Universities and Programs
Today, more than 40 higher education centers are functioning in the Dominican Republic with a total enrollment of more than 280,000 students.
The governmental body responsible for supervising and directing Dominican higher education is the Secretariat of the State of Higher Education, Science and Technology ( www.seescyt.gov.do ).
In this section, you will find a selection of the principal universities of the country and the undergraduate, graduate and masters programs offered.
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo -UASD
Ciudad Universitaria, Santo Domingo, D.N.
Apartado Postal No. 1355
Tel: (809) 508-7375 / 535-1767 | Fax: (809) 508-7374
rectoria.uasd@verizon.net.do
http://www.uasd.edu.do/
Created by Papal Bull, issued by Pope Paul III (10-28-1538)
Programs OfferedMasters
Faculty of Humanities
– Masters of Education, with a focus in Social Sciences
– Masters of Educational Technology
– Masters of Teacher Education
– Masters of Early Childhood Educational Administration
– Masters of Applied Linguistics in the Teaching of Spanish
– Masters of Bilingual Education
– Masters of Language and Literature
– Masters of Modern Languages, with a focus in English
– Masters of Applied Linguistics in the Teaching of the English Language
– Masters of Mathematics Education
– Masters of Research Methodology and Epistemology
– Masters of School Psychology
– Masters of School Psychology and Counseling
– Masters of Clinical Psychology
– Masters of Industrial Psychology
Faculty of Sciences
– Masters of Environmental Chemistry
– Masters of Ecology and the Environment
– Masters of Mathematics for Educators
– Masters of Telecommunications
Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences
– Masters of Applied Statistics
– Masters of Business and Economic International Relations
– Masters of Organizational Development
– Masters of Population and Development
– Masters of Management Accounting
Faculty of Juridical Sciences and Politics
– Masters of Law and International Relations
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
– Masters of Energy and Environmental Protection
Faculty of Health Sciences
– Masters of Higher Health Education
– Masters of Infant and Maternal Health and Adolescence
– Masters of Occupational Health
– Masters of Natural Physiology and Pathology
Faculty of Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences
– Masters of Technology Transfer
– Masters of Tropical Soil Management and Conservation
Instituto Cultural Dominico Americano -ICDA
Ave. Abraham Lincoln, 21, Santo Domingo
Tel.: (809) 535-0665 • Fax: (809) 533-8652
http://www.icda.edu.do/espanol/unicda/index.asp
Recognized by Decree No. 389-01 del 20/3/2002
Programs Offered
Bachelors and Engineering Degrees
Graduate programs
Specialty in Education, with a focus in English
Technical Level
Av. Gustavo Mejía Ricart #211, Santo Domingo, RD.
Tel.: (809) 540-7300 | Fax: 567-7424
http://www.ince.edu.do/
Recognized by Decree Nr.415 de 10/12/1974
Programs Offered
• Surveying
• Civil Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
Instituto Politécnico Loyola -IPL
Padre Ángel Arias, #1, San Cristóbal
Tel.: (809) 528-3503 | Fax: 528-9229
Recognized as a center of higher education by Decree No. 083 de 25/02/1989
Programs Offered
Instituto Superior de Agricultura -ISA
Km. 5, La Herradura, Santiago de los Caballeros
Apartado Postal 166
Tel.: (809)247-2000 / Fax: (809)247-2626
webmaster@isa.edu.do
http://www.isa.edu.do/
Recognized by Decree Nr. 651 de 30/06/1986
Programs Offered
Associate level
Undergraduate level
Graduate level
Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo -INTEC
Av. Los Próceres, Galá, Santo Domingo
Tel.: (809) 567-9271 / Fax: (809) 566-3200
http://www.intec.edu.do/
Recognized by Presidential Degree No. 3673 of July 4, 1973
Programs Offered
Area of Social Sciences
Psychology
Social Work
Graduate Degree in Psychology of Terminal Diseases and Death
Graduate Degree in Specialization of Social Sciences Education
Graduate Degree in Community Intervention
Graduate Degree in Community Participation
Masters of Gender and Development
Masters of Social Sciences
Masters of Sustainable Human Development
Area of Humanities
Graduate Degree in Language and Mathematics Pedagogy in Early Basic Education
Instituto Tecnológico del Cibao Oriental -ITECO
Av. Universitaria, No. 100, Cotuí, Prov. Sánchez Ramírez
Tel.: (809) 585-2291 * Fax: (809) 240-0603
Recognized by Decree Nr. 820 de 25/2/1983
Programs Offered
These degrees are given at the associate/technical and bachelors levels
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra -PUCMM
Autopista Duarte KM 1 1/2, Santiago de los Caballeros (Principal)
Tel.: (809) 580-1962
Abraham Lincoln Esq. Rómulo Betancourt, Santo Domingo
Apartado 2748
Tel.: 535-0111, Fax: 534-7060
http://www.pucmm.edu.do
Recognized by Law No. 6150 de 31/12/1962
Programs Offered
Faculty of Sciences and Humanities
Bachelors degree in Primary Education
Teachers Degree in Primary Education
• Masters of Educational Center Quality Evaluation and Administration,dual degree with the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria, affiliated with Universidad Complutense of Madrid, España.
• Masters of Educational Mathematics
Faculty of Social and Administrative Sciences
Bachelors degree in Business Administration
Technical Degree in Business Administration
Bachelors degree in Hotel Administration
Bachelors degree in Social Communication
Bachelors degree in Accounting
Degree in Accounting Technology
Bachelors degree in Psychology
Masters of Business Administration (Concentrations:: Finance , Marketing , Operations , Strategy , International Business)
• Masters of Public Management
• Masters of Business Law and Economic Legislation
• Masters of Strategic Administration
• Graduate degree in Corporate Finance
• Graduate degree in Hotel Administration
• Graduate degree in Business Economics
• Graduate degree in Civil Procedural Law
Faculty of the Engineering Sciences
Degree in Electromechanical Engineering, concentration in Electrics
Degree in Electromechanical, concentration in Mechanical
Degree in Electrical Engineering Technology
Degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology
Degree in Electrical Engineering
Degree in Telematics Engineering
Technology Degree in Electrical Engineering
Technology Degree in Telematics
Degree in Industrial Engineering
Degree in Industrial Technology
Degree in Systems and Computing Engineering
Technology Degree in Systems and Computing
Masters of Logistical Administrationdual degree with the Escuela de Organización Industrial, Spain
Masters of Converging Network Engineering with the endorsement of Corporación Avaya
• Masters of Industrial Engineering, dual degree with Texas A & M, Texas, United States
• Masters of Computer Technology
• Masters of R·I·T Service Management
• Graduate Degree in Industrial Engineering
• Graduate Degree in Advanced Database Analysis
Bachelors degree in Physical Therapy
Degree in Physical Therapy Technology
Universidad Abierta para Adultos -UAPA
Ave. Hispanoamérica, Urbanización Thomén, Santiago de los Caballeros
Apartado Postal 1238
Tel.: (809) 724-0266; Fax: (809) 724-0329
Recognized by Decree No. 230 del 10/12/95
http://www.uniabierta.edu.do/siteuapa.net/default.aspx
Programs Offered
Mercadeo (Marketing) (see program)
Business Administration (see program)
Tourism Business Administration (see program)
Clinical Psychology (see program)
Industrial Psychology (see program)
Educational Psychology (see program)
Educational Science (Focus on Basic Education) (see program)
Educational Science (Focus on Research Education) (see program)
Educational Science (Focus on Teaching of the Spanish Language in Secondary Education) (see program)
Educational Science (Focus on Teaching of Foreign Languages) (see program)
Educational Science (Focus on Social Sciences in Secondary Education) (see program)
Modern Languages (Focus on Tourism) (see program)
Business Accounting ( (see program)
Educational Science (Focus on Natural Sciences in Secondary Education) (see program)
Management Computer Science (see program)
Masters of Education Science (Focus on Educational Center Management) (see program)
Specialty in Education Science (Focus on Educational Center Management) program
Masters of Mercadeo (with a focus in Gerencia de Mercadeo) ver pensum
Masters of (Focus on Marketing Management) (see program)
Universidad Adventista Dominicana -UNAD
Autopista Duarte km 74 1/2 Sonador, Piedra Blanca
Tel:(809)-525-7533-36 Fax:(809)-525-4048
http://www.unad.edu.do/Home1024.html
Recognized by Decree No.3482 de 08/11/82
Programs offeredUniversidad APEC (Acción Pro Education y Cultura)
Av. Máximo Gómez, #72, Santo Domingo, D.N.
Apartado Postal No. 1497
Tel.: (809) 686-0021 • Fax: (809) 685-5581
apec@apec.edu.do
http://www.unapec.edu.do/
Recognized by Decree No.2985 of 1968.
Universidad Católica Nordestana -UCNE
Los Arroyos, San Francisco de Macorís, Provincia Duarte
Tel.: 809-588-3505 / Fax: 809-244-1647
http://www.ucne.edu/
Recognized by Decree No. 3487 of July 14, 1978
Universidad Católica Santo Domingo –UCSD
C/Santo Domingo, #3, Ens. La Julia, Santo Domingo, D.N.
Apartado Postal No.2733
Telf.: (809) 544-2812 / Fax: (809) 472-0902
http://www.ucsd.edu.do/
Recognized by Decree No. 2048 de 06-08-1984
Faculty of Religious Sciences
Faculty of Humanities
Faculty of Education
Faculty Juridical Science and Politics
Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences
Faculty of Social Sciences and Communication
Faculty of Architecture and Fine Arts
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty of Science and Technology
Universidad Católica Tecnológica del Cibao –UCATECI
http://www.ucateci.edu.do/
Decree No.764/86 de 08/12/1986
Autopista Duarte Km.1, Ave. Universitaria, La Vega, Rep. Dom.
tel.: 573-1020, 573-3863, 573-4202 | fax 573-6194
Programs offered
Higher Technical Level:
Graduate Level
Graduate Level
Universidad Central del Este -UCE
Av. Francisco Caamaño Deñó, San Pedro de Macorís,
República Dominicana
Tel.: (809) 529-3562 | FAX (809) 529-5146
http://www.uce.edu.do/
Recognized by Decree No. 1205 of 7-2-1971
Programs offered
Health Sciences
Administrative and Systems Sciences
Engineering and Natural Resources
Sciences and Humanities
Universidad Central Dominicana de Estudios Profesionales -UCDEP
Avenida Independencia, Km 9, (Colegio San Gabriel)
Apartado Postal 1263 Santo Domingo, D.N.
Tels.: (809) 508-3279 / 532-3599 / Fax: (809) 699-2675
http://www.ucdep.edu.do/
Recognized by Decree No.2711 of 1-29-1985
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
1- Higher Technical and Bachelors Degrees:
2- School of Education (courses from Monday to Saturday) Teaching and Bachelors Degrees:
3- School of Psychology, Bachelors Degrees:
4- School of Library Science, Bachelors Degree:
5- Bachelors degree in Law
Faculty of Health Sciences
1-Bachelors:
2- Higher Technical Degree
Universidad de la Tercera Edad -UTE
C/ Camila Henríquez Ureña Esq. Jesús Maestro, Mirador Norte, Santo Domingo
Tel.:(809) 482-7093 / Fax: 482-0109
www.ute.edu.do
Recognized by Decree No.56 of 2-26- 1992
Programs offered
Bachelors Degrees
Universidad del Caribe -UNICARIBE
Autopista 30 de Mayo, Km. 71/2, Urb. Tropical
P.O. Box: 4756 Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Tel: 809 616-1616 | Fax: 809 535-0489
inf@unicaribe.edu.do
http://www.universidaddelcaribe.edu.do/unicaribe.asp
Recognized by Decree No. 01 of 12-12-96
Programs offered
Higher Technical Level
Graduate level
Diplomas
Universidad Dominicana O & M
Av. Independencia, #200, Santo Domingo, D.N.
Tels.: 809-533-2648 / 809-535-0084
www.udoym.edu.do
Decree No. 3436, Date: 07/13/1978
Programs offered
Universidad Eugenio María de Hostos –UNIREMHOS
Ave. Abraham Lincoln, No.126
Tel.:809-532-2495 / Fax: 809-535-4636
http://www.uniremhos.edu.do/
Programs offered
At the bachelor’s degree level:
At the technical level:
At the postgraduate level:
Universidad Federico Henríquez y Carvajal (UFHC)
C/ Isabel Aguiar, #100, casi Esq. Guarocuya, Herrera,
Santo Domingo
Tel.: (809) 813-1806
http://www.ufhec.edu.do/demo1/
Recognized by Decree No. 57 of 12-02-1991
Programs offered
Engineering:
Universidad Iberoamericana –UNIBE
Ave. Francia, #129, Gazcue, Santo Domingo
Tel.: 809-689-4111, Fax: 809-687-9384
Recognized by Decree No.3371 of 12-7-1982
http://www.unibe.edu.do/
Programs offered
Graduate / Masters
Masters of Higher Education
– International Masters in Business Administration
– Graduate Program and Medical Residencies
Specialization in Endodontics
– Specialization in Maxillary Orthopaedia and Orthodontics
Specialization in Dental Pediatrics
Universidad Interamericana -UNICA
C/Dr. Báez, # 2 y 4, Gazcue, Santo Domingo
Apartado Postal 20687
Tel.: 809-685-6562 / 685-2529 / Fax: 809-689-8581
unica@verizon.net.do
http://www.unica.edu.do/
Recognized by Decree No.471 of 11-13-1982
Programs offered
Faculty of Science and Technology
Faculty of Juridical Science and Politics
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Graduate degrees
Diplomas:
Specialties and Masters:
Doctorates:
Doctorate in Pedagogical Sciences
In coordination with the Universidad Pedagógica Enrique José Varona, of Habana, Cuba.
Technical Level Programs:
Universidad Odontológica Dominicana, UOD.
Prolongación Avenida 27 de Febrero, Calle 1era, Las Caobas
809-560-7461 / Fax: 560-7471
http://www.uod.edu.do/
adm@uod.edu.do , kasparov@verizon.net.do
Recognized by Decree No. 3257 de 06/23/1985
Programs offered
Technical Majors
Universidad Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU)
Aut. Duarte, Km. 5 ½, Santo Domingo
809-562-6601
webmaster@unphu.edu.do
www.unphu.edu.do
info@unphu.edu.do
Universidad Tecnológica de Santiago –UTESA
Av. Estrella Sadhalá, Esq. Av. Circunvalación, Santiago de los Caballeros
Tel.: (809) 582-7156 / Fax: (809) 582-7644
Apartados de Correo: 658 y 685.
www.utesa.edu
Recognized by Decree No. 3432 of June 17, 1978
Programs offered
Programs offered
Higher Technical Level
Bachelors degree level
Scholarships and Exchange Programs
1. National Scholarships Programs. The Scholarship Program of the Secretariat of the State of Higher Education, Science and Technology, SEESCYT, is a program that has as its principal objective:
“Offer educational opportunities to underprivileged young people and proven intellectual capacity throughout the country (provinces and municipalities), as a way to promote equality of opportunities and academic excellence.”
The Secretariat of the State of Higher Education, Science and Technology, SEESCYT, has the following National Scholarship Programs:
For more information, please contact the National Scholarship Department. Address: Av. Enrique Jiménez Moya, Esq. Juan de Dios Ventura Simó, Centro de los Héroes (LA FERIA) Email: becasnacionales@hotmail.com. Telephone: 809-533-3381 Ext. 2