Autonomous University of Nuevo León
The Autonomous University of Nuevo León (Spanish: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL) is a public university with seven campuses across the northern Mexican state of Nuevo León. Founded as University of Nuevo León on 25 September 1933, it is the third largest public university in Mexico in terms of student population and the most important institution of higher learning in Northeastern Mexico, which offers the highest number of academic programs. It is also the oldest university in the state, it is currently headquartered in San Nicolás de los Garza, a suburb of Monterrey.
Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León | |
| Motto | Alere Flammam Veritatis |
|---|---|
Motto in English | "Encouraging the flame of truth" |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 25 September 1933 |
| Endowment | US$490 million (2014) |
| Rector | Santos Guzmán López |
Academic staff | 6,894 (2022) |
| Students | 214,871 (as of 2022) |
| Undergraduates | 130,179 (as of 2022) |
| Postgraduates | 5,209 (as of 2022) |
Other students | 79,427 (high school) (as of 2022) |
| Location | San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León , Mexico 25°43′38″N 100°18′37″W |
| Campus | 7 across the state; mostly urban. |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Nickname | Tigers |
| Affiliations | ANUIES, CUMEX, CONAHEC, International Association of Universities, ONEFA |
| Website | www |
The UANL has seven distinct campuses: the Main Campus called “Ciudad Universitaria” (University City), which houses the Administration Building, Colleges of Law, Mechanical and Electric Engineering, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Public Accounting and Philosophy, Architecture and Industrial Desing, amongst others, as well as the Football and Soccer Stadiums, and other sport facilities. Other campuses include the Health Sciences Campus, which houses the Medicine College, as well as Dentistry, Nursing and psychology; The Mederos Humanities and Fine Arts campus which houses the Visual Arts College, as well as Performing Arts College, Music College, Communication Sciences among other such as Economy College and the Political Sciences; The Marin Agronomy Center, the Escobedo Agricultural Sciences Campus, the Linares Earth Sciences, and Forestry campus, as well as the Sabinas Hidalgo facilities, where extensions of the Colleges of Law, and Business are housed.
The institution counts with 84 Libraries with a total of 2,238,000 Library volumes. It has 27 research facilities with 438 national researchers, 16 academic journals, 9 main campus bookstores, 25 student computer centers and 53 cafeterias.
The university has been ranked by various organizations as one of the best public universities in Mexico and Latin America, it has been ranked fourth place in a publication of the Best Universities Of Mexico 2014 by the Rankia Organization in Mexico, and is ranked as one of the 10 most recognized universities in Mexico by a number of organizations like QS World University Rankings and the Mexican journal "El Universal".