Unach by the numbers …
2022
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 44 Academic Units , with a presence in 15 socioeconomic regions in the state of Chiapas:
- 03 Institutes
- 19 Post-graduate Schools
- 12 Colleges
- 05 Centers
- 02 Coordinations
- 03 Extensions
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
53 Quality educational programs 47 6
At present, 53 educational programs have quality recognition, of which 39 are accredited by their respective organizations recognized by the Council for the Accreditation of Higher Education (COPAES) and 14 have CIEES level I recognition and 2 are recognized by international organizations.
Educational subject by area of knowledge:
Applicants and accepted students
16,538 Undergraduate applicants:
Female Male
14,074 For Intramural courses 7,445 6,629
2,464 For Extramural courses 1,318 1,146
11,098 Accepted undergraduate students:
Female Male
8,872 For Intramural courses 4,468 4,404
2,226 For Extramural courses 1,193 1,033
28,822 Enrolled undergraduate students
Female Male
25,863 Intramural courses 12,928 12,935
2,959 Extramural courses 1,616 1,343
Enrollment in educational programs
Female Male
Quality 23,562 12,282 11,280
Other classifications
Enrolled students who speak an indigenous language 1,379
Enrolled students who belong to an ethnic group 1,015
Enrolled students with disabilities 101
The University offers 37 postgraduate programs:
Intramural Extramural
Doctorates 3 0
Masters 23 2
Specialties 9 0
14 Programs with National Program of Quality Graduate Programs (PNPC):
Intramural
Doctorates 3
Masters 9
Specialties 2
590 Postgraduate enrollment
Female Male
583 Intramural 299 284
7 Extramural 2 5
215 Enrollment in SNP Programs
Intramural Female Male
Doctorates 40 32
Masters 63 57
Specialties 18 5
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:
2,140 Academic staff according to academic rank and degree:
Full Time Professors (PTC) 563
Part Time Professors (PMT) 165
Adjunct Professors (PA) 1,337
Academic Technicians (TA) 75
*Note: Includes teachers attached to central areas
563 Full Time Professors with:
Doctorates 268
Masters degrees 233
Specialties 07
Bachelor's degrees 55
390 Full Time Professors Recognized by:
Female Male
176 National System of Researchers (SNI) 56 120
214 State System of Researchers (SEI) 80 134
*Note: SEI, includes two professors attached to central areas
318 Professors Qualifying for the Program for the Professional Development of Professors in Higher Education (PRODEP):
Female Male
74 Masters degrees 34 40
244 Doctorate 103 141
76 Academic Clusters (AC):
16 In training
33 In Consolidation
27 Consolidated
Other classifications:
Lines of the Generation and Application of Knowledge 147
Current Institutional Research Projects 108
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.
4,078 Students performed Social Service:
- Internal:
Intra-university 1,532
- External:
Governmental agencies 1,292
Productive sector 795
Community 378
Municipal 81
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 |
90 |
195 |
0 |
9 |
294 |
542 |
||||
Health Sciences |
61 |
115 |
58 |
357 |
0 |
530 |
591 |
||||
Natural and Exact Sciences |
20 |
11 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
18 |
38 |
||||
Social and Administrative Sciences |
545 |
667 |
322 |
1 |
56 |
1046 |
1591 |
||||
Education and Humanities |
392 |
268 |
50 |
0 |
21 |
339 |
731 |
||||
Engineering and Technology |
266 |
141 |
163 |
0 |
15 |
319 |
585 |
||||
Total |
1,532 |
1,292 |
795 |
358 |
101 |
2,546 |
4,078 |
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.
52 Student mobility
Female Male
9 National institutions 4 5
43 International institutions 30 13
28 Student Exchange
Female Male
1 National institutions 1 0
27 International institutions 17 10
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 189,714
Volumes 346,270
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:
24,715 Students with Optional Insurance
Female Male
12,371 12,344
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:
8,651 Scholarship students
Female Male
4,411 4,240
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:
11,717 Students assisted by the Department of Languages
Female Male
6,845 Tuxtla Gutiérrez 1,827 5,018
1,662 San Cristóbal de Las Casas 448 1,214
3,210 Tapachula 1,068 2,142
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
$43,843.59 Average cost per student:
Assigned budget:
Ordinary: $ 1,716,900,662.00
Extraordinary: $ 942,665,937.02
Own income: $ 159,301,171.34
Source: Central Administration Units, 2022.
Translated by: Claribel Gómez Mendez
Jannette Dolly Carrion Rodriguez
Antonio Bolaños Gutiérrez
Liliana Espinosa Rios
Luís Alberto Abarca Grajales