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University of Sonora

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Hermosillo, Mexico
1501+ in World University Rankings 2024
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The University of Sonora or the Universidad de Sonora, usually known as Unison, is a public university in the north-west of Mexico.

Founded in 1942, it is the largest university in the border state of Sonora. Its headquarters and main campus are in the state capital, Hermosillo, which in spite of ferocious summer temperatures was rated by a national government-funded survey in 2013 as having the fifth best quality of life among major Mexican cities. There are satellite campuses at Caborca, Navojoa, Nogales and Cajeme.

Unison’s motto "el saber de mis hijos hara mi grandeza" translates as "my greatness will lie in the knowledge of my children". Its sports teams play as the Buhos (Owls), while the university television station XHUS-TDT has been broadcasting, with some breaks, since 1965.

While offering the full range of academic disciplines, its strength is in science and engineering with postgraduate programmes in physics, materials science, geology, engineering, food science and immunohematology. Unison’s first dentistry class graduated in 2018.

Internationalisation is a priority under current academic plans. More than 100 students will be funded for two semesters of study abroad in 2018-9, most in Latin America. Cross-border co-operation with the University of Arizona dates back to a joint geological project launched in 1983, with initiatives in 2017 focusing on physics and indigenous human rights.

Unison’s space scientists are collaborating with their counterparts at Arizona State University and the national space agencies of the USA and Mexico on a study of the potential for human settlement on the Moon and Mars.

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at the University of Sonora

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Student gender ratio
57 F : 43 M (1)
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International student percentage
1% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
26 (1)
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Student total
34176 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2024

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Subjects Taught at the University of Sonora

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  • Agriculture and Forestry
  • Sport Science
  • Veterinary Science
  • Biological Sciences

Engineering1001+

  • General Engineering
  • Civil Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Physical Sciences1001+

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

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