University of Guanajuato: Statistics

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#1489 of 14,131 In the World
#69 of 1,756 In Latin America
#11 of 538 In Mexico
#1 of 3 In Guanajuato
#468 of 2,293 For Theoretical Physics
Top50% For 98 other topics
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Quick Review

Enrollment
44,503
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
ugto.mx
Languages
Spanish
Acceptance rate
55%*

* The University of Guanajuato is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsSecondary school certificate (bachillerato) and entrance examination
Academic CalendarAugust to June (August - December; January-June)
Enrollment44,503
Full time employee3,628
Student:staff ratio12:1

Research profile

University of Guanajuato is a world-class research university with 19,783 scientific papers published and 190,218 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, Philosophy, Biology, Environmental Science, Quantum and Particle physics, Computer Science, and Organic Chemistry.

Publications
19,783
Citations
190,218

University of Guanajuato majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
9,500 / 40,939
Engineering
8,544 / 124,427
Physics
8,463 / 129,081
Chemistry
7,966 / 120,981
Philosophy
7,587 / 19,957
Biology
7,505 / 108,770
Environmental Science
6,631 / 79,694
Quantum and Particle physics
6,611 / 103,648
Computer Science
5,393 / 69,780
Organic Chemistry
4,940 / 83,237
Materials Science
4,393 / 65,218
Medicine
4,018 / 47,477
Biochemistry
3,988 / 69,404
Geography and Cartography
3,285 / 29,077
Political Science
3,186 / 11,764
Geology
3,052 / 43,785
Genetics
2,933 / 48,436
Optical Engineering
2,818 / 38,138
Ecology
2,306 / 34,760
Mathematics
2,284 / 30,046
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
2,225 / 27,887
Electrical Engineering
2,070 / 29,784
Astrophysics and Astronomy
1,984 / 34,471
Statistics
1,889 / 24,757
Paleontology
1,818 / 27,208
Psychology
1,807 / 17,966
Business
1,728 / 19,094
Mechanical Engineering
1,710 / 18,796
Sociology
1,664 / 12,480
Pathology
1,620 / 20,855
Computer Vision
1,597 / 23,857
Metallurgical Engineering
1,565 / 29,159
Chemical Engineering
1,518 / 25,964
Telecommunications
1,437 / 19,938
Physical chemistry
1,435 / 27,519
Botany
1,380 / 22,892
Law
1,376 / 10,196
History
1,267 / 12,007
Archaeology
1,124 / 11,249
Linguistics
1,067 / 7,798

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 16 80
1993 84 91
1994 55 107
1995 79 130
1996 94 168
1997 86 187
1998 129 255
1999 155 446
2000 147 510
2001 171 752
2002 161 1022
2003 195 1015
2004 260 1357
2005 257 1400
2006 330 1856
2007 330 1849
2008 510 2220
2009 380 2729
2010 447 3215
2011 553 4050
2012 563 4744
2013 613 5565
2014 715 6307
2015 1172 6891
2016 1394 8113
2017 1558 9113
2018 1680 11318
2019 1298 12887
2020 1237 15805
2021 1401 19457
2022 1305 21096
2023 1252 21907
2024 944 21112
Academic rankings

Tuition

International studetns Undergraduate: 38,880.00 / 10,045.00 per course Graduate : Varies (MXN)
Local studetns Undergraduate :1,840.00 per semester Graduate: Varies (MXN)

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Guanajuato.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Licenciatura Accountancy, Administration, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Anthropology, Architecture, Biological and Life Sciences, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Demography and Population, Design, Environmental Engineering, Finance, Geological Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Graphic Design, History, Horticulture, Human Resources, Hydraulic Engineering, Interior Design, International Business, Labour and Industrial Relations, Law, Literature, Management, Management Systems, Marketing, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering, Organic Chemistry, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Public Administration, Regional Planning, Rural Planning, Rural Studies, Sociology, Statistics, Tourism, Town Planning, Veterinary Science, Visual Arts
Especialización Anaesthesiology, Architecture and Planning, Cardiology, Construction Engineering, Gerontology, Midwifery, Nephrology, Notary Studies, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Surgery
Maestría Administration, Aquaculture, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemical Engineering, Criminal Law, Electrical Engineering, Epidemiology, Fine Arts, Health Sciences, Human Resources, Labour and Industrial Relations, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Mining Engineering, Natural Resources, Nursing, Optics, Philosophy, Physics, Public Administration, Regional Planning, Statistics, Vegetable Production, Water Management
Doctorado Architecture, Astronomy and Space Science, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Electrical Engineering, Fine Arts, Mechanical Engineering, Medicine, Nursing, Physics, Water Management

Notable alumni

  1. Vanessa Ponce de León

    Vanessa Ponce de León
    Born in
    Mexico Flag Mexico
    Years
    1992-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    model
    Biography

    Silvia Vanessa Ponce de León Sánchez, known simply as Vanessa Ponce, is a Mexican model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2018. She is the first Mexican to be crowned as Miss World. In the history of the Miss World competition, she holds the record for being the oldest winner thus far.

  2. Juan Carlos Romero Hicks

    Juan Carlos Romero Hicks
    Born in
    Mexico Flag Mexico
    Years
    1955-.. (age 70)
    Enrolled in the University of Guanajuato
    Graduated with licentiate
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Juan Carlos Romero Hicks is a Mexican politician and elected official, member of the National Action Party, and a Federal Senator since August 29, 2012. He was the Director General of the Mexican National Science and Technology Council (CONACyT) from 2006 to 2011. He served as Governor of Guanajuato from 2000 to 2006. From 1991 to 1999 he served as Chancellor of the University of Guanajuato.

  3. Yulma Rocha Aguilar

    Yulma Rocha Aguilar
    Born in
    Mexico Flag Mexico
    Years
    1981-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Yulma Rocha Aguilar is a Mexican politician from the Institutional Revolutionary Party. She represents the ninth district of Guanajuato in the Chamber of Deputies for the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress.

  4. Éctor Jaime Ramírez Barba

    Éctor Jaime Ramírez Barba
    Born in
    Mexico Flag Mexico
    Years
    1956-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    politiciansurgeonphysician
    Biography

    Éctor Jaime Ramírez Barba is a Mexican surgeon and politician affiliated with the National Action Party. As of 2014 he served as Deputy of the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing Guanajuato.

  5. Merle Greene Robertson

    Merle Greene Robertson
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1913-2011 (aged 98)
    Occupations
    archaeologist
    Biography

    Merle Greene Robertson was an American artist, art historian, archaeologist, lecturer and Mayanist researcher, renowned for her extensive work towards the investigation and preservation of the art, iconography, and writing of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization of Central America. She is most famous for her rubbings of Maya carved stelae, sculpture, and carved stone, particularly at the Maya sites of Tikal and Palenque.

  6. Daniel Rojas Pachas

    Daniel Rojas Pachas
    Born in
    Peru Flag Peru
    Years
    1983-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    essayistacademicwriternovelisteditor
    Biography

    Daniel Francisco Rojas Pachas is a Chilean novelist, editor, poet, and academic. He currently lives and works in Belgium, where he is developing a research on the work of Enrique Lihn and Roberto Bolaño at KU Leuven university. Rojas Pachas is known for his novel Random and his academic work dedicated to Latin-American authors. His 2008 academic work Realidades Dialogantes examines the writing of Reinaldo Arenas, Roberto Bolaño, Ernesto Sabato, Guillermo Cabrera Infante and Miguel Ángel Asturias. In 2015 he was awarded the prize for Cultural Management of Arts and Heritage by the Chilean Ministry of Cultures and Arts and Heritage.

  7. Verónica Cruz Sánchez

    Verónica Cruz Sánchez
    Born in
    Mexico Flag Mexico
    Years
    1971-.. (age 54)
    Occupations
    human rights activist
    Biography

    Verónica Cruz Sánchez is a Mexican human rights defender. She was the first Mexican to be awarded the Defender of Human Rights award from Human Rights Watch. In 2006, she was awarded the honor for her work with women's right to access legal and medical services. She brings public awareness to the situation of predominantly uneducated, indigenous and impoverished women who are imprisoned for abortion and miscarriage in Mexico. Cruz has worked to decriminalize and destigmatize women's decisions over their bodies and reproductive rights. She is founder of Las Libres, an organization dedicated to the defense, guarantee and respect of human rights for women in the state of Guanajuato and across Mexico.

University of Guanajuato faculties and divisions

Department/Division : Architecture, Arts and Design Architecture, Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Music, Visual Arts
Department/Division : Economic and Administrative Sciences Accountancy, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Management
Department/Division : Engineering Civil Engineering, Geological Engineering, Geology, Hydraulic Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Mining Engineering
Department/Division : Engineering Computer Graphics, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Management, Mechanical Engineering
Department/Division : Engineering and Health Sciences Agricultural Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Industrial Engineering, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Department/Division : Health Sciences Health Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Psychology
Department/Division : Law, Politics and Government Law, Political Sciences, Public Administration
Department/Division : Life Sciences Agriculture, Agronomy, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Food Technology, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Department/Division : Natural and Exact Sciences Astronomy and Space Science, Biology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Mathematics, Pharmacy
Department/Division : Sciences and Engineering Biomedical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Physical Engineering, Physics
Department/Division : Social Sciences and Administration Accountancy, Administration, Agricultural Business, Finance, Marketing, Regional Planning, Social Sciences
Department/Division : Social Sciences and Humanities Cultural Studies, English, History, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Spanish
Department/Division : Social Sciences and Humanities Cultural Studies, Development Studies, Social Studies

General information

Alternative names UGto
Universidad de Guanajuato
Founded 1945
Accreditation Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP); Consejo Nacional de Humanidades,Ciencias y Tecnologías (CONAHCYT); Comités Interinstitucionales para la Evaluación de la Educación Superior (CIIES)
Motto La Verdad os hará libres
The Truth Shall Make You Free

Location and contacts

Address Lascuráin de Retana No.5 Zona Centro
Guanajuato, Guanajuato, 36000
Mexico
City population 195,000

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