Universidad Mayor is a private university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded in 1988 and is accredited by the United States Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE).
Universidad Mayor opened its first academic programs in 1988 with bachelor's degrees in Architecture and Engineering with 3 majors; Industrial Engineering, Computer Science and Electronics Engineering which were offered at its main campus in Américo Vespucio. Within a few years, Universidad Mayor became the first private university in Chile to offer Agronomy and Forest Engineering (1989), Veterinary Medicine (1991), Dentistry (1997) and a Medical Residency Program (1998).