In order to understand what happens with the discipline of marketing and applicability in the education sector, this paper is constructed that aims to identify the evolution of marketing in the university sector from bibliometric findings, to know the possible approaches that have generated better connection with the university brand. To achieve this, the Scopus and Google Scholar databases are explored, within the findings management tools were evidenced from the educational marketing, which allows academic organizations to incorporate aspects such as competitiveness and sustainability in the national and international market. © 2020, Universidad del Zulia. All rights reserved.