Institutional development · Student experience, equity and outcomes · Chile
PUC Chile reports 712 students, 10% of 2026 enrolment, came via intercultural admission
The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile is marking an Interculturality Month centred on encounter and plural coexistence. It reports that 712 students entered through intercultural admission in 2026.
Why it matters: According to PUC Chile, the 712 students who entered through intercultural admission in 2026 make up 10% of its student enrolment.
The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC Chile, or UC) is holding an Interculturality Month that, according to its newsroom, focuses on encounter and plural coexistence.
The university said that in 2026, 712 students, equal to 10% of its student enrolment, entered through intercultural admission.
Citing the 2024 census by INE, Chile's National Statistics Institute, the university noted that 2,105,863 people in Chile belong to Indigenous peoples (11.5% of the population), 174,190 identify as Afro-descendant (0.9%) and 1,608,650 are migrants (8.8% of residents).
The university said that a wide range of languages, beliefs, memories and worldviews coexist in its corridors, courtyards and classrooms.
Editor’s view
Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor
PUC Chile is marking an Interculturality Month focused on encounter and plural coexistence, and reports that intercultural admission accounted for 712 students, or 10% of its 2026 enrolment.
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