University of La Frontera

University of the Frontier
Universidad de La Frontera
MottoItinerarium mentis ad veritatem
Established1981
Students11,053 (2020)
Undergraduates10,427
Postgraduates626
Location
38°44′51″S 72°37′04″W / 38.7474°S 72.6177°W / -38.7474; -72.6177
CampusAndres Bello Campus, Medicine Campus
AffiliationsConsejo de Rectores de las Universidades Chilenas
Consorcio de Universidades Estatales de Chile
Websitewww.ufro.cl

University of the Frontier (Spanish: Universidad de La Frontera), or UFRO, is a public university in Temuco, Araucanía Region, Chile. It is a derivative university and part of the Chilean Traditional Universities. UFRO boasts a student body with a variety of abilities and from a variety of backgrounds, many of them are Mapuche descent.