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Sheinbaum aims to double Rosario Castellanos University enrollment by 2030
Claudia Sheinbaum wants to double enrollment at the National Rosario Castellanos University by 2030.
The university currently has 120,000 students, and her target is at least 240,000 students before her administration ends.
She announced the goal while opening a campus in Tecozautla, Hidalgo, where 300 students are enrolled in four degree programs.
The university is part of a plan to expand access to public higher education, including for young people who face costs or travel barriers to study.
The Tecozautla campus will add two buildings, and a degree in agroecological sciences and sustainable livestock is due to begin in March 2027.
The government says it will continue building public campuses nationwide, with in-person, blended and distance learning options.
President Claudia Sheinbaum said she aims to double enrollment at the National Rosario Castellanos University during her term, reaching at least 240,000 students by 2030.
The university currently has 120,000 students, according to Sheinbaum.
She made the announcement on Saturday at the inauguration of a new campus in Tecozautla, Hidalgo.
She said her government would continue opening public, free university campuses across the country, with in-person, blended and distance learning.
The Tecozautla campus has 300 students and is set to receive two additional buildings.
- Who
- President Claudia Sheinbaum announced the enrollment goal for the National Rosario Castellanos University.
- What
- She aims to double enrollment from 120,000 to at least 240,000 students by 2030.
- When
- Saturday, October 31, 2026.
- Where
- At the university’s new campus in Tecozautla, Hidalgo, Mexico.
- Why
- She said the expansion is intended to widen access to public, free higher education.
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Sheinbaum recalled taking part in a UNAM student movement opposing proposed increases to tuition and changes to automatic admission from high school.
Sheinbaum inaugurated the university’s Tecozautla campus and announced the goal of doubling enrollment by 2030.
The Tecozautla campus is expected to add a degree in Agroecological Sciences and Sustainable Livestock Farming.
Sheinbaum aims for the university to have at least 240,000 students.
- Current enrollment
- 120,000 students
- Enrollment target
- At least 240,000 students by 2030
- New campus
- Tecozautla, Hidalgo
- Campus enrollment
- 300 students
- Additional buildings
- Two planned for the Tecozautla campus
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Sheinbaum se pone como meta duplicar la matrícula de la Universidad Nacional Rosario Castellanos: hasta 240 mil alumnos para el 2030
Sheinbaum inaugura Universidad Rosario Castellanos en Hidalgo; busca duplicar matrícula nacional a más de 240 mil estudiantes
What people are saying
Ya son 120 mil estudiantes en la Rosario Castellanos y vamos por más. Queremos por lo menos el doble de estudiantes durante todo el sexenio. Esa es la meta para la Rosario Castellanos
Universidades gratuitas, de calidad, donde los jóvenes, las jóvenes, terminando la preparatoria puedan estudiar la universidad
Dijimos: no puede ser que la universidad pública cueste. Porque si cuesta la universidad pública, pues se vuelve un privilegio, no un derecho