[1] The university is formed by an urban campus composed of several buildings spread throughout the Barrio de Santiago in the city of Puebla, as well as other premises located in the metropolitan area and the Atlixco municipality.

UPAEP was one of the founding universities of the Mexican Federation of Private High Studies Institutions and is a member of the ANUIES.

Four of them are located within the Metropolitan Zone of Puebla, of which two, the Santiago (the oldest) and Angelópolis (the newest) were recognized in December 2010 by the International Baccalaureate to impart the Diploma Programme to its students.

Approximately nine of ten students enrolled in the UPAEP study in an accredited program, being the second-highest ratio for a private university in Mexico.

The representative teams are named the Águilas UPAEP, and they are currently ranked 5° by the CONADEIP, an organization formed by the most important Private Institutions of Higher learning in Mexico.