–1955%20–2412%
Here24%15–1967%20–24Universities23%55%20–24
15–1920–2425–2930–3435–3940 and over
Sex
Here46%Men54%WomenUniversities44%Men56%Women
Here46%Men54%WomenUniversities44%Men56%Women
MenWomen
How first-year students came in
Here86%Direct entry (regular)Universities85%Direct entry (regular)
Here86%Direct entry (regular)Universities85%Direct entry (regular)
Direct entry (regular)Other forms of entryRecognition of prior learningSpecial entry for foreign studentsPACEInclusion programmesSpecial characteristics
Plan
Here99%Regular planUniversities91%Regular plan
Here99%Regular planUniversities91%Regular plan
Regular planSpecial planContinuation plan

Where its entrants come from

2024–2026

The comuna of their school, not of their home. First-year entrants of 2024–2026, followed by their masked id to the last time they finished secondary school before starting. Mineduc publishes no home address, and the school is where four years of their education happened. 19,966 of 20,149 (99.1%) have such a record since 2006; the rest — who left school earlier, studied abroad or validated their studies — are not placed.

77.7% finished school in Metropolitana, the region of its main campus.

Region of the school
Metropolitana77.7%O'Higgins5.1%Valparaíso3.2%Maule2.4%Los Lagos2.0%Araucanía1.8%Coquimbo1.5%Biobío1.3%Antofagasta1.2%Los Ríos0.8%Tarapacá0.7%Ñuble0.7%Atacama0.5%Magallanes0.4%Arica y Parinacota0.4%Aysén0.3%
Metropolitana77.7%O'Higgins5.1%Valparaíso3.2%Maule2.4%Los Lagos2.0%Araucanía1.8%Coquimbo1.5%Biobío1.3%Antofagasta1.2%Los Ríos0.8%Tarapacá0.7%Ñuble0.7%Atacama0.5%Magallanes0.4%Arica y Parinacota0.4%Aysén0.3%
Comuna of the school
Las Condes1,8959.5%
Vitacura1,2456.2%
Providencia1,1865.9%
Santiago1,1835.9%
Puente Alto9664.8%
Lo Barnechea9644.8%
Maipú8094.1%
Ñuñoa7453.7%
La Florida6923.5%
La Reina6913.5%
Colina6053.0%
Peñalolén5042.5%
165 more comunas

Rancagua 354 · San Bernardo 349 · Talagante 285 · San Miguel 263 · Quilicura 247 · Buin 243 · La Cisterna 190 · Recoleta 178 · Huechuraba 176 · Melipilla 166 · Curicó 163 · Antofagasta 160 · Talca 160 · El Bosque 160 · La Serena 154 · Villarrica 146 · Viña del Mar 138 · Macul 137 · Iquique 132 · San Fernando 130 · Machalí 125 · Pudahuel 120 · Puerto Montt 119 · Temuco 114 · Independencia 114 · Paine 112 · Santa Cruz 111 · La Pintana 109 · Renca 108 · Estación Central 107 · Puerto Varas 101 · Osorno 101 · La Granja 99 · San Vicente 97 · Quinta Normal 93 · Peñaflor 92 · Valdivia 92 · Lampa 86 · Chillán 85 · San Antonio 78 · Copiapó 76 · Calera de Tango 76 · San Felipe 74 · San Pedro de la Paz 74 · Calama 73 · Arica 73 · Los Ángeles 72 · Ovalle 66 · Punta Arenas 65 · Los Andes 64 · Padre Hurtado 62 · Cerrillos 57 · Quillota 56 · Linares 50 · Pedro Aguirre Cerda 49 · Coquimbo 45 · Curacaví 45 · San Ramón 44 · Rengo 43 · Concepción 43 · San Joaquín 41 · Villa Alemana 39 · Pucón 39 · Coyhaique 38 · Pirque 34 · Concón 33 · Lo Prado 33 · Isla de Maipo 33 · Castro 32 · Las Cabras 31 · Panguipulli 29 · Valparaíso 27 · Constitución 25 · Cerro Navia 25 · Chiguayante 22 · Lo Espejo 22 · Vallenar 21 · Conchalí 21 · Doñihue 20 · San Nicolás 19 · Quilpué 17 · San Javier 17 · Aysén 17 · Cartagena 16 · Angol 16 · Chimbarongo 15 · Parral 15 · San José de Maipo 15 · Loncoche 14 · Graneros 13 · Ancud 13 · Tiltil 12 · San Carlos 12 · Cabildo 11 · Santo Domingo 11 · Pichilemu 11 · Illapel 10 · Calle Larga 10 · Peumo 10 · Cauquenes 10 · Pitrufquén 10 · Talcahuano 9 · Alhué 9 · San Pedro 9 · Mariquina 9 · Alto Hospicio 8 · Casablanca 8 · Nancagua 8 · Teno 8 · Frutillar 8 · Quellón 8 · Natales 8 · Algarrobo 7 · Molina 7 · Nacimiento 7 · El Monte 7 · Río Bueno 7 · Pichidegua 6 · Quinta de Tilcoco 6 · Yungay 6 · Los Vilos 5 · Salamanca 5 · Zapallar 5 · Llaillay 5 · Coltauco 5 · Requínoa 5 · Hualañé 5 · Coronel 5 · Cañete 5 · María Pinto 5 · La Unión 5 · Bulnes 5 · Isla de Pascua 4 · La Ligua 4 · Mostazal 4 · Navidad 4 · Maule 4 · Retiro 4 · Hualpén 4 · Fresia 4 · Futrono 4 · Pozo Almonte 3 · Pica 3 · San Pedro de Atacama 3 · Caldera 3 · Diego de Almagro 3 · Combarbalá 3 · Petorca 3 · El Quisco 3 · El Tabo 3 · Panquehue 3 · Putaendo 3 · Litueche 3 · Peralillo 3 · Licantén 3 · Lebu 3 · Arauco 3 · Freire 3 · Padre las Casas 3 · Victoria 3 · Calbuco 3 · Los Muermos 3 · Purranque 3 · Chile Chico 3 · Porvenir 3

69 more comunas sent fewer than 3 each, together 100 entrants; they are not named.

The kind of school
Here13%34%Subsidised private52%Fee-paying privateUniversities28%Public (municipal or…54%Subsidised private16%
Here34%Subsidised private52%Fee-paying privateUniversities28%Public (munici…54%Subsidised private16%
Public (municipal or SLEP)Subsidised privateFee-paying privateDelegated administration
When they started, after leaving school
Here68%The next year20%A year laterUniversities54%The next year25%A year later13%
Here68%The next year20%Universities54%The next year25%A year later
The next yearA year later2–4 years later5 years or more

How they chose it

DEMRE · 2021–2026

Centralised admission only. DEMRE's register of the universities in the national admission system: every preference of every regular applicant, and who enrolled through it. Direct admission — the way most people enter an institute or a CFT, and some university programmes — is not in it. In 2026, 21,273 applicants put a programme of Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile as their first choice and 52,735 included one somewhere on their list.

In which preference its regular entrants had it · 2026
Here74%1st choice14%Universities56%1st choice19%2nd
Here74%1st choiceUniversities56%1st choice19%
1st choice2nd3rd4th–5th6th–10th11th–20th

The order of the programme they enrolled in, on the list they applied with.

Share who had it first, by year
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de ChileUniversities
025507510020212024202655.6%74.2%
025507510020212024202655.6%74.2%
Weighted score of its regular entrants · 2026
0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%under 500500–549550–599600–649650–699700–749750–799800–849850–899900–949950+
0.0%10.0%20.0%30.0%under 500500–549550–599600–649650–699700–749750–799800–849850–899900–949950+
HereUniversities

PAES scale, which starts in 2023; the years before are another test on another scale and are not drawn. Each bar is a share of its own entrants.

Route of entry · 2026
Here85%Regular placesUniversities83%Regular places12%
Here85%Regular placesUniversities83%Regular places
Regular placesPACEAcademic Excellence placesTeaching-degree routesSpecial admission

Who is still here a year later

cohorts 2007–2025

Each year's first-year entrants, followed into the next year's register: still enrolled here (in any programme), enrolled at another institution, or not enrolled anywhere. It is SIES's first-year retention, counted on the published register; a cohort under 30 people has no rate.

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de ChileUniversities
025507510020072016202585.8%92.1%
025507510020072016202585.8%92.1%
Cohort 2025, in 2026
Here92%Still hereUniversities86%Still here
Here92%Still hereUniversities86%Still here
Still hereAt another institutionNot enrolled

Who graduates, and when

titles 2007–2025

Each cohort of first-year entrants followed into the register of titles: the share with an undergraduate title from this institution, by years since they started. A recent cohort has a short line, not a low one — the register only goes to 2025. A title is any undergraduate title or degree, including the intermediate ones some programmes award on the way; the register does not tell them apart.

Titled here, % of the cohort, by years since entry
Cohort 2007Cohort 2011Cohort 2015Cohort 2019Cohort 2021Universities 2015
020406080091871%19%
020406080091871%19%

Horizontal axis: years since entry (0 is the year they started).

Cohort 2015, 10 years on
Here71%Titled here12%18%Universities56%Titled here17%26%No title yet
Here71%Titled here18%Universities56%Titled here17%26%No title yet
Titled hereTitled elsewhereNo title yet

5,439 people started here in 2015. "Titled elsewhere" is a title from any other institution and no title from this one: someone who changed institution and finished there.

The undergraduate titles it awarded in 2025
Engineering and industry 27%Business and law 16%Health and welfare 14%Social sciences 12%Arts and humanities 9.7%Education 8.6%Natural sciences 5.8%Agriculture and veter… 4.8%Ingeniería Civil Industrial16%Arquitect…3.2%Construc…Civil2.7%Ingenier…CivilEléctrica1.4%Ingeni…CivilMecáni…1.2%OtrasIngenie…CivilesIngenie…IngenieríaComercial8.5%Derecho6.8%Medicina2.6%Enfermería2.4%Química yFarmacia1.9%TrabajoSocial1.7%Kinesiol…1.6%Odont…1.1%Fonoa…1.0%Nutri…yDieté…0.9%Ter…Ocu…Psicología4.5%Sociología2.1%Periodismo1.8%Antropología1.6%Cienci…Políti…0.9%Geogra…0.9%Licenciat…en Letrasy…1.8%Artes yLicenciatu…en Artes1.7%Diseño1.7%Músic…Cantoo…Histo…1.0%Bachill…y/o…Comunic…Actua…yTeatroFilos…0.5%ProgramasdeFormación…3.3%Pedagog…enEducaci…2.6%Peda…enIdio…Ped…enEdu…Pedagog…en…Pedagog…Biología1.2%Bioquími…1.1%FísicayAstron…Matemát…y/oEstadís…Biologí…Ingenie…Químic…Licenc…Agronomía2.9%MedicinaVeterinariaIngeniería…Inge…Civilen…
Engineering and industry 27%Business and… 16%Health and welfare 14%Social sciences 12%Arts an… 9.7%Educa… 8.6%Natu… 5.8%IngenieríaCivilIndustrial16%Arquit…3.2%Cons…CivilIngeni…Civil…Ingeni…OtrasInge…IngenieríaComercial8.5%Derecho6.8%Medic…2.6%Enferm…2.4%Quím…yFarm…Trab…Soci…Kin…Fonoa…Nutri…Psicol…4.5%Sociol…2.1%Period…Antrop…Licenc…en…Artesy…Diseño1.7%Músic…His…Progr…deForma…3.3%Peda…enEduc…Bio…Bio…Agro…Ing…Civ…en…
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How long it really takes

titles 2023–2025

Undergraduate titles of 2023–2025 in regular plans: the time from the start of the semester they entered (March or August) to the date of the title, in semesters, against the formal length the institution declares. Special and continuation plans are left out, because they take in people with earlier studies whose clock did not start at entry. 13,088 of 13,538 titles have the dates to be measured.

Here30%Within the formal length40%1–2 semesters more17%3–4 semesters more6.5%Universities33%Within the formal length31%1–2 semesters more16%3–4 semesters more8.4%5–6 semesters…7.0%
Here30%Within the form…40%1–2 semesters more17%Universities33%Within the formal…31%1–2 semesters mo…16%
Within the formal length1–2 semesters more3–4 semesters more5–6 semesters more7–10 semesters more11 semesters or more
Programme by programme
Generic programme (SIES)TitlesFormal, yearsReal, yearsOn timeReal in Chile
Ingeniería Civil Industrial1,9275.87.119%6.9
Derecho1,0035.06.91%8.4
Ingeniería Comercial9915.05.916%6.1
Psicología5995.05.88%5.7
Agronomía4565.06.48%7.2
Construcción Civil4085.05.738%5.7
Pedagogía en Educación Básica4085.05.463%5.4
Arquitectura3985.56.621%7.4
Diseño3965.05.552%6.2
Medicina3886.06.567%7.5
Enfermería3435.05.371%6.0
Pedagogía en Educación de Párvulos2704.04.657%5.0
Artes y Licenciatura en Artes2654.04.755%5.4
Sociología2575.05.840%6.9
Ingeniería Civil en Computación e Informática2505.87.117%7.0
Periodismo2454.55.412%5.7
Química y Farmacia2305.07.23%7.1
Licenciatura en Letras y Literatura2244.04.369%5.0
Kinesiología2215.05.654%6.1
Trabajo Social2144.95.271%5.0

Programmes with at least ten titles in the three years. Years are means over every title, formal and real alike; "on time" is the share titled within the formal length. The last column is the same generic programme at every institution in Chile.

Where its campuses are

5 communes · 2026

Where it teaches, not where its students are from. First-year entrants of 2026 by the commune of the campus they enrolled at.

By region
Metropolitana6,599Araucanía74
Metropolitana6,599Araucanía74

Postgraduate

2007–2026

First year of a master's or a doctorate, and everyone enrolled in one. At this level the register classifies into broad fields, not programmes.

Postgraduate entrantsPostgraduate enrolment
02,0004,0006,0008,0002007201720266,0861,790
02,0004,0006,0008,0002007201720266,0861,790
Postgraduate enrolment by field · 2026
Master's 76%Doctorate 24%Magister enAdministración yComercio17%Magister enTecnología15%Magister en CienciasBásicas11%Magister en CienciasSociales7.4%Magister en Artey Arquitectura6.8%Magister enSalud5.8%Magister enDerecho4.9%Magister enEducación4.5%MagisterenHumanid…2.4%Magister…Doctorado enTecnología7.4%Doctorado enCienciasBásicas6.7%Doctoradoen CienciasSociales3.6%DoctoradoenHumanidadesDoctoradoen Arte yArquitectu…Docto…enEduca…1.2%Docto…enSalud1.2%Doctora…
Master's 76%Doctorate 24%Magister enAdministración yComercio17%Magister enTecnología15%Magister enCienciasBásicas11%MagisterenCiencias…7.4%Magister enArte yArquitectu…Magister enSalud5.8%Magister enDerechoMagist…enEducac…4.5%Magi…enHuma…Doctorado enTecnología7.4%Doctorado enCienciasBásicasDoctor…enCienci…3.6%Doctor…en…Doctor…en Art…Doctor…
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Where its postgraduate students did their undergraduate degree

Postgraduate entrants of 2024–2026, followed back to their most recent undergraduate title. 3,693 of 5,196 (71.1%) have one in the register, which starts in 2007; the rest graduated earlier or abroad, which is not the same as having no degree. Of those found, 30.1% graduated here (universities: 29.0% stay at their own).

Left, where each entrant took their last undergraduate title; right, the postgraduate field they started here. Ribbon width is people. Only the eight largest institutions are named; the rest, and any contributing fewer than three people, are added into «other institutions».

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile1,111 peopleUniversidad de Chile419 peopleUniversidad Andres Bello171 peopleUniversidad de Santiago de Chile171 peopleUniversidad Diego Portales144 peopleUniversidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria128 peoplePontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso112 peopleUniversidad de Concepcion100 peopleUniversidad Adolfo Ibañez89 peopleOther institutions1,248 peopleNo title in the register1,503 peopleDoctorado en Ciencias Básicas236 peopleMagister en Ciencias Sociales487 peopleDoctorado en Tecnología182 peopleMagister en Derecho284 peopleOther fields531 peopleMagister en Educación398 peopleMagister en Administración y Comercio976 peopleMagister en Ciencias Básicas615 peopleMagister en Salud374 peopleMagister en Arte y Arquitectura354 peopleMagister en Tecnología759 people
Pontificia Univ…1,111 peopleUniversidad de …419 peopleUniversidad And…171 peopleUniversidad de …171 peopleUniversidad Die…144 peopleUniversidad Tec…128 peoplePontificia Univ…112 peopleUniversidad de …100 peopleUniversidad Ado…89 peopleOther instituti…1,248 peopleNo title in the…1,503 peopleDoctorado en Ci…236 peopleMagister en Cie…487 peopleDoctorado en Te…182 peopleMagister en Der…284 peopleOther fields531 peopleMagister en Edu…398 peopleMagister en Adm…976 peopleMagister en Cie…615 peopleMagister en Sal…374 peopleMagister en Art…354 peopleMagister en Tec…759 people
Undergraduate institutionPeople%
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (itself)1,11321.4%
Universidad de Chile4218.1%
Universidad de Santiago de Chile1803.5%
Universidad Andres Bello1733.3%
Universidad Diego Portales1492.9%
Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria1332.6%
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso1182.3%
Universidad de Concepcion1072.1%
Universidad Adolfo Ibañez951.8%
Universidad del Desarrollo911.8%
Universidad de los Andes881.7%
Universidad Mayor711.4%
Other institutions95418.4%
No undergraduate title in the register (before 2007 or abroad)1,50328.9%

Where its graduates go on to a postgraduate degree

People with an undergraduate title from here in 2010–2021, followed forward to the first master's or doctorate they started, anywhere, up to 2026. 5,587 of 36,060 (15.5%) started one (universities: 9.9%); 50.7% of them here.

Left, the field of the undergraduate title they took here; right, the institution where they started a master's or a doctorate in Chile. Ribbon width is people. Only the ten largest destinations are named; the rest, and any receiving fewer than three people, are added into «other institutions».

Arts and humanities995 peopleSocial sciences989 peopleBusiness and law884 peopleEducation730 peopleNatural sciences703 peopleEngineering and industry545 peopleHealth and welfare488 peopleAgriculture and veterinary249 peopleInformation technology4 peopleUniversidad Diego Portales163 peopleUniversidad Alberto Hurtado173 peopleUniversidad Finis Terrae86 peopleUniversidad del Desarrollo161 peopleUniversidad de Chile744 peopleUniversidad Adolfo Ibañez295 peopleUniversidad de los Andes380 peopleOther institutions442 peoplePontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso82 peoplePontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile2,830 peopleUniversidad Mayor71 peopleUniversidad Andres Bello160 people
Arts and humani…995 peopleSocial sciences989 peopleBusiness and law884 peopleEducation730 peopleNatural sciences703 peopleEngineering and…545 peopleHealth and welf…488 peopleAgriculture and…249 peopleInformation tec…4 peopleUniversidad Die…163 peopleUniversidad Alb…173 peopleUniversidad Fin…86 peopleUniversidad del…161 peopleUniversidad de …744 peopleUniversidad Ado…295 peopleUniversidad de …380 peopleOther instituti…442 peoplePontificia Univ…82 peoplePontificia Univ…2,830 peopleUniversidad May…71 peopleUniversidad And…160 people
Postgraduate institutionPeople%
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (itself)2,83250.7%
Universidad de Chile74413.3%
Universidad de los Andes3816.8%
Universidad Adolfo Ibañez2965.3%
Universidad Alberto Hurtado1733.1%
Universidad Diego Portales1683.0%
Universidad Andres Bello1622.9%
Universidad del Desarrollo1612.9%
Universidad Finis Terrae891.6%
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso821.5%
Universidad Mayor741.3%
Universidad de Santiago de Chile701.3%

Research

ANID · 2006–2025

The projects ANID (CONICYT until 2019) awarded with Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile as principal institution — the one that answers for the project. Each figure is a count of awarded projects: not publications, not money, not people, and a project with partners counts once, here. The year is the year it was decided.

Projects awarded · 2015–2024
2,630
2 of 49 universities
Fondecyt (Regular, Iniciación, Postdoctorado)
1,987
2015–2024
Applied research
8%
universities 13%
Led by a woman
33%
universities 33%

Projects awarded each year

0100200300400200620162025258
0100200300400200620162025258

By OECD area · 2015–2024

0.0%20.0%40.0%Natural sciencesEngineering and technologyMedical and health sciencesAgricultural sciencesSocial sciencesHumanitiesMultidisciplinaryNo area declared
0.0%20.0%40.0%Natural sciencesEngineering and technologyMedical and health sciencesAgricultural sciencesSocial sciencesHumanitiesMultidisciplinaryNo area declared
HereUniversities

By ANID programme · 2015–2024

05001,0001,5002,000Fondecyt1,999Fondef155PCI135Astronomy100Other programmes56Fonis54Fondequip49PIA41PAI24Explora14CORFO3
05001,0001,5002,000Fondecyt1,999Fondef155PCI135Astronomy100Other programmes56Fonis54Fondequip49PIA41PAI24Explora14CORFO3

What it is specialised in: Fondecyt's study groups

Its Fondecyt projects of 2015–2024, by the panel each was evaluated in. Specialisation is Balassa's revealed advantage: the group's share here over its share in Chile; above 1, it weighs more here than in the country.

Study groupIts projects declare mostlyProjects%Specialisation
Medicine G2–G3 (clinical and public health)medicina g2-g3 - cs. clinicas y cs. de la salud publica, enfermedades de la nutricion y endocrinologia and anestesiologia reanimacion tratamiento intensivo medicina critica1427.12.37
Economics and managementcs. economicas y administrativas, finanzas and teoria economica995.02.07
Geography and urbanismgeografia y urbanismo, geografia fisica and geografia humana y cultural743.71.69
Arts and architecturemusica, otras especialidades de la arquitectura and cine y fotografia653.31.45
Mathematicsanalisis, ecuaciones diferenciales and metodos numericos1336.71.22
Medicine G1 (biomedical sciences)medicina g1 - cs. biomedicas, cardiologia fisiologia cardiovascular and oncologia quimioterapia cirugia oncologia834.21.20
Philosophyfilosofia, historia de la filosofia and filosofia analitica603.01.13
Educationpedagogia y educacion, formacion inicial and didactica especifica1155.81.07
Linguistics and literaturelinguistica literatura y filologia, linguistica and literatura chilena753.81.07
Biology 1ecologia y ciencias ambientales, genetica y evolucion and biologia marina884.41.06
Engineering 1ingenieria de materiales, ingenieria mecanica and ingenieria hidraulica894.51.03
Psychologypsicologia, otras psicologias and psicobiologia532.71.03
Interdisciplinary researchcambio climatico y desarrollo sostenible, biotecnologia y bioingenieria and otros392.01.01
Engineering 2ingenieria en computacion, ingenieria industrial y de sistemas and ingenieria de instrumentacion y control1206.00.99
Astronomy, cosmology and particlesastronomia cosmologia y particulas, astronomia and gravitacion y cosmologia974.90.99
Biology 2biologia celular, fisiologia biofisica and inmunologia623.10.99
Historyhistoria de chile, historia hispanoamericana and historia482.40.88
Theoretical and experimental physicsfisica teorica y experimental, fisica de solidos and sistemas no lineales532.70.87
Biology 3biologia molecular, microbiologia and bioquimica703.50.84
Chemistryquimica, fisico quimica quimica teorica y computacional fotoquimica-fotofisica catalisis y coloides and quimica organica1276.40.82
Sociologysociologia, otras sociologias and cambio social y desarrollo623.10.81
Anthropology and archaeologyantropologia y arqueologia, antropologia cultural y social and arqueologia261.30.72
Law and political sciencecienicas juridicas y politicas, ciencia politica (inc. legislacion ) and derecho publico703.50.71
Engineering 3ingenieria quimica, procesamiento y tecnologia de alimentos and bioingenieria442.20.54
Agronomyciencias del suelo, fisiologia vegetal and fruticultura y viticultura422.10.52
Earth sciencesoceanografia, geologia y mineralogia and meteorologia y climatologia311.60.51
Animal health and productionsalud y produccion animal, acuicultura and ciencias veterinarias201.00.40

Where that falls in Chile's knowledge network

One dot per study group, sized by Chile's projects, coloured by OECD area. Two groups are joined when the institutions specialised in one tend to be specialised in the other too — the proximity of Hidalgo, Klinger, Barabási and Hausmann (2007), computed over the 39 institutions with 40 or more projects. Filled: the 13 groups Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile is specialised in. The axes mean nothing; what the picture says is near and far.

MathematicsEducationEngineering 1Biology 1Linguistics and literatureMedicine G1 (biomedical sciences)Medicine G2–G3 (clinical and publ…PhilosophyPsychologyEconomics and managementArts and architectureGeography and urbanismInterdisciplinary researchChemistryEngineering 2Law and political scienceAstronomy, cosmology and particlesBiology 3AgronomyEngineering 3SociologyBiology 2Theoretical and experimental phys…Earth sciencesHistoryAnimal health and productionAnthropology and archaeology
MathematicsEngineering 1Biology 1Medicine G2–G3 (clini…PhilosophyPsychologyEconomics and managem…Arts and architectureGeography and urbanismInterdisciplinary res…
Natural sciencesEngineering and technologyMedical and health sciencesAgricultural sciencesSocial sciencesHumanitiesMultidisciplinary

Institutions that research something similar

Affinity compares two institutions' mix of Fondecyt study groups: 100 is the same mix, 0 nothing in common. «In common» are the groups both are specialised in. It is similarity of agenda, not collaboration: ANID publishes only the principal institution of each project, and no network of who works with whom can be read from it.

InstitutionAffinitySpecialised, both, in
Universidad de Chile92Arts and architecture · Economics and management · Engineering 1 · Mathematics · Medicine G1 (biomedical sciences) · Medicine G2–G3 (clinical and public health)
Universidad de Concepcion77Biology 1 · Geography and urbanism · Engineering 1 · Interdisciplinary research · Linguistics and literature
Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso75Arts and architecture · Education · Philosophy · Geography and urbanism · Linguistics and literature · Mathematics
Universidad de Valparaiso73Arts and architecture · Philosophy · Interdisciplinary research · Mathematics · Medicine G1 (biomedical sciences)
Universidad de Santiago de Chile72Engineering 1 · Mathematics
Universidad Adolfo Ibañez72Arts and architecture · Economics and management · Philosophy · Engineering 1 · Linguistics and literature · Mathematics · Psychology
Universidad Catolica de la Santisima Concepcion71Biology 1 · Education · Engineering 1 · Linguistics and literature · Mathematics
Universidad Andres Bello70Medicine G1 (biomedical sciences)
Universidad de ChileUniversidad de ConcepcionUniversidad de Santiago de ChileUniversidad Andres BelloUniversidad Adolfo IbañezUniversidad de ValparaisoUniversidad Catolica de la Santisima Co…
U. de ChileU. de ConcepcionU. de Santiago de ChileU. Andres BelloU. de ValparaisoU. Catolica de la Santi…

Each dot an institution, near the ones whose mix is similar and joined to its two closest; red is Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, blue its 8 closest.

The newest competitions · 2025–2026

From the 2025 competitions ANID classifies every project by OECD discipline (the second level of the Frascati Manual), and Fondecyt evaluates in new groups. These 439 projects are read apart, by discipline, and are not part of the specialisation above.

010203040Ciencias fisicas35Ciencias biologicas32Ciencias quimicas24Economia y negocios23Ciencias de la tierra y del medio ambiente22Matematicas22Ciencias de la educacion21Sociologia16Historia y arqueologia15Lenguaje y literatura15
010203040Ciencias fisicas35Ciencias biologicas32Ciencias quimicas24Economia y negocios23Ciencias de la tierra y del medio ambiente22Matematicas22Ciencias de la educacion21Sociologia16Historia y arqueologia15Lenguaje y literatura15

ANID's historical register of awarded projects (CC0), cut at 31 December 2025. Institutions are matched to the SIES by name, with an explicit table for ANID's other spellings; foundations, centres and faculties with a legal personality of their own count as their own institution. Research across Chile →

The names it registers its programmes under

59 names · 2026

The wording each student enrolled under, as the institution filed it. Only names with at least three entrants are printed.

02505007501,000Ingenieria Civil806Ingenieria Comercial463College Ciencias Sociales (licenciatura)380College Ciencias Naturales y Matematicas (licenciatura)377Derecho364Agronomia E Ingenieria Forestal226Construccion Civil225Pedagogia en Educacion General Basica195Diseño160Psicologia150Periodismo - Direccion Audiovisual - Publicidad142Enfermeria136Arquitectura130Medicina Veterinaria126Pedagogia en Educacion Parvularia118
02505007501,000Ingenieria Civil806Ingenieria Comercial463College Ciencias Sociales (licenciatura)380College Ciencias Naturales y Matematicas (licenciatura)377Derecho364Agronomia E Ingenieria Forestal226Construccion Civil225Pedagogia en Educacion General Basica195Diseño160Psicologia150Periodismo - Direccion Audiovisual - Publicidad142Enfermeria136Arquitectura130Medicina Veterinaria126Pedagogia en Educacion Parvularia118

44 more names, together 2,675 entrants.

Similar institutions

Other universities with a first-year intake of similar size in 2026.

Mineduc's higher-education registers (SIES): enrolment 2007–2026 and titles 2007–2025; Mineduc's register of secondary-school leavers; and DEMRE's admission register, republished by Mineduc. They are joined person by person through the masked student id Mineduc publishes in all of them for that purpose. First-year entrants are one row per person who started that year; someone who started at two institutions counts at one. Every figure is a count of records; shares and means are taken after adding. The name is the register's own and is written as it writes it. Every university.