Pontifical Xavierian University

Coordinates: 4°37′44.20″N 74°3′53.46″W / 4.6289444°N 74.0648500°W / 4.6289444; -74.0648500

The Pontifical Xavierian University (in Spanish La Pontificia Universidad Javeriana) is a private higher education institution founded in 1623. It is one of the oldest, most traditional, and prestigious Colombian universities, directed by the Society of Jesus, with its main facilities in Bogotá and a second campus in Cali. "La Javeriana", as it is known by its students, has traditionally educated the Colombian elite, and it is one of the 28 universities entrusted to the Society of Jesus in Latin America and one of 114 around the world.

The Javeriana University in Bogotá has 18 schools comprising 61 departments and 181 academic programs catering to areas of knowledge, giving the university its multidisciplinary nature. It has 45 buildings in 445 acres (1.80 km²). The Javeriana University in Cali offers 18 schools in four faculties. It is located in Pance in southern Cali and it is one of the most remarkable educational institutions in the city. Its Law School recently got its high quality accreditation granted to it by Resolution 6808 August 6, 2010, of the Ministry of National Education. The campus in Cali has sectional divisions of the Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC), Temple University's Fox School of Business, and others.