espanolEste articulo analiza la eficiencia y los cambios productivos en la cobertura de las 32 instituciones de educacion superior colombianas pertenecientes al Sistema de Universidades Estatales durante el periodo 2003-2012. Para tal fin, se empleo el analisis envolvente de datos y el indice de productividad de Malmquist para analizar los datos sobre matricula de pregrado y posgrado, numero docentes de tiempo completo, gasto en personal administrativo y recursos financieros y fisicos. Los resultados muestran que, aproximadamente, todas las instituciones evaluadas obtienen eficiencias por encima de 70 % y crecimientos promedios de su productividad a una tasa aproximada de 9 %. Sin embargo, se observan profundas diferencias entre los desempenos interregionales, sobre todo entre la region andina y la region caribe. EnglishThis article analyzes the efficiency and the productive changes in the coverage of the 32 Colombian Higher Education Institutions belonging to the System of State Universities (SUE), during the period 2003-2012. Data Envelopment Analysis and the Malmquist Productivity Index were used to analyze data on students enrolled in undergraduate and postgraduate programs, number of full-time teachers, administrative expenses, and financial and infrastructure resources. The results show that, on average, all the institutions of higher education obtained efficiencies above 70%, as well as increases in their productivity at an average rate of 9%. However, it was observed deep differences between the regions of Colombia, especially the central region and the north of Colombia.