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Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de Dios (UCAD)

A private Christian university of the Assemblies of God, founded in 1983 and based in San Salvador. It had 537 students in 2024.

Updated November 2026 · Facts checked 9 November 2026

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Founded
19831
Founded
Students in 2024
5373
Students in 2024
Department where it teaches
13
Department where it teaches
Accredited in 2024
No3
Accredited in 2024

Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de Dios (UCAD)

At a glance

At a glance
Fact Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de Dios
Name Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de Dios (UCAD)
Founded 1983
Main campus San Salvador
Regional centres None listed by the Ministry
Type Private
Accredited (Ministry, 2024) No
Students in 2024 537 (-0.4% on 2023)
Website www.ucad.edu.sv

Source: Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de Dios: about UCAD; Ministry of Education: higher education statistics 2024, tables on pages 19, 28 and 29 (PDF, in Spanish)1,3

History

  • 1983: the university was given legal personality by an agreement of 1 November 1983, and its founding documents were published in the Diario Oficial on 18 November 1983.

Source: Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de Dios: about UCAD1

Faculties and programmes

  • Faculties: Sciences and Humanities; Theology; Economics and Law; Social Sciences.

Source: Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de Dios: home page2

Campuses and students

Where Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de Dios teaches 1 San Salvador
Main campus Places are approximate, by city. Click a number for the city or department. Boundaries: geoBoundaries SLV ADM1 (OpenStreetMap contributors, CC BY-SA 2.0)3
  1. 1 San Salvador Main campus; 537 students in the department of San Salvador in 2024

In 2024 the Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de Dios was number 23 of the 24 universities by enrolment, with 537 students, -0.4% on 2023. The Ministry counts students by the department where they study.3

Sources

  1. Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de Dios: about UCAD (in Spanish)
  2. Universidad Cristiana de las Asambleas de Dios: home page (in Spanish)
  3. Ministry of Education: higher education statistics 2024, tables on pages 19, 28 and 29 (PDF, in Spanish)

Facts checked 9 November 2026. Prepared by InvestSalvador.com for general information.

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