Universitario hosts a large variety of sports and activities, including aikido, mountaineering, basketball, boxing, scuba diving, fencing, skiing, football, gymnastics, artistic gymnastics, golf, field hockey, judo, swimming, yachting, paddle tennis, basque pelota, rugby union, squash, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball, windsurf and yoga.

The Club was founded on 11 May 1918, by a group of university students as a means of fostering camaraderie in a politics-free environment.

[4] On 31 October 1918, the club acquired a house on Viamonte street of Buenos Aires, which became the headquarters of Universitario.

[4] In 1948, Universitario acquired land in the Villa de Mayo district of Greater Buenos Aires, which it uses to host some outdoor activities.

Mena served as a coach of junior divisions in addition to playing on the senior team.

The catastrophic defeat to San Isidro (CASI) created great concern inside the club.

[27] As adherents, women are excluded from decision-making processes, and their access to the main headquarters is restricted to only the restaurant and the library.

[18] If a member dies, their adherents (wives and daughters) can only can access to the club with special permission from the governing committee.

[18] In 2023, the visiting Terenue rugby team accused Universitario of "punching and gouging" during a match.