Central University of Ecuador (Spanish: Universidad Central del Ecuador) is the oldest university in Ecuador, and one of the oldest in America. The enrollment is over 10,000 students per year and the university offers a diverse selection of degrees and specialties. The Central University originated from the unification in 1769 between the University of Quito, also known as University of San Gregorio Magno, and the University of 'Santo Tomas de Aquino', being the first one Jesuit and created in 1622 from the San Luis seminary, and the second one Dominican, founded in 1688. Both were private. In 1776 the contemporaneous government suppressed the San Gregorio university and in 1786 secularized the Santo Tomas university, and its statute came in effect on October 26, 1787. The Real Universidad de Santo Tomas de Aquino was established in 1800.