COLFUTURO Yearbook Selection 2026

Areas of Study 1992-2025 2026 Total M D Total M D Total M D Total Engineering 4.845 571 5.416 21 % 227 11 238 24 % 5.072 582 5.654 22 % Business Administration 3.426 114 3.540 14 % 194 3 197 20 % 3.620 117 3.737 14 % Social Sciences 2.074 524 2.598 10 % 84 7 91 9 % 2.158 531 2.689 10% Health Sciences 1.138 238 1.376 5 % 69 5 74 7 % 1.207 243 1.450 6 % Architecture 1.700 83 1.783 7 % 67 3 70 7 % 1.767 86 1.853 7 % Basic Sciences 1.275 348 1.623 6 % 62 6 68 7 % 1.337 354 1.691 6 % Law 1.930 137 2.067 8 % 62 1 63 6 % 1.992 138 2.130 8 % Political Science and International Relations 1.577 137 1.714 7 % 53 3 56 6 % 1.630 140 1.770 7 % Arts 1.512 131 1.643 7 % 49 1 50 5 % 1.561 132 1.693 6 % Agricultural and Environmental SciencesSciences 1.233 257 1.490 6 % 40 2 42 4 % 1.273 259 1.532 6 % Education 898 204 1.102 4 % 29 4 33 3 % 927 208 1.135 4 % Economics 658 210 868 3 % 14 4 18 2 % 672 214 886 3 % Total 22.266 2.954 25.220 100 % 950 50 1.000 100% 23.216 3.004 26.220 100 % Over the past 35 years, COLFUTURO has selected 5,654 professionals to pursue studies in engineering . M = Maestría D = Doctorado Selection rates per area of study 2025 2026 Cand. Sel. Conv. Cand. Sel. Conv. Engineering 1.178 273 23 % 695 238 34 % Business Administration 961 226 24 % 642 197 31 % Social Sciences 494 120 24 % 285 91 32 % Health Sciences 314 104 33 % 233 74 32 % Architecture 321 63 20 % 212 70 33 % Basic Sciences 314 97 31 % 207 68 33 % Law 338 54 16 % 204 63 31 % Political Science and International Relations 284 72 25 % 166 56 34 % Arts 310 71 23 % 162 50 31 % Agricultural and Environmental SciencesSciences 215 56 26 % 128 42 33 % Education 190 60 32 % 97 33 34 % Economics 80 25 31 % 52 18 35 % Total 4.999 1.221 24 % 3.083 1.000 32 % Most competitive fields in 2026: Engineering and Business Administration. Cand.= Candidates Sel. = Selected Conv.= Conversion SELECTION YEARBOOK 2026 61