Best Universities for Creative Writing in Latin America

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 66.2K citations received by 19.5K academic papers made by 93 universities in Latin America was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Creative Writing

#1 in Brazil

#66 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 97,964
Founded: 1827

2. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Creative Writing

#2 in Brazil

#137 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 67,329
Founded: 1920

3. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Creative Writing

#3 in Brazil

#179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 45,038
Founded: 1927

4. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Creative Writing

#4 in Brazil

#258 in the World

Founded: 1934

5. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Creative Writing

#5 in Brazil

#319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

6. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Creative Writing

#1 in Mexico

#339 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

7. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Creative Writing

#6 in Brazil

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

8. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Creative Writing

#7 in Brazil

#354 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

9. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Creative Writing

#1 in Argentina

#363 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

10. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Creative Writing

#8 in Brazil

#442 in the World

Founded: 1950

11. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Creative Writing

#9 in Brazil

#449 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

12. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Creative Writing

#1 in Chile

#456 in the World

Founded: 1842

13. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Creative Writing

#10 in Brazil

#459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

14. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Creative Writing

#2 in Chile

#461 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

15. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Creative Writing

#11 in Brazil

#486 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

16. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Creative Writing

#12 in Brazil

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

17. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Creative Writing

#13 in Brazil

#592 in the World

Founded: 1933

18. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Creative Writing

#14 in Brazil

#608 in the World

Founded: 1946

19. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Creative Writing

#2 in Argentina

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

20. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Creative Writing

#2 in Mexico

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 61,908
Founded: 1974

21. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Creative Writing

#688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

22. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Creative Writing

#15 in Brazil

#710 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

23. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Creative Writing

#16 in Brazil

#716 in the World

Founded: 1948

24. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Creative Writing

#17 in Brazil

#742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

25. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Creative Writing

#18 in Brazil

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

26. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Creative Writing

#19 in Brazil

#760 in the World

Founded: 1960

27. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Creative Writing

#766 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

28. University of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica | San Jose

For Creative Writing

#1 in Costa Rica

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Enrollment: 30,436
Founded: 1940

29. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Creative Writing

#20 in Brazil

#798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

30. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Creative Writing

#21 in Brazil

#803 in the World

Founded: 1946

31. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Creative Writing

#22 in Brazil

#813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

32. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Creative Writing

#23 in Brazil

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

33. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Creative Writing

#24 in Brazil

#885 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

34. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Creative Writing

#3 in Mexico

#886 in the World

Founded: 1970

35. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Creative Writing

#887 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 54,284
Founded: 1867

36. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Creative Writing

#4 in Mexico

#897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 92,736
Founded: 1943

37. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For Creative Writing

#3 in Argentina

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 178,288
Founded: 1613

38. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Creative Writing

#25 in Brazil

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,494
Founded: 1969

39. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Creative Writing

#26 in Brazil

#1009 in the World

Founded: 1958

40. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Creative Writing

#27 in Brazil

#1053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 23,744
Founded: 1954

41. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Creative Writing

#1059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

42. University of America in Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Creative Writing

#1063 in the World

Founded: 1958

43. National University of Mar del Plata

Argentina | Mar del Plata

For Creative Writing

#4 in Argentina

#1066 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1975

44. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Creative Writing

#28 in Brazil

#1074 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

45. Federal University of Para

For Creative Writing

#29 in Brazil

#1085 in the World

Founded: 1957

46. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Creative Writing

#30 in Brazil

#1089 in the World

Founded: 1970

47. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Creative Writing

#31 in Brazil

#1132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Enrollment: 23,988
Founded: 1969

48. Federal University of Maranhao

Brazil | Sao Luis

For Creative Writing

#32 in Brazil

#1140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

49. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For Creative Writing

#5 in Mexico

#1159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1943

50. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Creative Writing

#33 in Brazil

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

51. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Creative Writing

#34 in Brazil

#1180 in the World

Founded: 1969

52. Francisco Jose de Caldas District University

Colombia | Bogota

For Creative Writing

#1187 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

53. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Creative Writing

#3 in Chile

#1192 in the World

Founded: 1920

54. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Creative Writing

#6 in Mexico

#1200 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792

55. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Creative Writing

#7 in Mexico

#1211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1944

56. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Creative Writing

#4 in Chile

#1234 in the World

Founded: 1928

57. University of Guanajuato

Mexico | Guanajuato

For Creative Writing

#8 in Mexico

#1245 in the World

Enrollment: 44,503
Founded: 1945

58. Diego Portales University

Chile | Santiago

For Creative Writing

#5 in Chile

#1261 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

59. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Creative Writing

#35 in Brazil

#1266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

60. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Creative Writing

#36 in Brazil

#1272 in the World

Founded: 1970

61. Federal University of Mato Grosso

Brazil | Cuiaba

For Creative Writing

#37 in Brazil

#1282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1970

62. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Creative Writing

#38 in Brazil

#1301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

63. National Major San Marcos University

For Creative Writing

#1 in Peru

#1323 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 32,399
Founded: 1551

64. National University of Rosario

Argentina | Rosario

For Creative Writing

#5 in Argentina

#1327 in the World

Founded: 1968

65. Colegio de Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Creative Writing

#9 in Mexico

#1341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1940

66. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Creative Writing

#10 in Mexico

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

67. Bahia State University

Brazil | Salvador

For Creative Writing

#39 in Brazil

#1374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1983

68. Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Creative Writing

#40 in Brazil

#1395 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1941

69. Federal University of Piaui

Brazil | Teresina

For Creative Writing

#41 in Brazil

#1398 in the World

Founded: 1973

70. National University of Cuyo

Argentina | Mendoza

For Creative Writing

#6 in Argentina

#1406 in the World

Founded: 1939

71. Federal University of Alagoas

Brazil | Maceio

For Creative Writing

#42 in Brazil

#1420 in the World

Founded: 1961

72. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Creative Writing

#2 in Peru

#1435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

73. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Creative Writing

#1 in Uruguay

#1446 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

74. State University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Creative Writing

#43 in Brazil

#1455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

75. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Creative Writing

#44 in Brazil

#1462 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

76. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Creative Writing

#1 in Jamaica

#1479 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

77. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Creative Writing

#45 in Brazil

#1494 in the World

Founded: 1922

78. University of La Sabana

Colombia | Chia

For Creative Writing

#1495 in the World

Founded: 1980

79. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Creative Writing

#46 in Brazil

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

80. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Creative Writing

#47 in Brazil

#1524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

81. Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Creative Writing

#7 in Argentina

#1531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1958

82. Federal University of Ouro Preto

Brazil | Ouro Preto

For Creative Writing

#48 in Brazil

#1532 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

83. Mato Grosso State University

Brazil | Caceres

For Creative Writing

#49 in Brazil

#1535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1993

84. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Creative Writing

#50 in Brazil

#1544 in the World

Founded: 1969

85. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Creative Writing

#6 in Chile

#1545 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

86. Southern University of Chile

Chile | Valdivia

For Creative Writing

#7 in Chile

#1550 in the World

Founded: 1954

87. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Creative Writing

#51 in Brazil

#1593 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

88. Federal University of Tocantins

Brazil | Palmas

For Creative Writing

#52 in Brazil

#1603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2000

89. State University of Ponta Grossa

Brazil | Ponta Grossa

For Creative Writing

#53 in Brazil

#1611 in the World

Founded: 1970

90. State University of Paraiba

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Creative Writing

#54 in Brazil

#1618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1966

91. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For Creative Writing

#55 in Brazil

#1639 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

92. Western Parana State University

Brazil | Cascavel

For Creative Writing

#56 in Brazil

#1645 in the World

Founded: 1994

93. Anhembi Morumbi University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Creative Writing

#57 in Brazil

#1658 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1972