Autonomous University of Nuevo León
| Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León | |
| Motto | Alere Flammam Veritatis |
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Motto in English
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Encouraging the flame of truth |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 25 September 1933 |
| Endowment | US$490 million (2014) |
| Rector | Rogelio Garza Rivera |
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Academic staff
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6,184 (2011) |
| Students | 141,971 (2011) |
| Undergraduates | 77,992 (2011) |
| Postgraduates | 4,799 (2011) |
| Location |
San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico 25°43′38″N 100°18′37″W / 25.72722°N 100.31028°WCoordinates: 25°43′38″N 100°18′37″W / 25.72722°N 100.31028°W |
| Campus | 7 across the state; mostly urban. |
| Colors | Blue and gold |
| Athletics | 26 varsity teams |
| Mascot | Tiger |
| Affiliations | ANUIES, CUMEX, CONAHEC, International Association of Universities, ONEFA |
| Website | uanl.mx |
The Autonomous University of Nuevo León (Spanish: Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL) is a public university with seven campuses across the Northern state of Nuevo León, Mexico. 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.
The UANL has seven distinct campuses: the Main Campus, which houses the Administration Building, Colleges of Law, Biological Sciences, Chemistry, Public Accounting and Philosophy, amongst others, as well as the Football Stadium, and other sport facilities. Other campuses include the Health Sciences Campus, the Mederos Humanities and Fine Arts campus, 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 4th 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".
The immediate forerunner of this public university dates back to 1859, when the Civil Academy (Colegio Civil) started its courses. This institution had been envisioned by Governor Santiago Vidaurri but was erected by his successor, José Silvestre Aramberri, after the former was removed from office. The academy began to sponsor the Pharmacy and Medicine courses José Eleuterio González had been teaching at the local Hospital of the Rosary for several decades. The academic offerings included courses in Law and Medicine, as well as a preparatory school. Its first director was José de Jesús Dávila y Prieto.
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