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The below information is required while
completing the university application :
Application & Enrollment
Complete the online registration form and pay the non-refundable enrollment fee (e.g., COP?126,400 in Santa Marta) .
Choose your preferred interview slot during registration.
Required Documents
Copy of identity document (Cédula or passport).
Copy of EPS/health insurance card.
Copy of high school diploma and graduation certificate (acta de grado); if still studying, a certificate confirming final grade level .
Copy of SABER?11 (ICFES) exam results, or equivalent for foreign secondary schooling .
Recent photograph (usually 3×4 format) .
Interview & Additional Requirements
After document verification, schedule an admission interview with your faculty’s coordinator .
Applicants to School of Arts and Music must also provide audition materials (instrument performance or video) and a portfolio or intention letter explaining their artistic motivation .
International Applicants
Foreign or dual-national students need apostilled diploma, valid visa or document of student residency, and an official ICFES equivalent tes.
Know more
Despite a 2022 suspension, Sergio Arboleda regained its High-Quality Institutional Accreditation by court order in February 2023, reasserting its academic standards.
Ranked #232 in QS Latin America and placing 25th nationally by EduRank in early 2025, the university was also noted for published research output .
Awarded by Colombia’s Ministry of Education, this accreditation recognized academic excellence, institutional strength, and societal impact—making the university one of the youngest to achieve it.
This invention received the university’s first national patent from Colombia’s Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (Resolución 60333, Nov 5, 2019). Developed by Engineering students and faculty (led by David Magín Flórez Rubio), the device comprises adjustable rollers and an interface software to simulate real-world riding conditions on electric and conventional bicycles. It measures battery efficiency, motor output, and rider exertion—assisting certification labs, manufacturers, and eco-mobility testing.
Colombia’s first satellite, Libertad 1, is a 1U CubeSat (~10×10×10 cm) built by students and faculty from the university’s Space Program (Observatorio Astronómico and School of Exact Sciences & Engineering). Launched aboard a Dnepr rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome on April 17, 2007, it transmitted telemetry data (orbital parameters, temperature) over two years—far surpassing its expected 50-day lifespan—making it a pioneering national achievement .
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