Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra

Motto	Veritas et Scientia (Latin)
Motto in English	Truth and Science
Type	Private, Roman Catholic
Established	September 9, 1962
President	Alfredo de la Cruz Baldera
Students	16,000
Location	Campuses are in Santiago de los Caballeros, Santo Domingo, and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Campus	Santiago Campus, Suburban, 1.2 km2; Santo Tomás de Aquino Campus, Urban, 14000 m2; Puerto Plata campus Urban
Colors	Blue, Red and Yellow
Affiliations	Pontifical Universities, International Council of Universities of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Website	http://www.pucmm.edu.do

The Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (Mother and Teacher Pontifical Catholic University), named after Blessed John XXIII's encyclical Mater et magistra, that is, Mother and Teacher, (also called PUCMM or PUCAMAYMA this last part is more on how the abbreviation would be pronounced in Spanish, not an official name) is the first private, Roman Catholic, coeducational, university in the Dominican Republic. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and professional degrees through three campuses. Its main campus is in the city of Santiago de los Caballeros, and it has smaller campus in Santo Domingo and an extension in Puerto Plata.

The university was established on September 9, 1962 and it has become one of the country's top institutions of higher education. It has achieved several firsts, such as being the first to offer Industrial, Electrical, Mechanical and Electronics Engineering. The institution is in charge of assigning the internet domains in the Dominican Republic. It also offers graduate level degrees and dual degrees with associated universities in the United States and France. Recently the university was recognized in Quacquarelli Symonds top Latin American universities 2012 by ranking in at 205 out of the top 250 universities in the region. The PUCMM School of Business also is the highest ranking school of business in the Dominican Republic followed by the School of Business of the UASD. This ranking was done by Eduniversal Rankings and their prestigious Palmes business school ranking. The PUCMM received the 2 Palmes ranking which represents a Good business school with regional influence.