UPAEP, thanks to its effort throughout its history, has obtained the following awards and recognitions as a leading member by the following associations:
- Mexican Association of Institutions of Higher Education of Christian Inspiration (AMIESIC)
- National Association of Universities and Institutions of Higher Education (ANUIES)
- Association of International Educators (NAFSA)
- International Institute of Education (IIE)
- International Student Exchange Program (ISEP)
- Founding member of the Federation of Private Mexican Institutions of Higher Education (FIMPES) (FIMPES)
- Inter-American University Organization (OUI)
- Union of Latin American Universities (UDUAL)
- Mexican Association of Continuing Education and Distance Learning (AMECYD)
- Interuniversity Commission for Social Services (CISS)
- University System of Academic Mobility (SUMA)
- Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
- Association of Faculties Schools and Institutes of Law of Latin America, A.C. (AFEIDAL)
- Organization of Catholic Universities of America and the Caribbean (ODUCAL)
Different schools and faculties belong to their respective national and international collegiate bodies:
- Mexican Association of Faculties and Schools of Medicine (AMFEM)
- Mexican Federation of Schools and Faculties of Dentistry (FMFEO)
- National Association of Faculties and Schools of Nursing (ANFEE)
- National Association of Graphic Design Schools (ENCUADRE)
- Mexican Association of Higher Agricultural Education (AMEAS)
- nstitute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) (chapter 920)
- American Concrete Institute (ACI) Student Chapter
- National Association of Faculties and Schools of Accounting and Administration (ANFECA)
- Mexican Council of Foreign Trade (COMCE)
- National Association of Educational Institutions in Information Technology (ANIEI)
- National Association of Faculties and Law Schools (ANFADE)
- Tomás de Aquino International Society (SITA)
- National Council for Teaching and Research in Psychology (CNEIP)
- Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IIEE)
- Latin American Association of Faculties and Schools of Accounting (ALAFEC)
- National Evaluation Center for Higher Education (CENEVAL)
- Association of Architecture Teaching Institutions of the Mexican Republic (ASINEA)