Universidad Rafael Landívar

Key Highlights

• Private, nonprofit university entrusted to the Society of Jesus
• Founded in Guatemala City on 18 October 1961
• Operates a multi-campus system across nine listed Guatemalan locations
• Recognized by Guatemala’s Council of Private Higher Education

Student Life & Environment

Student participation is coordinated in part through the university’s Center for Student Leadership. At the central campus, the supported structure includes student associations, faculty groups, specialized groups, and interfaculty organizations. Across the wider campus system, the university identifies classroom representatives, faculty associations, and campus-level student representative councils. Landívar Clubs provide additional spaces organized around hobbies and shared interests. The university’s Jesuit identity is visible outside the classroom through pastoral activity, leadership formation, volunteering and social engagement, culture, and institutional programs concerned with safe environments. Participation in these activities may appeal to students seeking a values-oriented campus, but applicants should review the opportunities offered at their particular location rather than assume central-campus services are replicated everywhere. The Landívar Sports Center runs introductory training, competitive teams, directed physical activity, recreation, and larger participatory events. Published disciplines include athletics, basketball, football, futsal, taekwondo, tennis, beach and indoor volleyball, cheerleading, Zumba, and marching band. The university also stages internal and inter-university competition. No general residential-life system was verified; one official program page mentions a residence connected specifically with medical training near Hospital Roosevelt, so students in other programs should not infer that university housing is routinely available.

Location & Surroundings

The university’s administrative center and principal campus are at Vista Hermosa III, Zone 16, Guatemala City, postal code 01016. The site became the university’s main location during the 1970s and is now known as Campus San Francisco de Borja, S.J. It houses central administration and a broad academic offering, but applicants should confirm where their faculty’s classes and practical activities take place. Landívar’s geographic reach extends well beyond the capital. Its official directory lists additional locations in Quetzaltenango, La Verapaz, Huehuetenango, Quiché, Zacapa, Antigua Guatemala, Escuintla, and Jutiapa. This can allow students to pursue selected programs closer to their home region, though the complete Guatemala City portfolio is not necessarily available at every location. Prospective students should evaluate commuting time, local transportation, and private accommodation before enrolling. The reviewed sources did not provide a university-wide housing inventory, meal-plan price, or current transport schedule. The only verified residence reference was tied specifically to medical students undertaking hospital practice near Hospital Roosevelt, not to general undergraduate housing.

Costs & Career Outcomes

No comprehensive official 2026/2027 tuition table covering all undergraduate programs and campuses was found in the reviewed material. The university states that admitted students pay an enrollment charge and then register through their faculty, while available older fee documents warn that enrollment and installment amounts can change. Because charges vary by program and may be revised, applicants should request a current written calculation for their exact degree, campus, course load, and entry term. Older figures should not be treated as current. The university publishes several scholarship routes. Its current scholarship page identifies Landívar scholarships for first-entry undergraduate students at the central campus and regional system for the first cycle of 2027, alongside sports, Loyola, external, and other named schemes. Eligibility, campus coverage, deadlines, and renewal rules vary, so an applicant should consult the individual call before relying on an award. General housing or meal-plan prices were not verified and should be budgeted separately. For career support, the Landívar employment board connects students and graduates with vacancies submitted by employers in industrial, governmental, public, and recruitment sectors. Users create a profile and apply through the institutional portal; employers review applications directly. The university also describes an employment fair involving training programs, paid internships, and permanent positions. These services provide access to opportunities but do not constitute job placement or a guaranteed employment outcome.