Central American University, San Salvador

For university in Nicaragua, see Central American University, Managua.
José Simeón Cañas Central American University
Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas
Other name
La UCA
MottoSpanish: Universidad para el Cambio Social
Motto in English
University for Social Change
TypePrivate Nonprofit
Established15 September 1965 (15 September 1965)
Religious affiliation
Catholic Church
(Society of Jesus)
Academic affiliations
AUSJAL
RectorMario Cornejo, S.J.
Academic staff
421
Students8,993
Location
Antiguo Cuscatlán
,
El Salvador
CampusUrban, 38 acres (15 ha)
ColorsBlack, white, blue    
MascotOwl
Websitewww.uca.edu.sv

José Simeón Cañas Central American University (Spanish: Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas"), also known as UCA El Salvador, is a private Catholic university with nonprofit purposes in Antiguo Cuscatlán, El Salvador. It is operated by the Society of Jesus.

UCA was founded on September 15, 1965, at the request of a group of Catholic families who appealed to the Salvadoran government and the Society of Jesus in order to create a university as an alternative to the University of El Salvador, becoming the first private institution of higher education in the country.

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