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Accreditations and Rankings

International accreditations and memberships that support UPB's academic quality

About us

Accreditations and Rankings

International accreditations and memberships that support UPB's academic quality

About us

Accreditations and Rankings

International accreditations and memberships that support UPB's academic quality
Rankings:
QS Stars Rating System

UPB is the only university in Bolivia with 4 stars as an institution and 5 stars in the areas of Teaching, Employability, and Online Learning. It is also evaluated in internationalization, research, and infrastructure, validating its overall quality and competitiveness in the national and international academic context.

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QS Stars Rating System

UPB is the only university in Bolivia with 4 stars as an institution and 5 stars in the areas of Teaching, Employability, and Online Learning. It is also evaluated in internationalization, research, and infrastructure, validating its overall quality and competitiveness in the national and international academic context.

QS Latin America University Rankings

UPB is positioned as the best private university in Bolivia in the QS University Rankings Latin America. This recognition evaluates indicators such as academic reputation, graduate employability, internationalization, and scientific production, strengthening the institution's positioning and the distinctive value of the UPB degree in Bolivia and in the regional market.

QS Latin America University Rankings

UPB is positioned as the best private university in Bolivia in the QS University Rankings Latin America. This recognition evaluates indicators such as academic reputation, graduate employability, internationalization, and scientific production, strengthening the institution's positioning and the distinctive value of the UPB degree in Bolivia and in the regional market.

QS World University Rankings – Business Programs

UPB's postgraduate business programs have been recognized in QS international rankings, highlighting their academic quality, practical approach, and global outlook. These results reflect the university's competitiveness in training professionals in key areas of management and finance.

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QS World University Rankings – Business Programs

UPB's postgraduate business programs have been recognized in QS international rankings, highlighting their academic quality, practical approach, and global outlook. These results reflect the university's competitiveness in training professionals in key areas of management and finance.

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QS World University Rankings – Business Programs

UPB's postgraduate business programs have been recognized in QS international rankings, highlighting their academic quality, practical approach, and global outlook. These results reflect the university's competitiveness in training professionals in key areas of management and finance.

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América Economía – Latin America MBA Ranking

The UPB MBA, a postgraduate program focused on training leaders and executives, ranks among the 10 best in Latin America, and is also the fourth best in academic quality, evaluating excellence, internationalization, return on investment, and networking. This recognition enhances the program's competitiveness and opens up greater professional opportunities with regional impact for students.

América Economía – Latin America MBA Ranking

The UPB MBA, a postgraduate program focused on training leaders and executives, ranks among the 10 best in Latin America, and is also the fourth best in academic quality, evaluating excellence, internationalization, return on investment, and networking. This recognition enhances the program's competitiveness and opens up greater professional opportunities with regional impact for students.

Accreditations and Memberships
BGA – Business Graduates Association

UPB is the only university in Bolivia that has this international accreditation, a reflection of its commitment to academic excellence, ethics, sustainability, and continuous improvement. It evaluates the quality of teaching, governance, employability, and social impact, strengthening UPB’s reputation and its international projection.

BGA – Business Graduates Association

UPB is the only university in Bolivia that has this international accreditation, a reflection of its commitment to academic excellence, ethics, sustainability, and continuous improvement. It evaluates the quality of teaching, governance, employability, and social impact, strengthening UPB’s reputation and its international projection.

MERCOSUR – ARCU-SUR System

UPB holds the ARCU-SUR accreditation, which supports its undergraduate programs and reflects its commitment to regional academic quality and professional mobility. The curriculum, faculty, infrastructure, applied research, and self-assessment processes are evaluated, ensuring recognition of our graduates in MERCOSUR and facilitating their academic and professional mobility.

MERCOSUR – ARCU-SUR System

UPB holds the ARCU-SUR accreditation, which supports its undergraduate programs and reflects its commitment to regional academic quality and professional mobility. The curriculum, faculty, infrastructure, applied research, and self-assessment processes are evaluated, ensuring recognition of our graduates in MERCOSUR and facilitating their academic and professional mobility.

AMBA – Association of MBAs

UPB is a member of AMBA, an international organization that supports top-tier MBA programs. It evaluates curriculum quality, admissions, faculty, internationalization, academic governance, and employability, ensuring that students have access to high-level training, with international standards and greater professional opportunities.

AMBA – Association of MBAs

UPB is a member of AMBA, an international organization that supports top-tier MBA programs. It evaluates curriculum quality, admissions, faculty, internationalization, academic governance, and employability, ensuring that students have access to high-level training, with international standards and greater professional opportunities.

AACSB – Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

UPB is a member of AACSB, an international organization that promotes academic excellence and innovation in business schools. It values strategy, resources, research, faculty, curriculum, and social impact, ensuring students receive a high-level education with global standards.

AACSB – Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

UPB is a member of AACSB, an international organization that promotes academic excellence and innovation in business schools. It values strategy, resources, research, faculty, curriculum, and social impact, ensuring students receive a high-level education with global standards.

EFMD Accredited – EFMD Programme Accreditation

UPB is a member of EFMD, which supports the quality and internationalization of key programs (Bachelor, Master, MBA, DBA). It values curriculum design, learning outcomes, student experience, faculty, employability, and internationalization, ensuring students receive top-level training, academic prestige, and greater professional opportunities.

EFMD Accredited – EFMD Programme Accreditation

UPB is a member of EFMD, which supports the quality and internationalization of key programs (Bachelor, Master, MBA, DBA). It values curriculum design, learning outcomes, student experience, faculty, employability, and internationalization, ensuring students receive top-level training, academic prestige, and greater professional opportunities.

PRME – Principles for Responsible Management Education

UPB is a member of PRME, an international United Nations initiative that supports commitment to sustainability and responsible education. It evaluates institutional values, ethical teaching, research, partnerships, and institutional practices, ensuring students receive training with a responsible approach, ethics, inclusion, and social awareness, while also strengthening the university's institutional reputation.

PRME – Principles for Responsible Management Education

UPB is a member of PRME, an international United Nations initiative that supports commitment to sustainability and responsible education. It evaluates institutional values, ethical teaching, research, partnerships, and institutional practices, ensuring students receive training with a responsible approach, ethics, inclusion, and social awareness, while also strengthening the university's institutional reputation.

LACCEI – Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions

UPB is a member of LACCEI, an international organization that supports academic quality in engineering and promotes innovation, applied research, and engagement with industry. It analyzes academic quality in engineering, applied research, and international engagement, providing students with access to global networks, academic mobility, and top-level educational experiences.

LACCEI – Latin American and Caribbean Consortium of Engineering Institutions

UPB is a member of LACCEI, an international organization that supports academic quality in engineering and promotes innovation, applied research, and engagement with industry. It analyzes academic quality in engineering, applied research, and international engagement, providing students with access to global networks, academic mobility, and top-level educational experiences.

BALAS – Business Association of Latin American Studies

UPB is a member of BALAS, an international academic association specializing in business and economics studies in Latin America and the Caribbean. This membership promotes participation in academic networks, conferences, and exchange spaces, strengthening research, case analysis, and academic output.

BALAS – Business Association of Latin American Studies

UPB is a member of BALAS, an international academic association specializing in business and economics studies in Latin America and the Caribbean. This membership promotes participation in academic networks, conferences, and exchange spaces, strengthening research, case analysis, and academic output.

CLADEA – Latin American Council of Schools of Administration

UPB is a member of CLADEA, an international network of schools and organizations dedicated to teaching and research in management. This membership supports institutional quality and promotes academic cooperation, strengthening research, academic mobility, and internationalization, while giving students and faculty access to networks of excellence in Latin America.

CLADEA – Latin American Council of Schools of Administration

UPB is a member of CLADEA, an international network of schools and organizations dedicated to teaching and research in management. This membership supports institutional quality and promotes academic cooperation, strengthening research, academic mobility, and internationalization, while giving students and faculty access to networks of excellence in Latin America.

UN Global Compact

UPB is a member of the UN Global Compact, a United Nations initiative that supports its commitment to human rights, responsible labor, environmental care, and anti-corruption. This membership assesses institutional progress through progress reports, strengthening ethical and sustainable management that directly impacts the education of professionals with values, social responsibility, and alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals.

UN Global Compact

UPB is a member of the UN Global Compact, a United Nations initiative that supports its commitment to human rights, responsible labor, environmental care, and anti-corruption. This membership assesses institutional progress through progress reports, strengthening ethical and sustainable management that directly impacts the education of professionals with values, social responsibility, and alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Certifications:
ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management

UPB has ISO 9001:2015 certification, which supports its quality management systems and reflects its commitment to efficiency, continuous improvement, and student orientation. It recognizes operational consistency, risk management, documentation, and internal processes, ensuring a reliable, organized, and high-level educational experience.

ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management

UPB has ISO 9001:2015 certification, which supports its quality management systems and reflects its commitment to efficiency, continuous improvement, and student orientation. It recognizes operational consistency, risk management, documentation, and internal processes, ensuring a reliable, organized, and high-level educational experience.

ISO 21001:2018 – Management for Educational Organizations

UPB holds ISO 21001:2018 certification, which validates its focus on pedagogical effectiveness and learning, reflecting its commitment to quality education. It evaluates curriculum design, community engagement, inclusion, accessibility, and student support, ensuring an education centered on learning and academic excellence.

ISO 21001:2018 – Management for Educational Organizations

UPB holds ISO 21001:2018 certification, which validates its focus on pedagogical effectiveness and learning, reflecting its commitment to quality education. It evaluates curriculum design, community engagement, inclusion, accessibility, and student support, ensuring an education centered on learning and academic excellence.

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CAMPUS JULIO LEÓN PRADO - JLP
COCHABAMBA

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5Phone: +591 (4)4178100 - +591 (4)4268287

Phone:

+591 (4)4178100 - +591 (4)4268287

Undergraduate Admissions

Cap. Victor Ustariz Avenue, Km. 6.5

Phone:

+591 78362269

CAMPUS FERNANDO ILLANES DE LA RIVA - FIR

LA PAZ

Achocalla Road Km. 3.5

Phone:

+591 (2) 2165700

Undergraduate Admissions

Achocalla Road Km. 3.5

Phone:

+591 77201229

CAMPUS SANTA CRUZ

Piraí Avenue extension between the 6th and 7th ring roads

Phone:

+591 (3) 50850020

Undergraduate Admissions

Piraí Avenue extension between the 6th and 7th ring

Phone:

+591 72139181

© UPB 2026. All Rights Reserved

CAMPUS JULIO LEÓN PRADO - JLP
COCHABAMBA

Cap. Victor Ustariz Avenue, Km. 6.5

Phone:

+591 (4)4178100 - +591 (4)4268287

Undergraduate Admissions

Cap. Victor Ustariz Avenue, Km. 6.5

Phone:

+591 78362269

CAMPUS FERNANDO ILLANES DE LA RIVA - FIR

LA PAZ

Achocalla Road Km. 3.5

Phone:

+591 (2) 2165700

Undergraduate Admissions

Achocalla Road Km. 3.5

Phone:

+591 77201229

CAMPUS SANTA CRUZ

Piraí Avenue extension between the 6th and 7th ring roads

Phone:

+591 (3) 50850020

Undergraduate Admissions

Piraí Avenue extension between the 6th and 7th ring

Phone:

+591 72139181

© UPB 2026. All Rights Reserved