Over the years, the university college changed its name several times. In 1938, it became the "Superior School of Agriculture" ("Escuela Superior de Agricultura"); by 1957, then became a founding institution of the "University of Coahuila". In 1975, it became "Antonio Narro Agrarian Autonomous University" by a decree of the Coahuila state congress. Finally, in 2006, UAAAN was recognized as a Federal University, through a decree approved by the House of Representatives, the Senators Chamber and published in the federal registry by the President of Mexico, April 26, 2006.