Since its founding the university has been located first in leased buildings at the Colonia Roma in Mexico City during the 1950s and later on an eight-acre campus on the Mexico-Toluca Road.

That year, the Board of Associates decided to move all operations to Mexico City and to separate from the Universidad de las Américas Puebla.

At the present time the university continues its mission as a bilingual (English–Spanish) institution, the only one in Mexico offering general instruction in two languages.

The Universidad de las Américas, A.C. is qualified as follows in the national lists published in Mexican newspapers Reforma[1] and El Universal[2] en 2012: The program in special education is not evaluated in the surveys.

The Universidad de las Américas, A.C., is accredited by the following associations At national level: At the international level: The Universidad de las Américas offers continuing education courses and diploma programs in management, education, psychology, science and technology and law.