Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Guatemala

UFM at a Glance

Enrollment (1996)

Undergraduate 6,037
Graduate 743
Medical/Dental 366
Non-degree 105
Distance Education 5,532
Total (Women=47%): 12,783
Admissions
Applications should be submitted mid-year for January admission. Admissions exams, required for most bachelor and licenciatura programs, are administered mid-year on campus.

Tuition fees

Regular programs $2,000 - $2,500/year (all nationalities)
Medical/Dental $2,942 - 3,330/year (Guatemalans)
$4,183 - $4,645/year (Latin Americans)
$8,375 - $9,425/year (others)
Distance Education $375/year (all nationalities)

Financial aid
Deferred tuition; scholarships; tuition waiver for staff and faculty children.
Degrees awarded
Regular programs: Associate, profesorado, baccalaureate, licenciatura (licentiate), master's, Ph.D., medical, dental.
Distance education program: Licenciatura.
Academic programs
Accounting, architecture, business administration, computer science, dentistry, distance education, economics, education, electronics, law, mass communication sciences, medicine, philosophy, political science, psychology, secondary teacher training, social sciences, systems engineering, theology.
Required courses
Economics; Social Philosophy of Hayek; Social Philosophy of Mises
Language of instruction
Spanish. Knowledge of English required in all programs at the bachelor and licenciatura levels, with minimum acceptable TOEFL scores as degree requirement. English often the language of instruction in seminars, courses, and lectures given by visiting professors.
Academic calendar
Semesters (undergraduate) and quarters (graduate and distance education). Guatemalan academic year begins in January.
Formal commencements
May and December.
Governing boards
Board of Trustees (fifty members) and Board of Directors (nine members).
Student associations.
ACE (economics)
AGPIDI (international law)
AIESEC, (economics)
CEF (computer science)
CEUM (general)
Coordinating Committee of Student Associations.
FORVM (law)
Honor Committee (law)
Vistazo (newspaper)
Publications
Law Journal (Revista de la Facultad de Derecho)
Economics Journal (Laissez-Faire)
Distance Education Magazine (Futuro)
Books published by UFM in Spanish
Video of Campus (in Spanish)

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Undergraduate	6,037
Graduate	743
Medical/Dental	366
Non-degree	105
Distance Education	5,532
Total (Women=47%):	12,783

Regular programs	$2,000 - $2,500/year (all nationalities)
Medical/Dental	$2,942 - 3,330/year (Guatemalans)
	$4,183 - $4,645/year (Latin Americans)
	$8,375 - $9,425/year (others)
Distance Education	$375/year (all nationalities)

Universidad Francisco MarroquínGuatemala

UFM at a Glance

Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Guatemala