The Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez is a community made up of academics, students and management support staff, which assumes the excellence and quality of the academic institution, its processes, and university life. The whole is strengthened by faith, the Salesian charism, and the decision to be a socially responsible institution, in a permanent effort to grow in all areas of its work.

The mission of the Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez is to contribute to society and the Church, through the comprehensive development of its students and their contribution in the areas of Youth, Education and Human Development, by means of quality teaching, research, and integration with the community, in accordance with its Salesian formative ideology.

The Universidad Católica Silva Henríquez aspires to be recognized as an Institution committed to the promotion of a more just and supportive society in our country, through its contribution to the areas of Youth, Education and Human Development, based on research, innovation and creation, as well as its dissemination and transfer to the community.