Universidad YMCA

What Universidad YMCA does

Universidad YMCA is a private higher education institution headquartered in Mexico City (Lago Alberto 337, Colonia Anáhuac, Alcaldía Miguel Hidalgo), founded in 2000 and operating as part of the global YMCA network. The institution offers undergraduate degrees (Licenciaturas), specialty programs (Especialidades), master's degrees (Maestrías), and a doctoral program in Educational Evaluation, with academic concentrations in education sciences, sports management, law, psychology, music, business administration, tourism, and computer science. Academic delivery is split between the physical Mexico City campus and a Moodle-based online learning platform (online.uniymca.edu.mx) that hosts 759 courses and serves approximately 3,117 active users. Supplementary offerings include the Prepa Online YMCA for online secondary education, the Centro de Lenguas Extranjeras (Foreign Language Center), and Educación Continua programs under the UNIYMCAPRO sub-brand.

The institution operates on a quadrimestral (four-month) academic calendar with enrollment cycles in January, May, and September, and derives revenue primarily from tuition and registration fees paid on a recurring per-quadrimestral basis. The go-to-market model is direct-to-consumer, leveraging a multi-channel enrollment infrastructure: an institutional website, dedicated WhatsApp business line (5637215772), phone contact (55 8889 0349 ext. 100), campus visits, and active social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. Scholarships and financial aid inquiries are routed through the same WhatsApp channel, and the institution accepts international students via the MESCYT scholarship program with the Dominican Republic government.

Universidad YMCA's strategic differentiation rests on its affiliation with the YMCA World Alliance, which enables international student exchange with YMCA branches in the USA (Blue Ridge NC, San Diego CA), Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay, as well as diplomatic partnerships with the embassies of Honduras and the United Arab Emirates. The institution emphasizes an inclusive, values-based education model integrating academic learning with personal and physical development through YMCA sports clubs. No external parent company, private equity backing, venture capital investment, or public funding rounds are disclosed in the source data.

Name

Universidad YMCA

Legal name

Universidad YMCA

Website

https://uniymca.edu.mx

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Universidad YMCA is a private higher education institution in Mexico City offering undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and continuing education programs delivered through a single campus and a Moodle-based online learning platform serving approximately 3,117 active learners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Private/Independent Community & Junior Colleges (EDAHADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online Nonprofit Universities (EDAHALAK), University-Affiliated Pathway & Foundation Programs (EDAIAJAA), Degree-Level Scholarships (Undergrad/Masters/PhD/Postdoc) (EDAIAOAE), Faculty-Led & Custom Group Study Abroad Programs (EDAIAAAA)

Keywords

• Higher education
• Undergraduate degrees
• Graduate programs
• Online learning platform
• Continuing education

Headquarters

HQ city

Mexico City

HQ country

Mexico

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Registration Fees: Revenue generated from student tuition payments for undergraduate degrees (licenciaturas), specializations (especialidades), master's degrees (maestrías), and doctoral programs (doctorados). The institution offers quadrimestral (four-month) payment periods for tuition and enrollment.
2. Continuing Education Programs: Revenue from continuing education courses, workshops, professional development programs, and diploma programs offered to the broader community.
3. International Program Services: Revenue from international exchange programs and study abroad opportunities through YMCA World Alliance partnerships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Universidad YMCA is a private higher education institution in Mexico City that delivers academic programs across undergraduate (Licenciaturas), graduate specialties (Especialidades), master's degrees (Maestrías), and doctoral levels, plus continuing education, online high school (Prepa Online YMCA), foreign language courses, and international exchange programs. It operates from a physical campus in Colonia Anáhuac and an online Moodle-based LMS, with enrollment cycles starting in January, May, and September on a quadrimestral (four-month) payment schedule.

Product overview

Universidad YMCA operates as a Mexican higher education institution offering a comprehensive educational portfolio through both physical campus and online delivery. The core offering includes undergraduate degrees (Licenciaturas), graduate specialties (Especialidades), master's programs (Maestrías), and doctoral programs, all coordinated through its Moodle-based online learning platform (Plataforma Online Uniymca) serving approximately 3,117 active users across 759 courses. Additional offerings include the Prepa Online YMCA for secondary education, a Foreign Language Center, the MESCYT international program for Dominican Republic students, and international exchange programs. The institution emphasizes sports education, recreation management, community development, and education sciences, aligned with YMCA values and global YMCA alliances.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UNIYMCAPRO: Professional development platform for Universidad YMCA
• Plataforma Uniymca

Products and services

• Plataforma Online Uniymca (Moodle LMS) Moodle-based learning management system delivering online and hybrid courses with 759 courses and ~3,117 active users across undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs.
• Licenciaturas (Undergraduate Degrees) Undergraduate bachelor's degree programs across disciplines including Education Sciences, Sports Management, Law, Psychology, Music, Business Administration, Tourism, and Computer Science, with quadrimestral scheduling.
• Especialidades (Graduate Specialties) Specialty graduate programs offered as part of Universidad YMCA's academic portfolio.
• Maestrías (Master's Degrees) Master's degree programs in Recreation, Education, Sports Management, Human Talent Development, and Community Development, typically 4-6 quadrimesters with hybrid scheduling.
• Doctorado en Evaluación Educativa Doctoral program in Educational Evaluation, a 6-quadrimester (2-year) program offered in mixed (hybrid) mode.
• Prepa Online YMCA Online high school preparation program providing flexible secondary education completion via the Moodle LMS.
• Centro de Lenguas Extranjeras (Foreign Language Center) Foreign language center offering language courses as part of continuing education and lifelong learning offerings.
• MESCYT Program International postgraduate scholarship program for Dominican Republic students under MESCYT, offering master's programs in Education, Recreation, Sports Management, and Human Talent Development.
• Programa de Atención Internacional International student exchange program with academic, cultural, and social objectives through YMCA World Alliance partnerships in Blue Ridge NC, San Diego CA, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, plus embassies of Honduras and UAE.
• Educación Continua (Continuing Education) Continuing education offerings including diplomas, seminars, and certification courses in sports nutrition, sports tourism, event management, and professional development.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• YMCA World AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversidad YMCA participates in the global YMCA World Alliance, enabling international exchange programs for students. Students can pursue professional practices abroad as part of their academic programs through this partnership.
• YMCA Blue Ridge (North Carolina, USA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational YMCA branch partnership for student exchange and professional development opportunities.
• YMCA San Diego (California, USA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational YMCA partnership for academic and cultural exchange programs.
• YMCA ColombiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional YMCA partnership for Latin American exchange opportunities.
• YMCA BrazilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional YMCA partnership for Latin American exchange opportunities.
• YMCA ArgentinaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional YMCA partnership for Latin American exchange opportunities.
• YMCA UruguayminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional YMCA partnership for Latin American exchange opportunities.
• Embassy of HondurasminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDiplomatic partnership facilitating student recruitment and international academic exchange with Honduras.
• Embassy of United Arab EmiratesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDiplomatic partnership facilitating international academic connections with UAE.
• MESCYT (Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología - Dominican Republic)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMESCYT scholarship program enabling Dominican Republic students to pursue graduate education at Universidad YMCA in Mexico. Programs include Recreation, Education, Sports Management, Community Development, and Human Talent Development master's degrees.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Tecnológico de Monterrey (Tec de Monterrey): Mexico's flagship private university network with national and international footprint, deep employer partnerships, and dominant brand recognition. Competes broadly with Universidad YMCA across nearly all program levels but at a significantly larger scale.
• UNAM (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México): Mexico's largest public university, dominant in graduate research and professional school training. While not a direct tuition-price competitor, UNAM is the benchmark credential that Universidad YMCA's programs are implicitly measured against by students and employers.
• IPN (Instituto Politécnico Nacional): Major Mexican public institution with broad undergraduate and graduate program offerings across technical, engineering, social sciences, and management. Competes for the same Mexico City student pool as Universidad YMCA, particularly at the undergraduate level.

Direct peers

• Universidad Panamericana (UP): Private Mexican university with strong graduate and continuing education programs across business, law, education, and health sciences. Comparable to Universidad YMCA in its private, multi-program offering and graduate-degree orientation.
• Universidad Anáhuac: Large private university headquartered in the same Colonia Anáhuac / Miguel Hidalgo corridor of Mexico City. Directly comparable as a private Mexican university competing for the same undergraduate and graduate student pool, with similar program breadth and price positioning.
• Universidad del Valle de México (UVM): Large for-profit private university chain in Mexico with multiple campuses, strong continuing-education presence, and online program offerings — competing with Universidad YMCA on flexible scheduling, professional-oriented programs, and working-adult enrollment.
• Universidad Iberoamericana (IBERO): Private Jesuit university in Mexico City offering undergraduate and graduate programs with strong social-impact and community-development orientations — overlapping directly with Universidad YMCA's YMCA-values-driven positioning and community-development master's programs.
• UNITEC (Universidad Tecnológica de México): Large private university chain in Mexico offering flexible scheduling, multiple intakes, and online/hybrid programs with a working-adult and continuing-education focus that directly overlaps with Universidad YMCA's quadrimester cadence and online delivery model.
• Universidad La Salle: National network of private La Salle universities in Mexico with comparable multi-campus footprint, values-based education positioning, and a wide graduate program catalog — competing directly for similar student segments and employer-recognition-driven enrollment.

Regional players

• Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla (UPAEP): Private Mexican university with values-based positioning and strong graduate program portfolio in business, education, and social sciences. Operates primarily in Puebla rather than Mexico City, but competes for the same private-university student segment with similar program breadth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/uniymca
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@UniversidadYMCAmx
• Facebookfacebook.com/UniversidadYMCA
• Instagraminstagram.com/universidadymca
• TikToktiktok.com/@universidad_ymca

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Funding rounds

Investors

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