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Best Universities for Medicine & Health Sciences in Colombia 2026

Top universities for medicine and health sciences in Colombia include Universidad de los Andes (Uniandes), Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA), Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL). BrightKey has evaluated 3 institutions with relevant programs.

Evaluation draws on BrightKey's 6-dimension ratings and universities' publicly disclosed notable programs. Editorial standards.

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universities evaluated

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with an S-tier dimension

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with a full profile

Visa & post-study work

Student visa (Migrante M); no automatic post-study work visa — graduates convert via employer sponsorship

Application system

Public universities (U. Nacional) admit via their own competitive Spanish-language entrance exam; private universities (Uniandes) use the national Saber 11 plus program requirements and accept IB/A-Level/AP toward equivalence

International tuition

Public universities (U. Nacional) charge near-free income-scaled fees; top private universities (Uniandes) charge ~USD 10,000–13,000/year

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3 recommended universities, sorted by BrightKey rating

Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)

Medellín, Colombia · Founded 1803 · 1% intl

ABB

Medicine & Health Sciences programs

  • School of Public Health (Facultad Nacional de Salud Pública) — UdeA's flagship — among the most respected public-health schools in Latin America, with strong epidemiology, health-policy and community-health research.
  • Medicine (Faculty of Medicine) — One of Colombia's leading medical faculties, anchoring the university's biomedical research and affiliated hospital teaching.
  • Dentistry / Health Sciences — Well-established health-sciences cluster with a long clinical-training tradition serving Antioquia.
  • Veterinary Medicine & Zootechnics — Based at the Robledo campus, with notable teaching collections and a strong regional reputation in animal and agricultural sciences.
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