With a look to the future, which seeks to anticipate the phenomena in development in the 21st century, the Universidad del Desarrollo will consolidate itself as a recognized innovative and audacious institution in the permanent transformation of the university experience of its students and the impact that its academia generates in society.
Master's Programmes
About
History
The University was founded in Concepción in 1990, in the residence of a well known family, located in the Trinitarias Street in downtown Concepción. Its founders were Joaquín Lavín, Carlos Délano, Ernesto Silva, Cristián Larroulet, Hernán Büchi and Federico Valdés.
Global Student Satisfaction Awards 2021
GSSA 2021
The Global Student Satisfaction Awards empower students across the globe to determine the best universities of 2021. Universities with a score above 4.0 (out of 5) in any of the 8 award categories, receive Badges of Excellence. Congratulations!
University Ranking
World University Rankings by Times Higher Education
2023
601 -100
2022
501 -100
2021
401
World University Rankings is a vital resource that provides the definitive list of the world's best universities. They look at how often they're producing new ideas, what their reputation is around the world, and how much they're contributing to science and academic fields. After calculating and comparing these criteria, THE ranks the universities accordingly.
QS World University Rankings by TopUniversities
2023
1201 -200
2022
1001
2021
-
QS World University Rankings is one of the top international rankings measuring the popularity and performance of universities all over the world. They measure university reputation based on the impressions of higher education experts, companies who hire graduates, and teaching quality. QS also considers the ratio of international teachers and students present at universities, as well as the times research papers were mentioned by researchers. After calculating and comparing these criteria, QS ranks the universities accordingly.
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report
2023
1243
2022
-
2021
-
Best Global Universities Rankings by U.S. News & World Report presents all the top universities from the U.S. and 60 other countries around the world. They measure the rate of students going to their second year of studies, as well as the rate of students who graduate. It also asks university representatives on the performance of universities, and evaluates university resources, teacher salaries, graduation rates, student academic achievements and satisfaction. After calculating and comparing these criteria, U.S. News ranks the top international universities accordingly.
Services
Library services
The Library aims to select, acquire, organize and disseminate relevant information to support the academic activities of the University.
Medical services
UDD Santiago ClinicThe building, inaugurated in 2009, has 100 dental chairs, three surgery pavilions, a sterilization center, five X-ray rooms, a plaster laboratory, three auditoriums, a library, five classrooms, computer laboratories and rooms study, as well as adapted facilities such as kinesiotherapy gyms and audiometry rooms.
Student Life
Campus life
The campus has 65,895 Square meters built of which 2,364 Square meters are for Libraries
and 10,982 Square meters for laboratories and workshops.
Sports facilities
UDD features football, hockey, volleyball, rodeo, tennis and basketball teams, competing within higher education leagues and championships.
Accreditation
The University applied and got accreditation for five years in 2006, in the areas of Institutional Management, Degree-Conducing Teaching, Vinculation with the Environment, and Continuous Education.
Student Reviews
UDD Experience
Javiera Alarcón Jara rated 5 out of 5 stars
My experience at Universidad del Desarrollo (UDD) was really good, the university has the best business program of the region (south of Chile) and teachers that are fully commited to your education, they give you all the knowledge and tools that they have in order to make you the best professional. The program is very complete, you have Entrepreneurship courses, Economics,...
Improve page content