Universidad de las Américas Puebla
Universidad de las Américas Puebla | |
Coat of Arms | |
| Motto | El amor a la sabiduría nos engrandecerá |
|---|---|
Motto in English | Love for wisdom will make us greater |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1940 |
| Rector | Luis Ernesto Derbez |
Academic staff | 763 |
| Undergraduates | 8,008 |
| Location | , Mexico 19°03′15″N 98°17′01″W / 19.0543°N 98.2837°W |
| Campus | Urban, 728,000 m2 (7,840,000 sq ft) |
| Colors | Dark green & dark orange |
| Mascot | Aztecas (Aztecs) |
| Website | www |
Universidad de las Américas Puebla, commonly known as UDLAP (English: University of the Americas), is a Mexican private university located in San Andrés Cholula, near Puebla. The university is known for its programs in Finance, Arts and Humanities, Social sciences, Science and Engineering, and Business and Economics. It is considered to be one of the most prestigious universities in Latin America, having been ranked the best private and single-campus university in Mexico by the newspaper El Universal, as well as being one of the only seven universities in Latin America accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The UDLAP has also been very successful in Mexican collegiate sports; their teams are the Aztecas.