Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador
University, Graduate school in Quito, Ecuador
The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) is a Catholic university in Quito, Ecuador, with more than 80 years of history. It offers technical and technological programmes (PUCE TEC), undergraduate degrees, master's programmes on campus, in hybrid format and online (PUCE Virtual), continuing education and language courses. PUCE also has campuses outside Quito.
The undergraduate catalogue covers a wide range of fields, for example:
- Business Administration, Finance and International Business
- Architecture, Graphic Design and Visual Arts
- Law, Political Science and International Relations
- Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry and Physiotherapy
- Civil Engineering, Information Systems Engineering and Data Science
- Psychology, Philosophy and Theology
The Medicine degree holds international accreditation from the World Federation for Medical Education (WFME), valid until 2033. Admission to undergraduate study is through an entrance exam or an admission course; the university also accepts transfers from other universities and students who already hold a degree. Its website has sections on scholarships and financing and on internationalisation.
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Programmes
PUCE lists more than 40 undergraduate degrees in Quito, among them:
- Business Administration, Economics, Accounting and Auditing, Marketing
- Architecture, Product Design, Graphic Design
- Law, Political Science, International Relations, Sociology
- Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, Veterinary Medicine, Clinical Psychology
- Biology, Chemistry, Microbiology, Biomedical Sciences
- Civil Engineering, Bioengineering, Data Science
- Communication, Linguistics, Literature, Applied Languages for Global Studies
- Tourism, Hospitality and Hotel Management
Technical and technological programmes are offered through PUCE TEC.
Graduate programmes
- Master's programmes on campus and in hybrid format, for graduates who want to specialise
- Online master's programmes through PUCE Virtual
- Health specialisations in medicine and nursing (intake September 2026)
Admission
Undergraduate admission routes (on-campus and blended programmes):
- Entrance exam
- Admission preparation course
- Direct entry under agreements with partner secondary schools
- Transfer from another university, with credit recognition
- Direct entry to a second degree for applicants who already hold one
- Validation of work experience
Subjects taught
- Architecture, Building and Landscape
- Architecture
- Arts, Design and Crafts
- Fine Arts
- Business
- Business Administration
- Sales
- Communications
- Communications
- Economics
- Economics
- Education
- Education
- Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Graphic and Industrial Design Engineering
- Engineering Science
- Finance
- Accounting
- Health
- Microbiology
- Human Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nursing
- Hospitality, Leisure, Tourism and Travel
- Hotel Management
- Tourism
- Human Studies and Services
- Social Work
- Humanities
- Theology
- Philosophy
- Humanities
- History
- Law
- Law
- Philology, Languages, Literature
- Literature
- French Language and Literature (in Universities)
- Philology and Linguistics
- Modern Languages
- Translation and Interpretation
- Spanish Language and Literature (in Universities)
- English Language and Literature (in Universities)
- German language and literature (in Universities)
- Italian Language and Literature (in Universities)
- Sciences
- Political Science
- Biology
- Mathematics
- Anthropology
- Archeology
- Geography
- Sociology
- Chemistry
- Psychology