UNC currently has approximately 8,152 students in ten different academic faculties, making it one of the largest universities in the north of the country.

Led by Dr. Zoilo León Ordóñez, this group aimed to establish a higher education institution for the youth of Cajamarca.

In 1961, they formed a pro-university committee, which received approval from the then-President of Peru, Dr. Manuel Prado Ugarteche.

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Factors considered in these evaluations include academic reputation, the employability of graduates, the number of research citations received by their repositories, and their web impact.