Complutense University of Madrid

Complutense University of Madrid
Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spanish)
Latin: Universitas Complutensis Matritensis
Former name
Estudio de Escuelas Generales de Alcalá (1293–1499)
Universitas Complutensis (1499–1836)
Literary University
(1836–1851)
Universidad Central (1851–1943)
Universidad de Madrid (1943–1970)
MottoLibertas Perfundet Omnia Luce (Latin)
Motto in English
"Freedom will flood all things with light"
TypePublic research non-profit coeducational higher education institution
Established20 May 1293; 731 years ago (20 May 1293)
FounderCardinal Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
Academic affiliations
Compostela Group of Universities
Europaeum
IAU
Una Europa
UNICA
Utrecht Network
Budget€607,559,030
RectorJoaquín Goyache Goñi
Administrative staff
11,162
Undergraduates74,771
Postgraduates11,388
Location,
Spain

40°26′57″N 3°43′41″W
CampusUrban
2 campuses in Madrid
--Moncloa Campus
--Somosaguas Campus
ColoursRed   [1]
Websiteucm.es

The Complutense University of Madrid (Spanish: Universidad Complutense de Madrid; UCM, Universidad de Madrid, Universidad Central de Madrid; Latin: Universitas Complutensis Matritensis) is a public research university located in Madrid. Founded in Alcalá in 1293 (before relocating to Madrid in 1836), it is one of the oldest operating universities in the world, and one of Spain's most prestigious institutions of higher learning. It is located on a sprawling campus that occupies the entirety of the Ciudad Universitaria district of Madrid, with annexes in the district of Somosaguas in the neighboring city of Pozuelo de Alarcón. It is named after the ancient Roman settlement of Complutum, now an archeological site in Alcalá de Henares, just east of Madrid.

It enrolls over 86,000 students, making it the eighth largest non-distance European university by enrollment.[2] By Royal Decree of 1857, the Central University was the first and only institution in Spain authorized to grant doctorate degrees throughout the Spanish Empire. In 1909, the Central University became one of the first universities in the world to grant a doctorate degree to a woman.[3] It was renamed as Universidad de Madrid ('University of Madrid') in 1943.[4]

  1. ^ "Manual de uso de la Marca Universidad Complutense de Madrid: Colores corporativos" (PDF). Complutense University of Madrid. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Estudiantes 2011–2013". Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ^ "La primera mujer universitaria Española: María Goyri". Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  4. ^ Flores, C. (2013). "Nota sobre la documentación relacionada con la neurología en el Archivo General de la Universidad Complutense" (PDF). Neurosciences and History. 1 (4): 170.