fingerprinting is the sci ence that allows the identification of people through the study of the impressions of the papillary ridges of the fingertips. Despite its importance, in Mexico the data published on the frequency of the fingerprint date back to 1966. The studied sample consisted of 66 women and 34 male university students of Jalisco following the classification of Juan Vucetich. The results obtained showed that the fingerprint pattern with more frequency in right thumb in men was whorl (52.9%) and in women external loop (48.5%); left thumb whorls (52.9%) in men and (54.5%) in women; men's right index the internal loop (44.1%), and women (43.9%), left index internal loop in men and women (55.9%); middle finger, right hand, in both genders external loop (88.2%) men and (77.3%) women, and in middle finger, left hand in both genders, inner loop (79.4%) men and (71.2%) women; right ring in men whorl (47.1%), women inner loop (51.5%), in left ring in both genders inner loop (55.9%) men and (56.1%) women; and on the right pinky in b oth genders external loop (85.3%) men and women (78.8%), in left pinky in both genders inner loop (97.1%) men and (84.8%) women. Comparing fingerprint by gender with X2 there were only statistically significant differences p = 0.0029 in fingerprint pattern "arc". Data not currently reported in any other study in the Mexican population.