University of Santiago, Chile

Universidad de Santiago de Chile
	Universidad de Santiago de Chile seal
Motto	Labor Lætitia Nostra (Latin)
Motto in English	Work is Our Joy
Type	Public
Established	June 21, 1849 (EAO) ; April 9, 1947 (UTE) ; March 21, 1981 (USACH)
Founder	Ignacy Domeyko
Rector	Rodrigo Vidal Rojas
Academic staff	2762
Students	21,520
Undergraduates	20,546
Postgraduates	974
Location	Santiago, RM, Chile
Campus	Urban (340,000 m2)
Majors	55
Mascot	Lion
Website	www.usach.cl

The University of Santiago, Chile (Usach) (Spanish: Universidad de Santiago de Chile) is one of the oldest public universities in Chile. The institution was born as Escuela de Artes y Oficios (Spanish: School of Arts and Careers) in 1849 by Ignacy Domeyko, under the government of Manuel Bulnes. It became Universidad Técnica del Estado (Spanish: Technical University of the State) in 1947, with various campuses throughout the country. In 1981, as a consequence of a reform on higher education under the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, it became what is now known as Universidad de Santiago de Chile, with all activities centered in a single 340,000 m² campus in the capital Santiago.