What Universidad EAN does

Universidad EAN is a private, non-profit Colombian higher education institution headquartered in Bogotá, chartered in 1969 (operating since 1967) and recognized as a University by the Ministerio de Educaci\u00f3n Nacional in 2006. It operates across three Bogotá campuses (Ean Legacy, Fundadores, Av. Chile) plus regional sites in Popayán and Villavicencio, serving approximately 501–1,000 employees and a multi-thousand-student body across pregrado, especialización, maestría, doctorado, and continuing-education programs (60+ programs total) spanning three faculties: Administración/Finanzas/Economía, Humanidades/Ciencias Sociales, and Ingeniería.

The institution's core technology stack is a multi-modality delivery model — Presencial, Virtual, PAT (Presencial Asistido por Tecnología, a signature blended synchronous methodology capped at ~20 students), Híbrida, and Blended — unified by a proprietary EanX online learning platform that also powers continuing education, idiomas, and B2B corporate training. The product portfolio is anchored in challenge-based learning ("Aprendizaje por retos") with a sustainable-entrepreneurship emphasis, and includes differentiated specializations in Machine Learning, Fintech, Cybersecurity, Data Science, and AI Management, plus a double-degree pathway with Southern Illinois University (SIU) for Administración de Empresas, Negocios Internacionales, and Mercadeo.

Universidad EAN monetizes through per-credit tuition billed by semester, with 2026 rates ranging from $250,000 to $616,000 COP/credit at pregrado, $721,000–$1,420,000 at especialización, $800,000–$1,460,000 at maestría, and $1,475,000–$1,904,000 at doctorado, plus inscripción fees ($179,000–$605,000 COP). Revenue is supplemented by continuing-education programs (idiomas, diplomados, cursos), corporate training via EanX para empresas, and Plan E+ (maestría + especialización) and Proyéctate alumni-progression bundles. Distribution runs through a self-serve institutional website, a Bogotá contact center with dedicated WhatsApp lines by audience, six bank/financing partners (Icetex, AV Villas, Fincomercio, Sufi Bancolombia, ValCredit, Lumni Respalda), and government/institutional convenios (SENA, Policía Nacional, Función Pública, ACCA, Apps.co, Cambridge International).

Name

Universidad EAN

Legal name

Universidad Ean

Website

http://universidadean.edu.co

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Universidad EAN is a private, non-profit Colombian university in Bogotá offering 60+ accredited programs across pregrado, posgrado, doctorado, and continuing education in presencial, virtual, PAT, and blended modalities, unified by its proprietary EanX platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Language Schools (611630), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Nonprofit Universities (EDAHALAK)

Keywords

• Higher education programs
• University degree programs
• Continuing education courses
• Postgraduate specializations
• Corporate training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bogotá

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Undergraduate tuition (Pregrado): Per-credit tuition billed per semester; 2026 rates range from $250,000 to $616,000 COP per credit depending on program and modality (presencial vs virtual), plus a one-time inscripción fee of $179,000 COP.
2. Postgraduate tuition (Especialización, Maestría, Doctorado): Per-credit tuition with 2026 inscripción fees of $184,000 (especialización), $491,000 (maestría), $605,000 (doctorado); specialization credit rates $721,000-$1,420,000, master's $800,000-$1,460,000, doctorate $1,475,000-$1,904,000. Billed per semester cycle.
3. Continuing education and language school fees: Per-program fees for idiomas, diplomados, cursos, and talleres (e.g., Italiano $1,650,000 COP, Inglés profesional $3,250,000, Francés Élémentaire $2,054,160, Chino $2,350,000), typically 8-11 week cohorts with defined cohorts.
4. Corporate training and B2B services (EanX para empresas / Ean Empresas): B2B revenue stream via EanX para empresas and Ean Empresas channels delivering customized corporate training, consultoria, and lifelong learning programs to organizations, leveraging the EanX platform.
5. International program fees and double-degree premium: Premium-priced international pathways including SIU double degree (with additional credits to obtain US diploma), with students assuming costs related to international dual-degree and homologation study fees.
6. Homologation and administrative fees: Study-of-homologation fees for external transfers ($179,000 pregrado, $184,000 especialización, $491,000 maestría, $605,000 doctorado), certificate fees, and derechos de grado.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion6 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Universidad EAN is a private non-profit Colombian university that delivers accredited undergraduate (pregrado), postgraduate (especialización, maestría), doctoral (doctorado), and continuing education (diplomados, cursos, idiomas) programs. It offers five learning modalities — Presencial, Virtual, PAT (blended), Híbrida, and Blended — supported by its proprietary EanX digital learning platform, and operates across three Bogotá campuses plus regional sites in Popayán and Villavicencio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EanX: Online continuing-education and lifelong-learning platform of Universidad Ean, providing 30-day access to participants of Educación Continua and Escuela de Idiomas programs; operated at eanx.co.
• Ean Empresas
• Impacta (Gerencia Impacta)

Products and services

• Carreras Profesionales (Undergraduate Degree Programs) Undergraduate (pregrado) degree portfolio of 18+ accredited programs across business administration, engineering, health administration, modern languages, psychology, communication, international business, marketing, and sustainability, available in presencial, virtual, PAT, and Blended modalities with per-credit tuition from $250,000 to $616,000 COP.
• Especializaciones (Postgraduate Specializations) Postgraduate specialization (especialización) programs across 25+ offerings in finance, cybersecurity, fintech, logistics, marketing, project management, AI, and public management, priced at $721,000–$1,420,000 COP per credit with inscripción fee of $184,000 COP.
• Maestrías (Master's Degree Programs) Master's degree (maestría) programs across 25+ offerings including MBA, MBA One Year, Data Science, AI Management, Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Project Management, Innovation, and Digital Marketing, priced at $800,000–$1,460,000 COP per credit with inscripción fee of $491,000 COP.
• Doctorados (Doctoral Programs) Four doctoral programs in Sustainability Administration, Project Management, Management, and Process Engineering, priced at $1,475,000–$1,904,000 COP per credit with inscripción fee of $605,000 COP, delivered in presencial modality.
• Educación Continua (Continuing Education: Diplomados, Cursos, Talleres, Actualízate) Short-cycle continuing education portfolio covering Diplomados (AI for executives, Data Science, Strategic Marketing, Leadership, Excel+AI), Cursos (Python, Scrum), Talleres, and Actualízate short courses, with 30 days of EanX platform access included; 80%+ attendance required.
• Escuela de Idiomas (Language School) Language school programs in Italian, English, French, Chinese (for Business), and Portuguese, with 8–11 week cohorts, 50,000 COP surcharge for incomplete placement tests, 15% discount for new students and 20% for returning students, plus 30 days of EanX access.
• SIU Double-Degree Program International double-degree pathway with Southern Illinois University (SIU) for Administración de Empresas, Negocios Internacionales, and Mercadeo y Estrategia Comercial, delivered in English with two academic periods in Miami and US internships.
• Plan E+ (Combined Master's + Specialization Bundle) Bundled program that combines a maestría with an especialización under a multi-year contract, allowing alumni and continuing students to obtain both credentials with reduced cost and time, plus homologation and 25% graduado discount benefits.
• Ean Empresas / EanX para Empresas (Corporate Training) B2B corporate training and consulting services delivered via the EanX platform, providing customized workforce upskilling, ESG and sustainability training, language programs, and technology certifications for organizations under Convenios Corporativos with SENA, Policía Nacional, and Función Pública.
• Proyéctate (Continuing Education Pathway for Prospective Students)

Quantifiable outcome

• 40% sales growth for an agricultural-export alumnus after completing the Chino para los Negocios Internacionales program (AgroExport Colombia).
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship international partner, major content collaboration, major certification partner, major qualification pathway partner, standard convenio partner, major government distribution partner, special cohort partner, public-sector cohort partner, standard accreditation partner, standard ranking body and standard regulator.

• SIU (Southern Illinois University)flagship international partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerDouble-degree partnership allowing students in Administración de Empresas, Negocios Internacionales, and Mercadeo y Estrategia Comercial (presencial or virtual) to obtain a second US diploma from SIU. Courses delivered in English; students can complete two academic periods in Miami, do internships in the US, and obtain the US credential without leaving Colombia.
• Stanford University (via Dr. Fred Luskin, Forgiveness & Reconciliation Project)major content collaborationStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversidad EAN hosts a free "Curso aprende a perdonar" co-developed with Dr. Fred Luskin (PhD Stanford, founder of the Forgiveness Project at Stanford), based on research used in post-conflict reconciliation in Sierra Leone and Northern Ireland. Distributed as an open-access 27-video YouTube series and downloadable workbook.
• Apps.co (MinTIC)major certification partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerFirst Colombian university certified with the Apps.co seal for digital business acceleration, reflecting co-development/certification of digital entrepreneurship methodology.
• ACCA (Association of Chartered Certified Accountants)major qualification pathway partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerContaduría Pública pregrado program carries an ACCA qualification option, embedding international accounting credentialing in the curriculum.
• Cambridge International Education (Cambridge Assessment)standard convenio partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerConvenio with Cambridge Assessment International Education listed under the admissions/Convenios corporativos navigation.
• SENA (Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje)major government distribution partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConvenio SENA provides discounted cohort access for SENA beneficiaries via Convenios Corporativos, with full convenio page under /admisiones/convenios-corporativos/sena.
• Policía Nacional de Colombiaspecial cohort partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConvenio Policía Nacional — co-delivered cohort-based program for national police personnel under Convenios y Becas.
• Alianza Función Públicapublic-sector cohort partnerChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStrategic alliance with Colombia's Función Pública for public-sector workforce development.
• ACBSP (Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs)standard accreditation partnerStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational business-program accreditation, listed among Acreditaciones y Certificaciones.
• UBI Globalstandard ranking bodyOthersUBI Global ranks Universidad EAN as the 12th best university incubator in the world and #1 in Colombia.
• Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC)standard regulatorOthersUniversidad EAN registers all 19 personal-data databases with the SIC and references Circulares 002 (21/08/2024) and 003 (22/08/2024) for new technologies and AI usage.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Universidad de los Andes (Chile): Chilean private university with multi-modality delivery and strong postgraduate portfolio. Comparable to Universidad EAN as a private LATAM university with postgraduate and continuing-education offerings, but serves a different national market.
• Universidad EAFIT: Top-ranked private Colombian university based in Medellín with strong business, engineering, and innovation programs plus executive education. Comparable to Universidad EAN as a private Colombian university competing in postgraduate and continuing-education, but operates primarily in a different regional market.

Broad incumbents

• Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU): Large US nonprofit university with extensive online program portfolio and international partnerships. Comparable as a nonprofit university operating large-scale online/blended higher education, providing a benchmark for the virtual/Blended modality that Universidad EAN is scaling in Colombia.
• Tecnológico de Monterrey: Large Mexican private university with extensive online programs, multiple campuses, and strong executive-education and AI/data offerings across LATAM. Comparable as a multi-modality private LATAM university with postgraduate and continuing-education portfolios, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geography.

Direct peers

• Universidad Sergio Arboleda: Bogotá-based private Colombian university offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs across business, law, and engineering. Comparable in size and private-university positioning to Universidad EAN within the same Bogotá competitive set.
• Pontificia Universidad Javeriana: Major private Colombian university with strong Bogotá presence offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs across business, engineering, medicine, and humanities. Comparable in modality mix and student segments to Universidad EAN, with a longer institutional history and stronger global brand.
• Universidad de los Andes: Top-ranked private Colombian university based in Bogotá offering undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral programs across business, engineering, law, and social sciences. Directly comparable as a multi-modality Bogotá private university competing for the same aspirant and postgraduate-student pool as Universidad EAN.
• Universidad Externado de Colombia: Bogotá-based private Colombian university strong in law, business, economics, and social sciences. Comparable to Universidad EAN as a private Colombian university competing for the same postgraduate and continuing-education demand in Bogota.
• Universidad Nacional de Colombia: Colombia's largest public university with national reach and broad program catalog including business, engineering, and sciences. Comparable as a major Colombian higher-education competitor with significant postgraduate and continuing-education offerings.
• Universidad del Rosario: Bogotá-based private Colombian university with strong postgraduate and continuing-education portfolios, including business and health sciences. Directly comparable in postgraduate/continuing-ed positioning and Bogota-centric student base to Universidad EAN.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCaDFRH9V0UF_1MS8_pUFx_Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/universidadeancolombia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/universidad-ean
• Instagraminstagram.com/universidadean
• Xx.com/universidadean

Compliance8 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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