Unach by the numbers …
2021
This section contains data on relevant aspects of the Autonomous University of Chiapas (UNACH), the largest university in the state. These data are grouped into the following categories: Academic Competitiveness; Academic Capacity; Liaison; Student Exchange and Mobility; University Services; and Institutional Management.
It is important to emphasize that, in accordance with the policy of promoting gender equality and having an inclusive and violence-free environment, the information presented was formulated using inclusive, non-sexist language.
The University offers all areas of knowledge according to the classification of the National Association of Universities and Institutions of Higher Education (ANUIES).
The Autonomous University of Chiapas is made up of 41 Academic Units , with a presence in 15 socioeconomic regions in the state of Chiapas:
- 03 Institutes
- 18 Post-graduate Schools
- 11 Colleges
- 07 Centers
- 02 Coordinations
Academic competitiveness is measured in terms of the results of the educational programs, the improvement of their institutional indicators; in terms of the number of educational programs accredited or temporarily at level 1 of the Inter-institutional Committees for Higher Education Assessment (CIEES); the number of educational programs (PE) registered in the National Program of Quality Graduate Programs (PNPC) of the National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT); their terminal efficiency; the number of graduates who obtain employment in the first six months after graduation, among others.
The University offers:
Intramural Extramural
78 Bachelor degree programs 70 8
58 Quality educational programs 54 4
At present, 58 educational programs have quality recognition, of which 545 are accredited by their respective organizations recognized by the Council for the Accreditation of Higher Education (COPAES) and 14 have CIEES level I recognition.
Educational subject by area of knowledge:
Applicants and accepted students
14,119 Undergraduate applicants:
Female Male
12,401 For Intramural courses 6,680 5,721
1,718 For Extramural courses 928 790
10,946 Accepted undergraduate students:
Female Male
9,384 For Intramural courses 4,783 4,601
1,562 For Extramural courses 842 720
26,741 Enrolled undergraduate students
Female Male
24,622 Intramural courses 12,149 12,473
2,119 Extramural courses 1,154 965
14,119 Enrollment in educational programs
Female Male
Quality 21,400 10,930 10,470
Other classifications
Enrolled students who speak an indigenous language 1,397
Enrolled students who belong to an ethnic group 1,356
Enrolled students with disabilities 112
The University offers 35 postgraduate programs:
Intramural Extramural
Doctorates 5 0
Masters 20 1
Specialties 9 0
14 Programs with National Program of Quality Graduate Programs (PNPC):
Intramural
Doctorates 3
Masters 9
Specialties 2
514 Postgraduate enrollment
Female Male
507 Intramural 257 250
7 Extramural 2 5
204 Enrollment in PNPC Programs
Intramural Female Male
Doctorates 40 31
Masters 62 52
Specialties 13 6
Academic Capacity
The academic capacity of an Institution of Higher Education (IES), lies in the degree of qualification of teachers, who have the recognition as desirable profiles and are part of an academic body with quality recognition by the Program for the Professional Development of Teachers S247 (PRODEP), for higher education; also belong to the National System of Researchers (SNI) of the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACyT). Unach has:
2,241 Academic staff according to academic rank and degree:
Full Time Professors (PTC) 593
Part Time Professors (PMT) 172
Adjunct Professors (PA) 1,277
Academic Technicians (TA) 199
*Note: Includes teachers attached to central areas
593 Full Time Professors with:
Doctorates 282
Masters degrees 242
Specialties 09
Bachelor's degrees 60
343 Full Time Professors Recognized by:
Female Male
148 National System of Researchers (SNI) 44 104
195 State System of Researchers (SEI) 65 130
*Note: SEI, includes two professors attached to central areas
358 Professors Qualifying for the Program for the Professional Development of Professors in Higher Education (PRODEP):
Female Male
87 Masters degrees 36 51
271 Doctorate 114 157
76 Academic Clusters (AC):
14 In training
38 In Consolidation
24 Consolidated
Other classifications:
Lines of the Generation and Application of Knowledge 144
Current Institutional Research Projects 239
Outreach
Unach has academic collaboration agreements, as well as contracts and other necessary links with private and governmental organizations and agencies, so that students can perform their social service and fulfill their constitutional duty, which is also essential to obtain their professional degree.
4,185 Students performed Social Service:
- Internal:
Intra-university 1,660
- External:
Governmental agencies 1,087
Productive sector 883
Community 414
Municipal 141
Social service by sector and area of knowledge
|
Area of knowledge |
Internal |
External |
Total |
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|
Intrauniversity |
Public |
Productive |
Community |
Municipal |
Subtotal |
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|
Agricultural Sciences |
248 |
77 |
173 |
0 |
21 |
271 |
519 |
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|
Health Sciences |
69 |
91 |
69 |
400 |
0 |
560 |
629 |
||||
|
Natural and Exact Sciences |
16 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
23 |
||||
| Social and Administrative Sciences |
611 |
557 |
394 |
4 |
81 |
1036 |
1647 |
||||
|
Education and Humanities |
409 |
195 |
81 |
10 |
18 |
304 |
713 |
||||
|
Engineering and Technology |
307 |
160 |
166 |
0 |
21 |
347 |
654 |
||||
|
Total |
1,660 |
1,087 |
883 |
414 |
141 |
2,525 |
4,185 |
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Note: Classification of the areas of knowledge according to ANUIES.
Student Exchange and Mobility
For students, UNACH has an Academic Exchange program, who have the opportunity to study for a semester in different academic units, with the facility to choose subjects of the curricula that fit the academic profile and that are accredited in the Higher Education Institutions (HEI) of origin.
Student Mobility is an option legally established in UNACH, so that undergraduate and graduate students can take part of their academic load in other IES, within the framework of the General Rules and Procedures for Application and Registration to the Student Mobility Program of the UNACH students, their studies are accredited as part of their professional training.
71 Student mobility
Female Male
5 National institutions 2 3
66 International institutions 42 24
7 Student Exchange
Female Male
3 National institutions 1 2
4 International institutions 3 1
University Services
For the development of science and technology, and to offer services to the public and private sector, it has a Regional Laboratory of High Performance Computing (LARCAD), internationally certified by World Class Quality Assurance (WCQA) Data, Level III; consists of 360 servers for computer equipment, 32 racks 42 units and 14 layer 3 switches. https://larcad.mx/larcad/
Unach has two childcare centers, located in Tuxtla Gutierrez and Tapachula, which offer services through assistance and comprehensive education to the children of students and parents, who are enrolled to prevent school dropout; whose ages range from 45 days old to 3 years 11 months and thus contribute to the permanence and comprehensive training of the student.
The University Library System is integrated by 38 libraries scattered throughout Chiapas, located in faculties, schools, centers and institutes; it also has an automated online catalog, with an institutional repository, with 42 specialized databases; also, with a suggestion box, reception of digital books, reception of digital theses, and an automated button for issuance of certificates of non-debt of books and a total bibliographic collection of:
Títles 185,357
Volumes 325,620
The Unach Optional Insurance is a medical insurance scheme provided by the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) free of charge to students of public institutions at the middle, high and postgraduate levels. In this sense, the University has:
23,924 Students with Optional Insurance
Female Male
11,996 11,928
In order to guarantee the entrance, permanence and graduation of undergraduate and graduate students, the Institution has an area that facilitates the obtaining of economic support; in this sense, the University has:
16,976 Scholarship students
Female Male
8,630 8,346
In support of society in general, in its three academic centers for the teaching of languages, it offers the following courses: German, French, English, Italian, Tsotsil, Tseltal and Chinese, Mandarin for children and adolescents; in this context, the language departments have:
8,878 Students assisted by the Department of Languages
Female Male
6,147 Tuxtla Gutiérrez 1,354 4,793
1,333 San Cristóbal de Las Casas 229 1,104
1,398 Tapachula 396 1,002
Unach has academic physical infrastructure (spaces where the teaching-learning processes take place), which complies with construction, safety and regulatory signage standards:
Cursos: Alemán, Francés, Inglés, Italiano, Tsotsil, Tseltal y Chino Mandarín:
2,588 Physical infrastructure, includes:
Classrooms 579
Laboratories 137
Workshops 32
Annexes* 1,840
* Includes central areas, remote headquarters, administrative offices, libraries, auditoriums, audiovisual rooms, bathroom modules, cubicles, SITE, multipurpose rooms and others.
Gestión Institucional
The Integrated Management System (SGI-UNACH) has 4 certified processes: Educational Quality, University Social Responsibility, Internationalization and Management and Evaluation; 55 procedures certified under the quality standards NMX-CC9001-IMNC-2015 / ISO 9001:2015 and NMX.SAA-14001-IMNC-2015 / ISO 14001:2015, among them are: Educational Relevance and Feasibility; Undergraduate Curricular Design and Restructuring; Planning the Design and Curricular Development of Graduate Programs; Training with a Gender Perspective and Defense and Promotion of Human and University Rights.
Organic Law of the University: authorized on February 12, 2020 in the official newspaper Órgano de Difusión Oficial del Gobierno Constitucional del Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas, newspaper number 84, decree number 165. Consult
New educational and academic model: its main objective is to generate synergies between academic and administrative structures and processes in order to fulfill the university's mission and vision. Consult
$47,596.43 Average cost per student:
Assigned budget:
Ordinary: $ 1,724,161,689.33
Extraordinary: $ 960,804,193.93
Own income: $ 120,456,519.26
Source: Central Administration Units, 2021.
Translated by: Claribel Gómez Mendez
Jannette Dolly Carrion Rodriguez
Antonio Bolaños Gutiérrez
Liliana Espinosa Rios
Luís Alberto Abarca Grajales