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Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero (UAGro)

Chilpancingo, MX · Ranking #1401

Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero (UAGro) is a public university founded in 1960 in Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero, Mexico. The main address is Avenida Javier Méndez Aponte 1, Colonia Servidor Agrario. UAGro has campuses in several regions: Acapulco, Centro, Costa Chica, Costa Grande, Montaña, Norte, Tierra Caliente, and Sierra. It offers high school, technical programs (e.g. nursing), over 70 bachelor’s and graduate programs in exact and natural sciences, education, humanities, social and administrative sciences, biotechnology and agropecuarian sciences, engineering, technology, and health sciences. Programs are offered in face-to-face, virtual, and mixed modes. It is recognized by Mexico’s Secretariat of Public Education. Teaching is mainly in Spanish.

Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero (UAGro) logo

Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero (UAGro)

About the university

Universidad Autónoma de Guerrero (UAGro) is a public university founded in 1960 in Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero, Mexico. The main address is Avenida Javier Méndez Aponte 1, Colonia Servidor Agrario. UAGro has campuses in several regions: Acapulco, Centro, Costa Chica, Costa Grande, Montaña, Norte, Tierra Caliente, and Sierra. It offers high school, technical programs (e.g. nursing), over 70 bachelor’s and graduate programs in exact and natural sciences, education, humanities, social and administrative sciences, biotechnology and agropecuarian sciences, engineering, technology, and health sciences. Programs are offered in face-to-face, virtual, and mixed modes. It is recognized by Mexico’s Secretariat of Public Education. Teaching is mainly in Spanish.

Key information

  • Location: Chilpancingo, MX
  • Ranking #1401
  • QS #1401
  • National ranking #48
  • Institution type: public

Popular faculties

  • Exact and Natural Sciences
  • Education and Humanities
  • Social and Administrative Sciences
  • Biotechnology and Agropecuarian Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Health Sciences; Law
  • Medicine
  • Mining Engineering
  • Mathematics
  • Veterinary
  • Computer Engineering
  • Architecture
  • Tourism

Programs (29)

  • Computer Science
  • Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Medicine
  • Nursing
  • Pharmacy
  • Business Administration
  • Economics
  • Finance and Accounting
  • Marketing
  • Tourism and Hospitality
  • Law
  • Political Science
  • International Relations
  • Philosophy
  • History
  • Linguistics
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Environmental Science
  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Anthropology
  • Education
  • Fine Arts
  • Music

Student body

  • Total students: 24,500
  • Undergraduate: 20,000
  • Graduate: 1,500
  • International students: 1%

Campus life

UAGro’s main campus is in Chilpancingo (Avenida Javier Méndez Aponte 1); it has units in Acapulco, Costa Chica, Costa Grande, Montaña, Norte, Tierra Caliente, and Sierra. Facilities include a basketball gym and Unidad Deportiva Félix Saldaña Moreno. The Águilas represent the university in professional and student leagues. Admission is managed at admisionescolar.uagro.mx (pre-registration, follow-up, results). Over 20,000 students were admitted in the 2025 process. Scholarship and support office: Rectoría building, [email protected], ext. 3099.

Housing & accommodation

Housing cost: $100 - $350 / per month

Housing options

  • Private apartments
  • shared rooms
  • off-campus housing in Chilpancingo
  • Acapulco and near other campuses; institutional housing support (beca de morador) for eligible students

Student clubs and organizations

  • Sports and cultural activities; summer sports courses (Ponte Águila); Águilas UAGro community events; coordination by academic units and Dirección General de Becas y Apoyo Educativo

Sports

  • Águilas UAGro (soccer
  • Third Division Professional; women’s and men’s titles); basketball (men’s and women’s
  • ABE League); volleyball
  • taekwondo
  • handball
  • athletics
  • chess; summer sports courses; Unidad Deportiva Félix Saldaña Moreno (Acapulco); basketball gym (Chilpancingo)

Career & internships

Employment rate: 92%

Internships: Professional practices are part of the curriculum in various programs; procedures and coordination are handled by faculties and the institution’s linkage areas. UAGro promotes research stays (Verano UAGro, Programa Delfín, international) and has national and international agreements. Graduate applicants must meet academic and language requirements and often complete an interview and propaedeutic course. For details on practices and formats, contact the relevant faculty or the Dirección de Vinculación.

Admission requirements

Required documents

  • For undergraduate: CURP (PDF)
  • secondary/high school average
  • proof of enrollment
  • phone and email; pre-registration online at admisionescolar.uagro.mx. For graduate: bachelor’s certificate (min. average 7.5 or 8.0)
  • degree and professional license or act of professional exam
  • TOEFL or equivalent (min. 350)
  • letter of motivation
  • CV
  • CURP
  • birth certificate
  • photos; EXANI III
  • interview
  • propaedeutic course as required by program

Minimum GPA: 3

Tuition costs

  • $100 - $500 / per year
  • Acceptance rate: 45.00%
  • Scholarships available: UAGro offers Jóvenes Escribiendo el Futuro (about 9,000 MXN in five bimonthly payments); Beca para Madres Jefas de Familia (3,000 MXN/month plus one-time 2,000 MXN for materials); Becas Verano de Investigación (e.g. Verano UAGro, Verano de Bachillerato, Programa Delfín, international stays); and institutional support for housing, academic excellence, sports talent, and food. The scholarship office is in the Rectoría building, Chilpancingo ([email protected], ext. 3099). Convocatorias for federal programs are typically in January–February and August–September.

Quick facts

  • Founded: 1960
  • Teaching languages: Spanish, spanish
  • Study formats: offline

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