Leihy, P.Salazar, J.2022-08-312022-08-312022Estudios Pedagogicos, sVolume 48, Issue 1, Pages 367 - 388, 20220716-050Xhttps://repositorio.unab.cl/xmlui/handle/ria/23689Indexación: Scopus.This analysis examines the present and future of the “traditional” universities of regional Chile – the members of the Council of University Rectors beyond Santiago. Departing from a previous study of the state universities, the manuscript reviews and distills signal features (regionality, tradition, and ambition) of a broader range of institutions. The scheme allows a new classification of these institutions within eight distinctive groups. It becomes possible to conceptualise their present and future while opening new avenues to support their development through public policy.esHigher education in chileRegional universitiesTraditional universitiesUniversitiesArtículoAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)10.4067/S0718-07052022000100367