Colegio de Postgraduados

What Colegio de Postgraduados does

Colegio de Postgraduados is a Mexican federal decentralized public agency (organismo público descentralizado) founded in 1959 and headquartered in Montecillo/Texcoco, State of Mexico. It specializes exclusively in postgraduate education (master's and doctoral programs) and scientific research in agricultural sciences, forestry, rural development, food science, biotechnology, natural resources, and socioeconomics. The institution operates eight campuses across Mexico (Montecillo, Campeche, Córdoba, Puebla, Tabasco, San Luis Potosí, and Veracruz) and supports its research mission through the Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (SNI) membership framework and multiple Lines of Generation and/or Application of Knowledge (LGAC).

Its core technology and product offerings include four peer-reviewed scientific journals — Agrociencia (founded 1966), Agro Productividad, Agricultura Sociedad y Desarrollo, and Agro Divulgación — published in Spanish and English under double-blind peer review with DOI assignment and XML markup. Supporting infrastructure includes the Biblioteca Digital (Digital Library), the Sistema de Control Escolar (SICE) for academic records, and the Sistema Integral de Información Académica (SIIA) for institutional planning. The institution is currently operating under its Plan Rector Institucional 2022-2026.

The business model is predominantly government-funded. As a federal Entidad Paraestatal, the institution draws its primary revenue from Mexico's Presupuesto de Egresos de la Federación (federal budget), with supplementary revenue from scientific publication fees charged to external authors (MXN $7,000-$14,000 per article) and research grants. Internal authors and students are exempt from publication fees. The institution does not charge tuition in the conventional sense, as its educational programs are publicly funded. Primary beneficiaries are graduate students in agricultural sciences and academic researchers, while the effective paying counterparty is the Mexican federal government. Strategic partnerships include SADER (core, on food self-sufficiency programs), Red Innovagro (innovation network), and COMEYT (state-level science and technology council).

Name

Colegio de Postgraduados

Legal name

Colegio de Postgraduados

Website

https://colpos.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Colegio de Postgraduados is a Mexican federal public decentralized agency founded in 1959 that delivers postgraduate education and scientific research in agricultural sciences across eight campuses in Mexico, funded primarily by federal appropriations and publishing four peer-reviewed scientific journals.

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Product category

Agricultural Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities (EDAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Agricultural higher education
• Graduate agricultural research
• Postgraduate agricultural programs
• Agricultural sciences research
• Rural development studies

Headquarters

HQ city

Montecillo

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Graduate Education and Research Services: As a Mexican public federal entity (Entidad Paraestatal), Colegio de Postgraduados operates primarily through government funding (Presupuesto de Egresos de la Federación). It generates supplementary revenue through academic publications, publication fees, and research grants.
2. Scientific Publication Fees: Authors pay publication contribution fees for journal articles in the institution's four peer-reviewed journals: Agrociencia ($14,000 MXN), Agro Productividad ($10,000 MXN), Agricultura Sociedad y Desarrollo ($10,000 MXN), and Agro Divulgación ($7,000 MXN). Internal authors and students are exempt from fees.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Colegio de Postgraduados (COLPOS) is a Mexican federal decentralized public agency that delivers postgraduate education (master's and doctoral programs), scientific research, and technology transfer services in agricultural sciences. It operates 8 campuses across Mexico and publishes 4 peer-reviewed bilingual scientific journals (Agrociencia, Agro Productividad, Agricultura Sociedad y Desarrollo, Agro Divulgación) covering agricultural, forestry, rural development, food science, biotechnology, natural resources, and socioeconomics.

Product overview

Colegio de Postgraduados is a Mexican federal public decentralized agency specializing in postgraduate education, research, and service in agricultural sciences. Its core offerings include four peer-reviewed academic journals (Agrociencia, Agro Productividad, Agricultura Sociedad y Desarrollo, and Agro Divulgación) published in Spanish and English covering agricultural sciences, rural development, and food production. Supporting infrastructure includes the Biblioteca Digital for scholarly resources, the Sistema de Control Escolar (SICE) for academic records management, the Sistema Integral de Información Académica (SIIA) for institutional planning, and the Kiosco de Servicios Personales for employee administration. The institution operates seven campuses across Mexico (Montecillo, Puebla, Veracruz, Tabasco, Campeche, Córdoba, and San Luis Potosí) delivering postgraduate programs in agricultural sciences.

Differentiator

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Products and services

• Agrociencia Scientific journal founded in 1966 dedicated to publishing research in agricultural sciences, with articles in Spanish and English under double-blind peer review. Open access online; external authors pay a $14,000 MXN publication fee, while internal authors and students are exempt.
• Agro Productividad Open-access electronic journal published monthly by Colegio de Postgraduados, disseminating original scientific research results in agricultural, forestry, and rural development sciences. Features double-blind peer review and publishes articles in Spanish and English; external authors pay a $10,000 MXN publication fee.
• Agricultura, Sociedad y Desarrollo (ASyD) Bilingual, open-access quarterly journal focusing on sociological, anthropological, and cultural research about agriculture and rural development, including topics on nutrition, migration, sustainability, land tenure, and rural economy. External authors pay a $10,000 MXN publication fee.
• Agro Divulgación Journal dedicated to disseminating successful case studies resulting from research transfer, education, and innovation induction in agricultural, forestry, and rural development sciences, directed at researchers and higher education students. External authors pay a $7,000 MXN publication fee.
• Postgraduate Programs in Agricultural Sciences Master's and doctoral degree programs in agricultural sciences offered across 8 campuses throughout Mexico (Montecillo, Campeche, Córdoba, Puebla, Tabasco, San Luis Potosí, Veracruz). Areas include agricultural sciences, forestry, rural development, food science, biotechnology, natural resources, and socioeconomics. Tuition is publicly funded through the Mexican federal budget.

Quantifiable outcome

• Obtained a historical institutional evaluation score of 9.7/10 (May 2026)
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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• COMEYT (Consejo Mexiquense de Ciencia y Tecnología)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Colegio de Postgraduados participates in COMEYT's 'Convocatoria Sinergia Incidencia 2025', a program supporting research projects with local impact. The institution's approved projects advance activities under this initiative as reported in March 2026.
• SADER (Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 'Dirección de Autosuficiencia Alimentaria' program, managed in collaboration with SADER (2024), develops technical manuals and publications on agricultural topics including yucca, dairy farming, silage, composting, agroforestry systems, and financing access for family farmers. This represents a core institutional mission aligned with national food security policy.
• Red InnovagrominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerColegio de Postgraduados is listed as a member of the Red Innovagro, a network of agricultural innovation institutions. The institution participates in the network's knowledge-sharing and innovation ecosystem for the agricultural sector.
• BBVAminorOthersBBVA bank serves as the financial institution for processing publication fee payments for the institution's scientific journals, with account details provided for authors submitting publications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• EMBRAPA (Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária): Brazil's federal agricultural research corporation. Comparable as a publicly funded agricultural research entity of regional scale operating across multiple agro-ecological zones, executing national food-security programs and partnering with universities across Latin America.
• Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Major U.S. land-grant university with one of the largest agricultural colleges. Comparable as a comprehensive agricultural higher-education and research institution with peer-reviewed journals, federal grant capture, and applied extension programs targeting the North American agricultural sector.
• Wageningen University & Research: Globally ranked agricultural and forestry university. Comparable as an internationally recognized agricultural postgraduate institution setting benchmarks for research quality, graduate-level specialization, and journal output that Mexican peers measure themselves against.
• INIFAP (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias): Mexico's federal agricultural research institute operated under SADER. Comparable as a sister federal public entity performing applied agricultural research, field trials, and technology transfer across Mexico's agro-ecological zones, often in collaboration with colleges of postgraduate education.
• INIA (Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria): Spain's national agricultural and food research institute. Comparable as a publicly funded agricultural research and postgraduate-training entity delivering applied science across crops, livestock, and forestry with peer-reviewed publication output.

Direct peers

• Universidad Autónoma Chapingo: Mexico's other major public agricultural university, offering undergraduate and postgraduate programs in agriculture, forestry, and rural development. Directly comparable as the primary domestic competitor for agricultural graduate students, federal research funding, and SADER-aligned programs.
• CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center): International nonprofit agricultural research organization headquartered in Mexico. Comparable as a Mexico-based agricultural research and training institution focused on food security, plant breeding, and capacity building that competes for federal research grants, SADER projects, and top agronomy researchers.
• CATIE (Centro Agronómico Tropical de Investigación y Enseñanza): Regional agricultural research and higher-education center based in Costa Rica. Comparable as a Latin American institution offering postgraduate programs and applied research in tropical agriculture, sustainable livestock, and rural development, serving similar student and partner profiles.

Others

• Red Innovagro: Latin American network of agricultural innovation institutions of which Colegio de Postgraduados is a member. Comparable as an institutional peer network used for knowledge sharing, research collaboration, and grant capture in Latin American agricultural innovation.

Regional players

• Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI): India's premier postgraduate agricultural research and education institution under ICAR. Comparable as a national postgraduate agricultural institution with multiple research centers, federal funding, and journal publication franchises serving domestic agricultural policy and capacity-building missions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries4 records

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