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Accreditations and Rankings

International accreditations and memberships that support the academic quality of UPB

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Accreditations and Rankings

International accreditations and memberships that support the academic quality of UPB

Get to know us

Accreditations and Rankings

International accreditations and memberships that support the academic quality of UPB
Rankings:
QS Stars Rating System

The 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 Stars Rating System

The 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

QS Latin America University Rankings recognizes UPB as the best private university in Bolivia, highlighting its academic reputation, the employability of its graduates, internationalization, and scientific production. This recognition enhances the value of the UPB degree.

QS Latin America University Rankings

QS Latin America University Rankings recognizes UPB as the best private university in Bolivia, highlighting its academic reputation, the employability of its graduates, internationalization, and scientific production. This recognition enhances the value of the UPB degree.

America Economy – MBA Ranking Latin America

The MBA from UPB, a graduate program aimed at the training of leaders and executives, is ranked among the top 10 in Latin America, and it 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 greater regional impact professional opportunities for students.

America Economy – MBA Ranking Latin America

The MBA from UPB, a graduate program aimed at the training of leaders and executives, is ranked among the top 10 in Latin America, and it 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 greater regional impact professional opportunities for students.

Accreditations and Memberships
BGA – Business Graduates Association

UPB is the only university in Bolivia that has this international accreditation, reflecting 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, reflecting 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-evaluation processes are evaluated, ensuring the 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-evaluation processes are evaluated, ensuring the recognition of our graduates in MERCOSUR and facilitating their academic and professional mobility.

AMBA – Association of MBAs

The UPB is a member of AMBA, an international organization that supports top MBA programs. It evaluates curricular 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

The UPB is a member of AMBA, an international organization that supports top MBA programs. It evaluates curricular 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 supports 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 supports 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 that students receive top-notch education, 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 that students receive top-notch education, 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 the commitment to sustainability and responsible education. It evaluates institutional values, ethical teaching, research, partnerships, and institutional practices, ensuring that students receive training with a responsible, ethical, inclusive, and socially conscious approach, in addition to strengthening the institutional reputation of the university.

PRME – Principles for Responsible Management Education

UPB is a member of PRME, an international United Nations initiative that supports the commitment to sustainability and responsible education. It evaluates institutional values, ethical teaching, research, partnerships, and institutional practices, ensuring that students receive training with a responsible, ethical, inclusive, and socially conscious approach, in addition to strengthening the institutional reputation of the university.

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 links with industry. It analyzes academic quality in engineering, applied research, and international collaboration, providing students with access to global networks, academic mobility, and top-level training 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 links with industry. It analyzes academic quality in engineering, applied research, and international collaboration, providing students with access to global networks, academic mobility, and top-level training experiences.

BALAS – Business Association of Latin American Studies

UPB is a member of BALAS, an international academic association specialized 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 production.

BALAS – Business Association of Latin American Studies

UPB is a member of BALAS, an international academic association specialized 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 production.

CLADEA - Latin American Council of Schools of Administration

The 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 providing students and teachers access to networks of excellence in Latin America.

CLADEA - Latin American Council of Schools of Administration

The 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 providing students and teachers 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 work, environmental care, and anti-corruption. This membership assesses institutional progress through progress reports, strengthening ethical and sustainable management that directly impacts the training 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 work, environmental care, and anti-corruption. This membership assesses institutional progress through progress reports, strengthening ethical and sustainable management that directly impacts the training of professionals with values, social responsibility, and alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals.

Certifications:
ISO 9001:2015 – Quality Management

The 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

The 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

The UPB possesses the ISO 21001:2018 certification, which validates its focus on pedagogical effectiveness and learning, reflecting its commitment to quality education. It evaluates curriculum design, community participation, inclusion, accessibility, and support for students, ensuring a learning-centered education and academic excellence.

ISO 21001:2018 – Management for Educational Organizations

The UPB possesses the ISO 21001:2018 certification, which validates its focus on pedagogical effectiveness and learning, reflecting its commitment to quality education. It evaluates curriculum design, community participation, inclusion, accessibility, and support for students, ensuring a learning-centered education and academic excellence.

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JULIO LEÓN PRADO CAMPUS - JLP
COCHABAMBA

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

Undergraduate Admissions

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz 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

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 78362269

SANTA CRUZ CAMPUS


Extension of Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 (3) 50850020

Undergraduate Admissions

Prolongation Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 72139181

© UPB 2026. All Rights Reserved

JULIO LEÓN PRADO CAMPUS - JLP
COCHABAMBA

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

Undergraduate Admissions

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz 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

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 78362269

SANTA CRUZ CAMPUS


Extension of Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 (3) 50850020

Undergraduate Admissions

Prolongation Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 72139181

© UPB 2026. All Rights Reserved