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Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería

Public university in Managua, Nicaragua

The National University of Engineering (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, UNI) is located in Managua, Nicaragua. It is acknowledged by its meticulous and selective admission system, through a high difficulty exam with top components of math and physics. The average acceptance rate is about 6% out of a pool of more than 2,000 applicants per year.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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New building of the Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria, Managua, 2013
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The National University of Engineering (Spanish: Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, UNI) is located in Managua, Nicaragua. It is acknowledged by its meticulous and selective admission system, through a high difficulty exam with top components of math and physics. The average acceptance rate is about 6% out of a pool of more than 2,000 applicants per year. This keeps the new students compromised permanently to the "highest exigency level" of excellency.2

The story

On February 7, 1983, the Junta of National Reconstruction issued the Decree 1234 that founded the National University of Engineering (UNI). Previously, the engineering and architectural education in Nicaragua was located in the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (UNAN) and the Universidad Centroamericana (UCA).

Today, the UNI is one of the most prestigious universities in Nicaragua, organized in six schools in three different campuses, offering eleven specialties.

From Wikipedia’s article on National University of Engineering (Nicaragua), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3

Timeline

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