Universidad Autónoma de Occidente

Type	Private
Established	February 20, 1970
Chancellor	Diego Hernández Losada
Academic staff	780
Students	8,000[1]
Undergraduates	6172
Postgraduates	1262
Location	Cali , Valle del Cauca ,  Colombia 3°21′14″N 76°31′22″W / 3.35389°N 76.52278°W / 3.35389; -76.52278
Campus	Urban
Colors	Red and Black
Affiliations	CIDESCO, AFACOM, Universia, FELAFACS, RUAV, RENATA, ANEIAP
Website	https://uao.edu.co

The Universidad Autónoma de Occidente (UAO) is a private university in Cali, Colombia.

Established in 1970, the university's first seat was in Champagnat neighborhood, in Cali.^{[citation needed]}

In 1999, construction of its new campus was completed, located in the south of the city, in an area called Valle del Lilí.^{[citation needed]}

UAO has four faculties with 28 undergraduate programs (two of them by dual education system), as well as 41 postgraduate and 8 master's degrees.^{[citation needed]}

The university's highlights in the region are the high investment in technology and investigation, reflected by its 64 laboratories, faculty staff with doctorate and master's degrees, and 29 research groups, 26 of which are accepted by Colciencias.^[2]

• Lucia Aldana, Miss Colombia 2012