Universidad Autónoma de Honduras

What Universidad Autónoma de Honduras does

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH) is the autonomous public national university of Honduras, headquartered on Bulevar Suyapa in Tegucigalpa with nine regional campuses covering the country's principal cities (San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, Santa Rosa de Copán, Choluteca, Comayagua, Juticalpa, Danlí, Olanchito). Founded in 1847 as Universidad Central de Honduras and renamed upon gaining autonomous status in 1957, UNAH is the oldest and largest public higher-education institution in the country, serving 77,125 enrolled students across 150 undergraduate and graduate programs as of I PAC 2026, and producing 8,242 graduates in 2025.

The institution operates a digital services ecosystem rather than commercial products. Its core technology stack is Microsoft Office 365, which powers the 50GB institutional email system, Outlook Web Access, and Microsoft Teams integration across students, faculty, and staff. Layered on top of this base infrastructure are purpose-built portals: Campus Virtual (LMS), Bolsa de Empleo UNAH (graduate job board), Alumni UNAH (graduate network), DICIHT (research project and funding management), and Admisiones / Registro for student enrollment and academic records. These systems collectively support the student lifecycle from recruitment through alumni employment, and are administered by the Dirección Ejecutiva de Gestión de Tecnología (DEGT).

UNAH's revenue mechanics are those of a state-owned autonomous institution: it is funded primarily through government appropriations, with the 2025 institutional budget set at L 7,753,480,440 (Honduran Lempiras). No commercial pricing is publicly disclosed, and the primary customer segments are undergraduate and graduate students, graduates/alumni, and employers recruiting through the Bolsa de Empleo platform. Geographic operations are confined to Honduras, with international engagement channeled through partnerships such as the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) for research cooperation and CSUCA for regional higher-education coordination.

Name

Universidad Autónoma de Honduras

Legal name

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras

Website

https://unah.edu.hn

Company type

Public

Founded year

1847

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH) is the autonomous public national university of Honduras, headquartered in Tegucigalpa, serving 77,125 students across 150 programs and 9 regional campuses. It delivers higher education, digital learning, and graduate employment services funded primarily by government appropriations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Online Divisions of Traditional Universities (Hybrid/Extension) (EDAHALAB)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Undergraduate programs
• Graduate programs
• Distance learning
• Scientific research

Headquarters

HQ city

Tegucigalpa

HQ country

Honduras

HQ region

Latin America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH) is the oldest and largest public university in Honduras, providing higher education through 150 academic programs at the undergraduate and graduate levels across 9 regional campuses. The institution also delivers virtual learning through UNAH Virtual and Campus Virtual platforms, supports scientific research through DICIHT, and provides student services including job placement (Bolsa de Empleo), alumni networking, scholarships, and institutional email via Microsoft Office 365.

Product overview

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH) operates as a public national university providing a digital ecosystem of institutional services rather than a commercial technology product. The core educational offering consists of 150 academic programs across multiple campuses, with digital services including the Bolsa de Empleo (job board), Campus Virtual (learning management), Alumni network, DICIHT research platform, institutional email via Microsoft Office 365, and admissions/registration portals. These services function as interconnected institutional systems supporting students, faculty, graduates, and administrative operations across UNAH's 9 regional campuses nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate and Graduate Academic Programs

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft provides the Office 365 platform powering UNAH's institutional email system with 50GB storage, Outlook integration, and cloud collaboration tools for students, faculty, and staff.
• KOICAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKorean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) partners with UNAH for research cooperation and international development projects.
• CSUCAminorOthersConsejo Superior Universitario Centroamericano - regional higher education coordination body that UNAH participates in as a member institution.
• ONADICIminorOthersInstituto de Acceso a la Información Pública - national transparency and public information access institute.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM): Mexico's flagship autonomous national public university, founded in 1551. Closest analog as a Spanish-language, autonomous, state-funded national research university serving very large undergraduate and graduate cohorts across multiple campuses — comparable in mission, scale, and governance model.
• Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR): Costa Rica's primary public autonomous university, a fellow CSUCA member. Directly comparable as a Spanish-language Central American flagship public university with regional campuses, graduate programs, and research mandate.
• Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala (USAC): Guatemala's sole public university and another CSUCA member institution. Comparable in role as the Central American country's largest public higher-education provider with national campus coverage and government funding.
• Universidad Nacional de Colombia: Colombia's flagship public national university with multi-campus national coverage (Bogotá, Medellín, Manizales, Palmira, etc.). Comparable as a large Spanish-language public research university with autonomous governance and broad academic program portfolio.
• Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV): Venezuela's principal public autonomous national university. Comparable as a Spanish-language state-funded national university offering large-scale undergraduate and graduate programs across multiple faculties.
• Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán (UPNFM): Honduras's public teacher-training university. Comparable as a fellow Honduran public higher-education institution serving similar student segments and funded via the same government process.

Broad incumbents

• Universidad Tecnológica Centroamericana (UNITEC Honduras): A leading private Honduran university with multiple campuses. Domestic competitor in the same Honduran higher education market, with private-sector nimbleness and an online/hybrid channel competing against UNAH.

Regional players

• Escuela Superior Privada de Ingeniería y Tecnología (Universidad ESIT): Private Honduran university focused on engineering and technology disciplines. Comparable as a domestic competitor targeting STEM students with digital/hybrid delivery, pressuring UNAH's technology program share.
• Centro Universitario Tecnológico (CEUTEC Honduras): Private Honduran university offering undergraduate and continuing education programs through blended/online models. Comparable as a domestic competitor with stronger online-first student experience, leveraging UNITEC's delivery infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED, Spain): Spain's flagship public distance-learning university with massive online enrollment. Comparable as a public-sector online/distance higher-education model that could compete cross-border for Honduran Spanish-speaking learners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/unah_oficial
• Facebookfacebook.com/unah.edu.hn
• Instagraminstagram.com/unahoficial
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unahoficial

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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