Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in the context of Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso

⭐ Core Definition: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

The Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (UC Chile; Spanish: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile) is a traditional private university based in Santiago, Chile. It is one of the thirteen Catholic universities existing in the Chilean university system and one of the two pontifical universities in the country, along with the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso. Founded in 1888, it is one of Chile's oldest universities. It is ranked among the top universities in Latin America (2nd in the region and 93th in the world as per QS Ranking 2025).

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile has a strong and long-standing rivalry with the University of Chile, as they are both widely recognized as the most traditional and prestigious in the country, and one is Catholic and the other, secular. This rivalry also translates to sports, especially football.

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Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in the context of Chicago Boys

The Chicago Boys were a group of Chilean economists who rose to prominence in the 1970s and 1980s. Most were educated at the University of Chicago Department of Economics under influential figures like Milton Friedman, Arnold Harberger, and Larry Sjaastad, or at its academic partner, the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. After returning to Latin America, they assumed key roles as economic advisors in several South American governments, most notably the military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990), where many attained the highest economic offices. Their free-market policies later influenced conservative governments abroad, including those of Ronald Reagan in the United States and Margaret Thatcher in the United Kingdom.

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