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Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Escudo-UNAM-escalable.svg
Official seal
Motto Por mi raza hablará el espíritu
Motto in English
 For my race the spirit shall speak
Type Public university
Established 22 September 1910
Endowment US$2.4 billion (2012)
Academic staff
 36,750 (As of 2012)
Students 324,413 (2011–2012 academic year)
Undergraduates 187,195 (As of 2012)
Postgraduates 26,169 (As of 2012)
Location
Mexico City
,
Mexico

19°19′44″N 99°11′14″W / 19.32889°N 99.18722°W / 19.32889; -99.18722Coordinates: 19°19′44″N 99°11′14″W / 19.32889°N 99.18722°W / 19.32889; -99.18722
Campus Urban, 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi), main campus only
Colors Blue and gold         
Athletics 41 varsity teams
Mascot Cougar

The National Autonomous University of México (UNAM) a university in Mexico City. It is one of the biggest universities in Mexico and Latin America. UNAM was started on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra.

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  • Justo Sierra

    Justo Sierra, founder

  • UNAM Biblioteca Central

    Central Library of the UNAM

  • CU-Mexico-rectoria-1

    Mural El pueblo a la universidad, la universidad al pueblo. Por una cultura nacional neohumanista de profundidad universal (The people to the university, the university to the people. For a national neohumanist culture of universal depth) (1952 - 1956), by David Alfaro Siqueiros, along Rectorate tower of the UNAM

  • PalacioUNAMAutonomiaDF

    Palacio de la Autonomía, located off Moneda Street east of the Zocalo

  • Facultad de Estudios Superiores (FES) Aragon

    Gardens of the School of High Studies (FES) Aragón

  • ColegioMineriaDF

    Colegio de Minería (College of Mining) building on Tacuba street in the historic center of Mexico City

  • UNAM-ing

    Gardens of the School of Engineering

  • Facultad de Ciencias (UNAM)

    School of Sciences

  • RobotMujerUNAM

    Engineering students designing and building a robot.

  • 2.12m Telescope-SanPedroMartir Observatory-BajaCalifornia-Mexico

    The university's San Pedro Mártir Observatory in Baja California

  • Estadio Olímpico Universitario 2

    A view of university's University Olympic Stadium

  • UNAM-vista-ing

    View of the rectory

  • UNIVERSUM.

    Science museum, UNIVERSUM

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