Is university in Venezuela free?

I mean, in a strict kind of way, there's no “free” universities in Venezuela. Major ones (LUZ, UCV, ULA, UDO, USB) charge a low tuition fee per semester (when I went to med school on the 90's it was 500 VEB, like a dollar back then, in Zulia University, one of the biggest and highest rated ones in here). So, it is like symbolic. read more

In Venezuela you have 2 types of Universities: public (government fund) and private. Public Universities are free and have a very good reputation (at least 10 years ago). Private Universities are very expensive, and although the level of education could be good, is known that some people would buy/sell the slots, and even the degrees. read more

Venezuela has a wide array of universities, offering courses in a broad variety of subjects, spread between a total 23 public and 24 private universities located across several states. As a result of a Royal Decree signed by Philip V of Spain, the Central University of Venezuela—the country's oldest—was founded in 1721 as "Universidad Real y Pontificia de Caracas". read more

Higher education in Venezuela is free for citizens as declared under the 1999 constitution and receives 35 percent of the education budget. In 2002, more than 70 percent of higher education students came from the wealthiest of the population. To address this problem, the government established the Bolivarian University System. read more