National Autonomous University of Mexico facts

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
Established 22 September 1910
Type Public university
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
Campus Urban, 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi), main campus only
Colors Blue and gold           
Athletics 41 varsity teams
Mascot Cougar
Website www.unam.mx/index/en

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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