The Autonomous University of Sinaloa (''Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa'' or UAS) is a

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university with its central campus located in the state capital of

Culiacán Culiacán, officially Culiacán Rosales, is a city in northwestern Mexico, the capital and largest city of both Culiacán Municipality and the state of Sinaloa. The city was founded on 29 September 1531 by the Spanish conquistadors Lázaro de ...

Sinaloa Sinaloa (), officially the (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities, and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales. It is located in northwest Mexic ...

and with campuses in multiple locations within the state. The university is ranked in the top 25 universities of Mexico. UAS was founded on 5 May 1873 in

Mazatlán Mazatlán () is a city in the Mexican list of states of Mexico, state of Sinaloa. The city serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding , known as the Mazatlán Municipality. It is located on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast across from th ...

and at the time called Liceo Rosales. The school transferred to

in 1874 due to political reasons and its name changed to Colegio Rosales.Historia de la UAS (in Spanish)
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, in 1918 it received "autonomy status" and re-named as the Universidad de Occidente. In 1965, it was re-named to its present name. The university serves some 160,000 students on its own at

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and

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level. UAS is divided into 4 Regional Units within the state of Sinaloa and has 4 main campuses in Culiacán, Guamúchil,

Los Mochis Los Mochis () is a coastal city in northern Sinaloa, Mexico. It serves as the municipal seat of the municipality of Ahome. As of the 2010 census, the population was 362,613, which was 61 percent of the municipality's population. Los Mochis is th ...

and Mazatlán as well as several satellite campuses throughout the state.

History

Liceo Rosales (named after the former Governor of Sinaloa Antonio Rosales) was founded on 5 May 1873 in

and was designed to teach professional careers such as engineering, law, accounting, chemistry and teaching degrees. A year later, in 1874 the school was transferred to the newly appointed state capital of

and re-named Colegio Rosales. Towards the end of the

in 1918, the Governor of the state of Sinaloa, Ramón F. Iturbe, was in favor of granting the university more autonomy to administer and decide its own academic programs and the school was re-named to Universidad de Occidente, however, in 1922 the schools was changed to Colegio Civil Rosales. In 1937, under the influence of then Mexican President

Lázaro Cárdenas Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (; 21 May 1895 – 19 October 1970) was a Mexican army officer and politician who served as president of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. Previously, he served as a general in the Constitutional Army during the Mexican Revo ...

, the school was re-named ''Universidad Socialista del Noroeste'' (Socialist University of the Northwest) as a promoter and supporter of the social reforms taking place in that time period. In 1941, the school was re-named the University of Sinaloa and in 1965, the university re-gained and developed its autonomy status. Since then, the school's name was changed to its current name of Autonomous University of Sinaloa (''Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa'').

University Regional Administrative Units

Unidades Regionales de la Universidad Autonoma de Sinaloa

The UAS is divided in 4 Regional Units:Unidades Académicas de Nivel Superior
/ref> * Northern Unit: the main campus for this region is based in

. The municipalities that pertains to this regional unit are the following: ** Ahome ** El Fuerte ** Choix ** Guasave (split between Northern and Central-Northern Regional Unit) * Central-Northern Unit: the main campus for this region is based in Guamúchil. The municipalities that pertains to this regional unit are the following: ** Angostura ** Guasave (split between Northern and Central-Northern Regional Unit) **

Mocorito Mocorito () (From Cahita, meaning "place where people speak macuri (dialect of Mayo)" or "place of the dead") is the municipality seat of the Municipality of Mocorito in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. The city reported 5,926 inhabitants in t ...

** Salvador Alvarado ** Sinaloa (municipality) * Central Regional Unit: the main campus for this region is based in

. The municipalities that pertains to this regional unit are the following: **

Badiraguato Badiraguato is a small city and seat of the Badiraguato Municipality in the States of Mexico, Mexican state of Sinaloa. It stands at . According to 2010 census, the city reported 3,725 inhabitants. The hamlet of ''La Tuna'', located 110 kilometr ...

** Cosalá **

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** Navolato * Southern Regional Unit: the main campus for this region is based in

. The municipalities that pertains to this regional unit are the following: ** Concordia ** Escuinapa **

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Gallery

File:Campus Rafael Buelna UAS Culiacán.jpg, ''Torre de Rectoría'', Culiacán Campus File:Facultad de Psicología UAS.jpg, Faculty of Psychology, Culiacán Campus File:Mural Biblioteca Central de la Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa.JPG, Culiacán Campus Central Library Mural File:UAP Hnos. Flores Magón.jpg, UAS High School, Culiacán File:UAS Mazatlán, 25 de febrero de 2022 (3).jpg, Main building, Mazatlán Campus File:UAS Mazatlán, 3 de marzo de 2022 (2).jpg, Classroom building, Mazatlán Campus File:Biblioteca central de la UAS, Mazatlán, 2 de julio de 2023 03.jpg, Mazatlán Campus Main Library with Mural File:Polideportivo Universitario, UAS Mazatlán, 6 de Diciembre del 2021.jpg, Sports Center, Mazatlán Campus

Academic organization

The UAS is divided into several faculties and schools that support and coordinate most of the university's academic and administrative activity throughout its campuses. Each faculty is divided into departments that coordinate the teaching and research of the different subjects.

Faculties

Schools

Athletics

The Autonomous University of Sinaloa sponsors the following sports.

Notable alumni

* Bernardo J. Gastélum, Mexican physician, politician, and writer * Francisco Labastida Mexican economist and politician * Genaro Estrada, Mexican statesman, academic, and writer * Itzel Manjarrez, Mexican taekwondo practiotioner who competed at the

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in the women's 49 kg * Jesús Aguilar Padilla, Mexican politician and lawyer

Media

UAS operates Radio UAS with stations in Culiacán (XEUAS 1150AM and XHUAS 96.1FM) and Los Mochis (XHMSA 102.9FM); and a local TV channel.Radio UAS (in Spanish)
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References

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