Private Nonprofit university in Santiago, Chile, founded 1888

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile Admission 2027

The Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago was founded in 1888 and had 31,859 undergraduate and 5,174 master's and doctoral students in 2023. Undergraduate tuition for 2026 runs from CLP 4,140,000 to CLP 10,720,000 a year, plus a CLP 195,000 enrolment fee. Applicants who finished secondary school abroad can apply for first-semester 2027 entry until 28 October 2026.

Verified 15 Sep 2026 Sources Official site
Next deadline
28 Oct 2026
First semester 2027, Bachelor, regular, 30 days left
Tuition
CLP 4,140,000 to CLP 10,720,000
per year
English test
Not listed
waiver possible
Acceptance rate
Not published
Application fee
CLP 107,230
37,033 students

Admission at a glance

Applicants who completed at least the last two years of secondary school abroad, and have not studied at university, can apply to UC's undergraduate programmes through the special admission route for secondary education abroad instead of Chile's national entrance test. For entry in the first semester of 2027 there are two application periods: 24 August to 24 September 2026, until 13:00, with an application fee of CLP 107,230 for external applicants, and 28 September to 28 October 2026 with a fee of CLP 161,150. Both periods share the same assessments, held from 16 November to 4 December 2026, and results are published on 28 December 2026. The application fee is not refunded if the candidate is rejected. Some programmes set minimum grades on the Chilean scale, such as 5.0 for Architecture and 5.5 for Medicine, Dentistry, Physiotherapy, Nutrition and Psychology. Teaching is in Spanish, and UC recommends a B2 level, shown for example by DELE or SIELE. Master's admission is run by each programme, which sets its own application fee and dates; 2027 master's deadlines have not been published.

Deadlines

All rounds
LevelIntakeRoundClosesStatusSource
BachelorFirst semester 2027Regular28 Oct 2026Open15 Sep 2026

What changed

Full log
  • Application Fee Currency: none to CLP
  • Application Fee Amount: none to 107230
  • Tuition Currency: none to CLP
  • Tuition Intl Max: none to 10720000
  • Tuition Intl Min: none to 4140000
Sources, checked 15 September 2026
  1. https://admision.uc.cl/vias-de-admision/admision-especial-y-complementaria/calendario/
  2. https://admision.uc.cl/vias-de-admision/admision-especial-y-complementaria/ensenanza-media-en-el-extranjero/
  3. https://admision.uc.cl/vias-de-admision/admision-especial-y-complementaria/requisitos-para-postulantes-extranjeros/
  4. https://admision.uc.cl/financiamiento-y-matricula/financiamiento-y-matricula-futuros-estudiantes/aranceles-de-pregrado/
  5. https://admision.uc.cl/carreras/medicina/
  6. https://admision.uc.cl/carreras/pedagogia-en-religion-catolica/
  7. https://admision.uc.cl/postgrado/magister/magister-en-administracion-de-empresas-internacional/
  8. https://www.uc.cl/universidad/nuestra-historia/
  9. https://www.uc.cl/transparencia