National Autonomous University of Mexico
The National Autonomous University of Mexico (Spanish: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM) is a public research university in Mexico. A portion of Ciudad Universitaria (University City: UNAM's main campus in Mexico City) is a UNESCO World Heritage site that was designed and decorated by some of Mexico's best-known architects and painters of the 20th century. The campus also hosted the main events of the 1968 Summer Olympic Games.
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México | |
Former names | Royal University of Mexico (1551-1595) Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico (1595-1821) Imperial and Pontificial University of Mexico (1821-1823) National and Pontificial University of Mexico (1823-1865) National University of Mexico (1910-1929) |
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| Motto | Por mi raza hablará el espíritu |
Motto in English | "Through my race shall the spirit speak" |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | Originally established on 21 September 1551, reopened on 22 September 1910 |
| Founder | Charles I of Spain (1551, as Royal University of Mexico) Justo Sierra and Porfirio Díaz (1910, refoundation) |
| Endowment | US$3.0 billion (2023) |
| Rector | Leonardo Lomelí Vanegas |
Academic staff | 42,190 (as of 2023) |
| Students | 373,340 (2022–2023 academic year) |
| Undergraduates | 233,360 (as of 2023) |
| Postgraduates | 32,550 (as of 2023) |
Other students | 106,863 (high school) (as of 2023) |
| Location | , Mexico 19°19′44″N 99°11′14″W |
| Campus | Urban, 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi), main campus only |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Nickname | Pumas |
Sporting affiliations | 41 varsity teams |
| Mascot | Goyo |
| Website | english |
| Official name | Central University City Campus of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, ii, iv |
| Designated | 2007 (31st session) |
| Reference no. | 1250 |
| Region | Latin America and the Caribbean |
All Mexican Nobel laureates are alumni or faculty of UNAM. The university's admissions are selective, with acceptance rates often under 10%. UNAM was founded, in its modern form, on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a secular alternative to its predecessor, the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico (the first Western-style university in North America, founded in 1551). UNAM was also the birthplace of the student movement of 1968.