Autonomous University of Sinaloa

The Autonomous University of Sinaloa (Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa or UAS) is a public university with its central campus located in the state capital of Culiacán, Sinaloa and with campuses in multiple locations within the state. The university is ranked in the top 25 universities of Mexico.

UAS was founded on 5 May 1873 in Mazatlán and at the time called Liceo Rosales. The school transferred to Culiacán in 1874 due to political reasons and its name changed to Colegio Rosales. Towards the end of the Mexican Revolution, in 1918 it received "autonomy status" and re-named as the Universidad de Occidente. In 1965, it was re-named to its present name.

The university serves some 160,000 students on its own at high school, undergraduate and postgraduate level. UAS is divided into 4 Regional Units within the state of Sinaloa and has 4 main campuses in Culiacán, Guamúchil, Los Mochis and Mazatlán as well as several satellite campuses throughout the state.

History
Liceo Rosales (named after the former Governor of Sinaloa Antonio Rosales) was founded on 5 May 1873 in Mazatlán and was designed to teach professional careers such as engineering, law, accounting, chemistry and teaching degrees. A year later, in 1874 the school was transferred to the newly appointed state capital of Culiacán and re-named Colegio Rosales. Towards the end of the Mexican Revolution in 1918, the Governor of the state of Sinaloa, Ramón F. Iturbe, was in favor of granting the university more autonomy to administer and decide its own academic programs and the school was re-named to Universidad de Occidente, however, in 1922 the schools was changed to Colegio Civil Rosales.

In 1937, under the influence of then Mexican President Lázaro Cárdenas, the school was re-named Universidad Socialista del Noroeste (Socialist University of the Northwest) as a promoter and supporter of the social reforms taking place in that time period. In 1941, the school was re-named the University of Sinaloa and in 1965, the university re-gained and developed its autonomy status. Since then, the school's name was changed to its current name of Autonomous University of Sinaloa (Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa).

University Regional Administrative Units


The UAS is divided in 4 Regional Units:
 * Northern Unit: the main campus for this region is based in Los Mochis. The municipalities that pertains to this regional unit are the following:
 * Ahome
 * El Fuerte
 * Choix
 * Guasave (split between Northern and Central-Northern Regional Unit)


 * Central-Northern Unit: the main campus for this region is based in Guamúchil. The municipalities that pertains to this regional unit are the following:
 * Angostura
 * Guasave (split between Northern and Central-Northern Regional Unit)
 * Mocorito
 * Salvador Alvarado
 * Sinaloa (municipality)


 * Central Regional Unit: the main campus for this region is based in Culiacán. The municipalities that pertains to this regional unit are the following:
 * Badiraguato
 * Cosalá
 * Culiacán
 * Elota
 * Navolato


 * Southern Regional Unit: the main campus for this region is based in Mazatlán. The municipalities that pertains to this regional unit are the following:
 * Concordia
 * Escuinapa
 * Mazatlán
 * Rosario
 * San Ignacio

Academic organization
The UAS is divided into several faculties and schools that support and coordinate most of the university's academic and administrative activity throughout its campuses. Each faculty is divided into departments that coordinate the teaching and research of the different subjects.

Notable alumni

 * Bernardo J. Gastélum, Mexican physician, politician, and writer
 * Francisco Labastida Mexican economist and politician
 * Genaro Estrada, Mexican statesman, academic, and writer
 * Itzel Manjarrez, Mexican taekwondo practiotioner who competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the women's 49 kg
 * Jesús Aguilar Padilla, Mexican politician and lawyer

Media
UAS operates Radio UAS with stations in Culiacán (XEUAS 1150AM and XHUAS 96.1FM) and Los Mochis (XHMSA 102.9FM); and a local TV channel.