Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Bolívar

Key Highlights

• Public experimental university recognized in Venezuela’s official higher-education register
• Created in 1967 and inaugurated in 1970
• Operates the Sartenejas and Litoral campuses
• Official records document active degree conferral in March 2026

Student Life & Environment

Student support is coordinated principally through the Dirección de Desarrollo Estudiantil. Its structure covers social welfare, nutrition, health, counseling and human development, student activities and organizations, with a dedicated unit for the Litoral campus. The student portal also directs students to information about dining, transportation, medical services, academic procedures and official communication channels. Specific support programs include preventive health education, hospital-care assistance for eligible undergraduates without private insurance, and specialized assistance for students with disabilities. In May 2026, the university was advertising free nutritional assessments for members of the USB community in both in-person and synchronous online formats. Availability and appointment procedures can change during the trimester, so students should confirm services directly with the responsible department. Organized campus life includes student centers, cultural activities, sports and community-service initiatives. Official 2026 notices describe student-center participation in the Infocarrera event, cultural programming and induction for compulsory community service. These activities indicate an active campus community, but no current official inventory of clubs or guaranteed schedule was located. Likewise, the reviewed official sources do not establish university-operated student housing. Students needing accommodation should ask USB whether any residence assistance exists and independently assess commuting and rental arrangements.

Location & Surroundings

The main Sartenejas campus lies in the Valle de Sartenejas in Baruta, Miranda state, south of Caracas. Although the database city is Caracas, the official address places the campus in Baruta within the wider metropolitan area. This setting differs from a central-city campus, making transport planning important for students who live elsewhere in Caracas. Official student information includes transportation guidance, but routes and operating times should be checked for the relevant trimester. USB’s second principal site is the Litoral campus at Camurí Grande, on the Naiguatá–Los Caracas road near Naiguatá. It has its own academic and administrative offices while remaining part of the same university. Applicants should not assume that enrollment at one campus provides the same daily access to facilities or programs at the other. Campus assignment can materially affect commuting, housing and academic choices. Prospective students should confirm where required courses are taught before arranging accommodation. The reviewed university sources did not provide a current official housing directory or residential guarantee. International and out-of-area students should therefore obtain campus-specific guidance from the academic coordination and assess local transport, rental conditions and personal logistics before committing.

Costs & Career Outcomes

No reliable university-wide undergraduate tuition or total cost-of-attendance figure for 2026/2027 was found in the reviewed official sources. USB is a public institution, but that classification alone does not establish that every student, service or program is free of charge. Applicants should obtain a written, current breakdown covering registration, administrative charges, materials, transport, meals and any program-specific costs. International students should also ask whether their status changes the applicable charges. For postgraduate study, the official enrollment page for academic year 2025–2026 links to fee and payment information and provides forms for quarterly exemptions, financing and deferred payment. Because the page does not expose a stable, comprehensive price table in its accessible text, no amount is reproduced here. Graduate candidates should confirm the charge per course or credit, payment currency, exchange basis and exemption conditions with the relevant coordination before enrolling. No verified current estimate for rent or university housing was located. Students should budget according to their assigned campus and commuting needs rather than treating Caracas and Camurí Grande as interchangeable locations. Career preparation is embedded in parts of USB’s curriculum through intermediate or long internships, degree projects and professional study plans. Official 2026 notices show active administration of internship documentation. However, no current institution-wide placement rate, employer list or graduate salary dataset was found. Students should compare each program’s curriculum, internship format and professional scope and ask its coordination for recent, program-specific outcomes.