Universidad Mayor | |
Motto: | Para Espíritus Emprendedores |
Mottoeng: | For Entrepreneurial Spirits |
Established: | 1988 |
Rector: | Rubén Covarrubias Giordano |
Chairman: | Ricardo García |
Academic Staff: | 2,972 |
Students: | 18,896 |
Undergrad: | 16,554 |
Postgrad: | 2,432 |
Campus: | Santiago, Temuco |
Website: | www.umayor.cl |
Affiliations: | Middle States Commission for Higher Education |
Universidad Mayor is a private university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded in 1988.
Universidad Mayor opened its first academic programs in 1988 with bachelor's degrees in Architecture and Engineering with 3 majors; Industrial Engineering, Computer Science and Electronics Engineering which were offered at its Main Campus in Américo Vespucio.
Within a few years, Universidad Mayor became the first private university in Chile to offer Agronomy and Forest Engineering (1989), Veterinary Medicine (1991), Dentistry (1997) and a Medical Residency Program (1998).
It is accredited by the United States Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).[1]