▁the ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁country , ▁only ▁behind ▁the ▁National ▁Aut onom ous ▁University ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁Chron olog ically , ▁based ▁on ▁its ▁foundation , ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁oldest ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁and ▁the ▁four teenth ▁in ▁Latin ▁America . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁the ▁University ▁works ▁through ▁a ▁network ▁model ▁to ▁organ ize ▁its ▁academic ▁activities . ▁This ▁university ▁network ▁is ▁integrated ▁by ▁ 1 5 ▁university ▁cent ers , ▁the ▁Virtual ▁University ▁System , ▁the ▁High ▁School ▁Education ▁System ▁and ▁the ▁general ▁administrative ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁University . ▁During ▁ 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁en rolled ▁students ▁is ▁ 2 5 5 , ▁ 9 4 4 , ▁of ▁which ▁ 1 1 6 , ▁ 4 2 4 ▁belong ▁to ▁gradu ate ▁and ▁under grad uate ▁students ▁and ▁ 1 3 9 , ▁ 5 2 0 ▁to ▁high ▁school ▁students . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Royal ▁University ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁( 1 7 9 1 – 1 8 2 1 ) ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁foundation ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 6 ▁College ▁began ▁offering ▁higher ▁education ▁in ▁Gu adal aj ara , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁institution ▁that ▁granted ▁academic ▁degrees . ▁The ▁first ▁one ▁who ▁requested ▁to ▁establish ▁a ▁university ▁in ▁Gu adal aj ara ▁was ▁Fri ar ▁F eli pe ▁Gal indo ▁y ▁Ch ave z ▁who ,