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Other name | "La Nacional" |
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Motto | Hacia la libertad por la cultura |
Type | Public |
Established | 16 February 1841 |
Rector | Roger Armando Arias Alvarado |
Students | 53,682 |
Location | , El Salvador |
Campus | Urban |
Calendar | Semester |
Website | www |
The University of El Salvador or Universidad de El Salvador (UES) is the oldest and the most prominent university institution in El Salvador. It serves as the national university of the country. The main campus, Ciudad Universitaria, is located in the capital of San Salvador, but there are also branches of the university in other Salvadoran cities such as Santa Ana, San Miguel and San Vicente. The university counts a total of 9 faculties in its main campus and has a student population of more than 50,000.