| Pontifical University of Mexico | |
| Native Name: | Universidad Pontificia de México |
| Motto: | Alma Mexicanensis Universitas Manu Regia Condita |
| Established: | 21 September 1551 (Charles I, King of Spain)29 June 1982 (re-established, Pope John Paul II) |
| Rector: | Próspero Alfredo Vargas |
| Students: | 228 |
| Campus: | Urban |
| Former Names: | Royal University of Mexico (1551–1595) Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico (1595–1821) Imperial and Pontificial University of Mexico (1821–1823) National and Pontificial University of Mexico (1823–1865) |
| Website: | pontificia.edu.mx |
The Universidad Pontificia de México (Pontifical University of Mexico) is a private institution of higher education originally established Charles I, King of Spain in 1551, re-established by the Holy See in 1982, and sponsored by the Roman Catholic Episcopate in Mexico.[1] It is one of the two modern Mexican universities claiming to be successors of the Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico (Real y Pontificia Universidad de México), one of the first universities founded in North America.[2] The university is today the only existing pontifical university in Mexico.[3]