Institutional identity
Institutional identity
UANL Community
- 218,946 students
- 6,540 administrative staff
- 7,055 academics
The UANL provides educational services to students who come primarily from the 51 municipalities of the state of Nuevo León and the states that make up the northeastern region of the Mexican Republic.
In 36 municipalities in the state of Nuevo León, the UANL has academic infrastructure.
Educational coverage
- 55 academic departments
- 86 schools
- 16 community centers
Distribution of enrollment by gender
Specialized higher education institution
Green Metric World University Rankings
POSITIONING OF THE UANL IN THE WORLD RANKING INDICATORS
- 8 environment and infrastructure
- 8 education
- 9 transport
- 9 urban campus
- 87 energy and climate change
- 93 water
- 188 waste
Educational quality
67 educational programs with international accreditation.
46 national and international academic collaboration agreements.
72 Bachelor's level educational programs accredited by national organizations.
Source: Report of activities carried out at UANL corresponding to the year 2024.
Academic Bodies (AB)
AB: groups of teachers who share one or more lines of generation and application of knowledge on disciplinary or multidisciplinary topics.
115 consolidated
85 in the process of consolidation
86 in training
286 total
AB that are linked to sustainability issues.
115 consolidated
82 in process of consolidation
83 in training
280 total
Reconocimiento a profesores
University Program for the Elderly
It offers an alternative for training and education to people over 60 years of age to experience a successful aging process.
Source: Dirección de Educación Inclusiva.
Programa de inclusión a estudiantes con discapacidad
The purpose of this program is to raise awareness among the university population about attitudinal management towards people with disabilities, promote their integration and adaptation to university spaces and propose adjustments to the physical infrastructure to allow their free movement through the university facilities.
Program objectives:
- Promote the inclusion of students with disabilities in the field of upper secondary and higher education at the UANL.
- Design training, training and updating programs, aimed at teaching, administrative and service staff, regarding educational care for students with disabilities.
- Plan and coordinate the programs, strategies and actions in academic and human resources matters that are required, to provide comprehensive support to aspiring and/or current students with disabilities at the UANL.
Features:
- Provide guidance and support to applicants to enter the UANL in the process of assigning spaces at the upper secondary level and selection at the higher level.
- It acts as a communication bridge between the departments and students, with specific educational needs and/or disabilities, to support their academic permanence.
- Provide training courses and workshops on educational inclusion aimed at teaching and administrative staff. Events are organized that promote inclusion and are aimed at the university community and the general public interested in the topic.
Source: Dirección de Educación Inclusiva.
Services of the University Health Center (CUS)
- 119,555 annual consultations and services provided in:
- 7 university clinics located in the municipalities of Ciudad Guadalupe, Apodaca and Ciénega de Flores.
- 2 modulos dentales ubicados en los municipios de Ciudad Guadalupe y Apodaca.
Source: University Health Center.
Social assistance, community services and volunteering program
CO2 Carbon footprint
In 2024, the per capita carbon footprint of UANL was 0.36 metric tons*
In 2024, UANL's carbon footprint was 85,559 metric tons*
*Calculated using the methodology proposed by Carbon Footprint TM (www.carbonfotprint.com).
Efficient water and energy use program
6.67 cubic meters was the annual per capita water consumption.
426 kWh was the annual per capita energy consumption.
*Calculated using the methodology proposed by Carbon Footprint TM (www.carbonfotprint.com).
UANL Culture
1,747 artistic and cultural events.
1,237,618 participants in face-to-face and virtual modalities.
Source: Report of activities carried out at UANL corresponding to the year 2024.
Sports
- #1 in student sports in Mexico
- 186 sporting activities in 2024
- 49,117 student athletes
- 19th place in the National University Games
- 17th consecutive title
- 565 athletes participating in 30 disciplines
- 51 students in new disciplines of adapted sport
- 601 athletes participated in sporting activities, distributed as follows:
- 104 national events and
- 14 international events
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