Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Name

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Legal name

Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Website

https://unam.mx

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Virtual & Blended Learning Programs (District-Run) (EDAJAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Library/Media Center & Digital Resource Management Systems (EDAJAMAN), Learning Data Infrastructure & Interoperability (LRS, xAPI/LTI/OneRoster, Data Pipelines) (EDAFAFAJ), Online/Hybrid Lifelong Learning Platforms & Open Enrollment Programs (EDAAAEAL)

Keywords

• Public higher education
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate research programs
• Distance learning platforms
• Academic library services

Headquarters

HQ city

Mexico City

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

UNAM is a public autonomous university that delivers free higher education across preparatory, undergraduate, graduate, technical, and continuing education levels through on-campus and distance learning modalities, supported by an integrated research infrastructure, a network of 168+ libraries, digital academic repositories, and cultural dissemination channels. It sells no commercial products; rather it provides educational services, research output, and public cultural programming funded primarily by the Mexican federal government. Its subsidiary offerings include digital identity (IDU), electronic voting, cloud services (Nube UNAM), supercomputing (Miztli), and the BIDI digital library.

Product overview

UNAM operates as Mexico's largest public university with a comprehensive digital infrastructure consisting of the SIBIUNAM library system (including BIDI digital library), the main institutional Portal UNAM, Docencia Digital for e-learning, the SIIA academic information system, and the institutional repository. These interconnected services are managed through the Dirección General de Cómputo y de Tecnologías de Información y Comunicación (DGTIC) and the Dirección General de Bibliotecas y Servicios Digitales de Información (DGBSDI), providing educational, research, and administrative services to over 360,000 students and faculty across Mexico.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Club Pumas: The university's varsity football (soccer) team competing in Mexico's professional leagues
• Pumitas
• Gaceta UNAM
• TV UNAM
• Radio UNAM
• UNAM Global
• UNAMbot
• Toda la UNAM en Línea
• Cultura UNAM
• Ciencia UNAM
• Club Pumas Americano

Products and services

• Licenciatura (Undergraduate Degree Programs)

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and notable.

• ICA (Impulsora de Construcción y Acero)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 October 2025UNAM and ICA signed a collaboration agreement to advance research, innovation, and sustainability in Mexico's construction and infrastructure sectors. The partnership focuses on digitalization, automation, resource efficiency, and environmental management, with the broader goal of supporting Mexico's sustainable development. This is a significant industry-academia partnership involving construction and infrastructure.
• MIT Leventhal Center for Advanced UrbanismmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMIT's cross-border collaborative programs with UNAM through the Mexico City Initiative, including courses taught by UNAM faculty on industrial urbanism, landfill regeneration, and energy transition. Student projects have included designing reuse options for the Bordo Poniente landfill, developing 3D-printed sustainable clay blocks with 50% environmental impact reduction, and co-hosting an Ideathon for Energy Transition at the Vallejo-i Technological Development and Innovation Center.
• Government Initiative Secihti (with IPN, TecNM, UPAEP)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMexico's government-backed initiative Secihti collaborated with UNAM, IPN, TecNM, and UPAEP universities to develop the Olinia Uno, the first Mexican electric vehicle designed for everyday urban mobility. UNAM contributed academic research and expertise to this national project targeting accessible electric transportation.
• Mota-Engil MéxicominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMota-Engil México co-hosted an Ideathon for Energy Transition with MITdesignX and UNAM at the Vallejo-i Technological Development and Innovation Center, as part of the MIT-UNAM Mexico City Initiative. The collaboration focuses on urban sustainability and energy transition challenges.
• MITdesignXminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMITdesignX partnered with UNAM and Mota-Engil México to co-host an Ideathon for Energy Transition at UNAM's technology center in Vallejo, Mexico City, focusing on collaborative innovation for urban energy transition.
• The Morton ArboretummajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNAM researchers collaborated with The Morton Arboretum and U.S. collaborators on a landmark study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, providing the definitive answer on why mountains of Mexico and Central America are global biodiversity hotspots for oak trees. The study used data from 322 of approximately 450 oak species worldwide, representing 15+ years of fieldwork and international collaboration.
• Universidad Nacional de ColombiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNAM collaborated with Universidad Nacional de Colombia on a computational protein-docking study evaluating eight DNA aptamers targeting chicken CD40 proteins as potential vaccine adjuvants. UNAM provided research expertise in this international scientific collaboration.
• Researchers from Iraq and the United StatesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUNAM researchers participated in a multinational study with colleagues from Iraq and the United States on computational protein-docking of anti-CD40 DNA aptamers as vaccine adjuvants for chickens, targeting avian influenza control.
• Mexico's Supreme Court (Tribunal Federal de Justicia Administrativa)notableOthersMexico's Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling requiring gender perspective analysis in all workplace harassment cases, based on a case involving a former UNAM employee. The ruling creates a binding legal framework for all Mexican courts effective June 15, establishing that judges must evaluate social and institutional barriers placing women at disadvantage in labor disputes.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Universidade de São Paulo (USP): Brazil's leading public research university and Latin America's most prolific scientific publisher. Comparable to UNAM in scale, public-federal funding model, regional research leadership, and presence as the dominant Spanish/Portuguese-language public university in its country.
• Complutense University of Madrid: Spain's flagship public university and historic Spanish-language academic institution. Comparable to UNAM in heritage (centuries-old), public character, comprehensive program offering, and cultural/linguistic ties across the Hispanic academic world.
• Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA): Argentina's flagship public autonomous university and the closest direct peer to UNAM in Latin America: free public higher education, mass enrollment, top regional ranking, strong research output, and comparable autonomy-from-government status. Both anchor national scientific output in their respective countries.
• Universidad Nacional de Colombia: Colombia's national public university with similar name, mission, and structure to UNAM. Direct peer in public higher education provision, federal funding, research output, and bilateral scientific collaboration with UNAM (e.g., the aptamer vaccine adjuvant study).
• Tecnológico de Monterrey: Mexico's top private university and UNAM's principal domestic competitor for students, faculty, and employer brand recognition. Operates a national multi-campus network with strong digital learning, industry partnerships, and applied research focus that contrasts with UNAM's public-autonomous model.
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): UNAM's active research and education partner through the Mexico City Initiative. Comparable as a global research university with deep technology, supercomputing, and innovation capabilities, and as a peer in cross-border academic collaboration programs at UNAM.
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC): Chile's top-ranked university and a leading Latin American research institution. Comparable to UNAM in graduate program breadth, research intensity, and standing as the most prestigious national university in its country, though privately rather than publicly governed.

Broad incumbents

• Stanford University: Global top-tier research university with comparable institutional scale, HPC infrastructure, industry partnership models, and innovation ecosystem. Acts as a benchmark peer for UNAM's aspiration in research commercialization and tech transfer programs like Vallejo-i.
• Harvard University: Global benchmark for university research output, brand prestige, and endowment-driven institutional autonomy. Comparable to UNAM in scale of graduate programs, library systems, and cultural/scientific dissemination footprint.

Regional players

• Universidad de Chile: Chile's other leading public research university and a direct Latin American public-university peer to UNAM. Comparable in mission, federal funding model, and research intensity across sciences and humanities, but with a smaller national footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/unam_mx
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/unam
• Facebookfacebook.com/UNAM.MX.Oficial
• Instagraminstagram.com/unam_mx

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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