National University of Córdoba

The National University of Córdoba is an Argentine university located in the city of Córdoba. The university was founded in 1613 and is Argentina's oldest, as well as the third-oldest university in the Americas, behind the National University of San Marcos (Peru, 1551) and Saint Thomas Aquinas University (Colombia, 1580). Today, in terms of quality, it is rated in the top 3 in the top 10 best universities in Argentina.

It has been the country's second-largest institution in terms of students, faculty, and academic programs (behind the University of Buenos Aires) since the early twentieth century. Córdoba has gained the nickname La Docta since it was the site of the first university in what is now Argentina (roughly translated, "The Wise"). The National University of Córdoba is funded by Argentine taxpayers, yet it is independent, like all other national institutions in Argentina. This implies it has the authority to handle its own budgets, elect its own government, and impose its own rules. Admission to undergraduate study at The National University of Córdoba is not selective, as it is at most public universities in Argentina.

Location: Córdoba, Córdoba Province, Argentina