Universidad Panamericana (main entity); Centros Culturales de México, A.C. (Mexico City and Guadalajara campuses); Bona Terra, A.C. (Aguascalientes campus)

Universidad Panamericana (UP) is a private Roman Catholic research university in Mexico affiliated with Opus Dei. Founded in 1967 as a business school (IPADE) by Carlos Llano Cifuentes; the Instituto Panamericano de Humanidades (IPH) was founded in 1968 and merged with IPADE to create the university, which received university status in 1978. It has campuses in Mexico City (Mixcoac and Santa Fe), Guadalajara, and Aguascalientes. The university offers 76 undergraduate and 181 graduate programs, with approximately 16,947 students and 2,948 faculty members (38% with doctorates). It is ranked as the 2nd best private university in Mexico by QS World University Rankings 2026 and THE World University Rankings 2026, and 3rd best Mexican university overall by QS. The motto is "Ubi spiritus, libertas" (Where the spirit is, there is freedom).