List of universities in Ecuador - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a partial list of universities in Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...

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Year founded	Institution	English translation	Type	Ecuadorian city (main administrative campus)	Website (all in Spanish Spanish language Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the... )
1869	Escuela Politécnica Nacional	National Polytechnic School National Polytechnic School The National Polytechnic School , also known as EPN, is a public university located in Quito, Ecuador.- History :...	public university Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...	Quito Quito San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...	epn.edu.ec
1826	Universidad Central del Ecuador	Central University of Ecuador Central University of Ecuador The Central University of Ecuador is a national university located in Quito, Ecuador. It is the oldest university in Ecuador, and one of the oldest in the Americas...	national university National university A national university is generally a university created or run by a government, but which at the same time operates autonomously without direct oversight or control by the state. Some national universities are closely associated with national cultural or political aspirations...	Quito Quito San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...	uce.edu.ec
1958	Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral The Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral is a Public university located on Guayaquil, Guayas Province in Ecuador. ESPOL currently has five University Faculties or Schools fifteen Research centers and several associated centers providing Twenty-six Undergraduate degrees and ten Master's degree...		public university Public university A public university is a university that is predominantly funded by public means through a national or subnational government, as opposed to private universities. A national university may or may not be considered a public university, depending on regions...	Guayaquil Guayaquil Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...	espol.edu.ec
	Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador	Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador		Quito Quito San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...	puce.edu.ec
1867	Universidad de Cuenca	University of Cuenca University of Cuenca University of Cuenca is an Ecuadoran university located in Cuenca. University of Cuenca is the principal university of Azuay Province. The university was founded in 1867....		Cuenca Cuenca Cuenca may refer to:In Ecuador:* Cuenca, Ecuador, capital of the Azuay Province and named in honor to the spanish city. Cuenca basin , the drainage basin Cuenca basin , a geologic structural basinIn the Philippines:...	ucuenca.edu.ec
	Universidad San Francisco de Quito Universidad San Francisco de Quito Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ is a liberal-arts, non-profit, private university located in Quito, Ecuador. It was the first totally-private self-financed university in Ecuador and the first liberal-arts institution in the Andean region...	San Francisco de Quito University	non-profit Nonprofit organization Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends... private university Private university Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...	Quito Quito San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...	usfq.edu.ec
	Universidad Internacional SEK (Ecuador)	International University SEK (Ecuador)			uisek.edu.ec
	Universidad Agraria del Ecuador	Agrarian University of Ecuador		Guayaquil Guayaquil Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...	uagraria.edu.ec
	Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar	Simón Bolívar Andean University		Quito Quito San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...	uasb.edu.ec
1962	Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, UCSG, is a private, catholic, higher education center, along with Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador in Ecuador.- History :...	Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil	private university Private university Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...	Guayaquil Guayaquil Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...	ucsg.edu.ec
1993	Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo	Holy Spirit University of Specialties		Guayaquil Guayaquil Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...	uees.edu.ec
	Universidad del Azuay	University of Azuay		Cuena	uazuay.edu.ec
1997	Universidad Del Pacifico – Ecuador	University of the Pacific (Ecuador)	non-profit Nonprofit organization Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends... private university Private university Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...		upacifico.edu.ec
	Universidad Internacional del Ecuador	International University of Ecuador			internacional.edu.ec
	Universidad Nacional de Loja	National University of Loja			unl.edu.ec
	Universidad Tecnológica América	America Technological University			unita.edu.ec
1971	Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja La Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja was officially recognized by the Ecuadorian State according to the executive decree No. 646 published in the official record No. 217 on May 5, 1971...	Particular Technical University of Loja	private university Private university Private universities are universities not operated by governments, although many receive public subsidies, especially in the form of tax breaks and public student loans and grants. Depending on their location, private universities may be subject to government regulation. Private universities are...	Loja Loja, Ecuador Loja is the capital of Ecuador's Loja Province. It is located in the Cuxibamba valley in the south of the country, sharing borders with the provinces of Zamora-Chinchipe and El Oro, and with Peru in the south...	utpl.edu.ec
1984	Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo The Universidad Técnica Estatal de Quevedo , is located in Quevedo, Ecuador central city and economic capital of the province of Los Rios Province...	University Technical State of Quevedo		Quevedo Quevedo, Ecuador Quevedo is a city in Ecuador located in the Los Rios Province. It is the seat of Quevedo Canton, a vibrant community founded in 1943. According to the latest census, Quevedo's population is 173,000. Located at 237 km SW of Quito , or, 183 km NE of Guayaquil...	uteq.edu.ec

CONESUP (Consejo Nacional de Educacion Superior, National Council of Higher Education), is the highest authority in matters of university studies in Ecuador conesup.net.

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