UPTC University Applicant Registrations for Second Semester 2019

Applicants registered for programs offered by the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC) for the second semester of 2019. The dataset includes 16 columns specifying variables for each applicant, such as demographic and academic origin. It is hosted on the Colombian open data portal, datos.gov.co, and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze enrollment distribution across academic programs (NOMBRE_PROGRAMA, NRO_PROGRAMA) and faculties (NOMBRE_FACULTAD) using 16 available columns.
• Model applicant demographics and socioeconomic background using SEXO, ESTRATO, FECHA_NACIMIENTO, and ORIGEN_GEOGRAFICO.
• Study geographic mobility and program choice by linking LUG_NACIMIENTO, LUG_EXPEDICION, DEP_GEOGRADICO, and NOMBRE_PROGRAMA.

Strengths

• Dataset provides 16 distinct columns covering demographic, geographic, and academic dimensions for each applicant.
• Data is structured for the specific time period of the second semester of 2019.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal)

Collection Method

Likely administrative records from the Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia (UPTC).

Time Range

Second semester of 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 19:24:45; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia (implied by institution and column names like DEP_GEOGRADICO, LUG_NACIMIENTO)