Best Art & Design Schools in Latin America

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Art & Design. A graph of 3.13M citations received by 293K academic papers made by 367 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 Art & Design

#1 in Brazil

#64 in the World

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

2. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Art & Design

#2 in Brazil

#169 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

3. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Art & Design

#3 in Brazil

#246 in the World

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

4. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Art & Design

#1 in Mexico

#257 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

5. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Art & Design

#4 in Brazil

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

6. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Art & Design

#5 in Brazil

#317 in the World

Founded: 1934

7. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Art & Design

#6 in Brazil

#360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

8. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Art & Design

#7 in Brazil

#379 in the World

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

9. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Art & Design

#1 in Argentina

#402 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

10. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Art & Design

#1 in Chile

#449 in the World

Founded: 1842

11. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Art & Design

#8 in Brazil

#505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

12. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Art & Design

#9 in Brazil

#540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

13. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Art & Design

#2 in Chile

#555 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

14. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Art & Design

#10 in Brazil

#660 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

15. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Art & Design

#11 in Brazil

#661 in the World

Founded: 1950

16. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Art & Design

#12 in Brazil

#664 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

17. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Art & Design

#13 in Brazil

#677 in the World

Founded: 1946

18. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Art & Design

#2 in Mexico

#683 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Enrollment: 170,000
Founded: 1936

19. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Art & Design

#14 in Brazil

#741 in the World

Founded: 1946

20. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Art & Design

#3 in Mexico

#757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 1943

21. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Art & Design

#2 in Argentina

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

22. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Art & Design

#15 in Brazil

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

23. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#795 in the World

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

24. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Art & Design

#16 in Brazil

#814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

25. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Art & Design

#4 in Mexico

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 61,152
Founded: 1974

26. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Art & Design

#17 in Brazil

#866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

27. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Art & Design

#18 in Brazil

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

28. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Art & Design

#19 in Brazil

#873 in the World

Founded: 1960

29. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Art & Design

#20 in Brazil

#892 in the World

Founded: 1933

30. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Art & Design

#21 in Brazil

#959 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

31. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Art & Design

#22 in Brazil

#986 in the World

Founded: 1948

32. University of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica | San Jose

For Art & Design

#1 in Costa Rica

#994 in the World

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

33. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Art & Design

#23 in Brazil

#1005 in the World

Founded: 1969

34. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Art & Design

#24 in Brazil

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

35. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Art & Design

#25 in Brazil

#1026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

36. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Art & Design

#26 in Brazil

#1045 in the World

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

37. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Art & Design

#27 in Brazil

#1053 in the World

Founded: 1970

38. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Art & Design

#5 in Mexico

#1070 in the World

Founded: 1970

39. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

40. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Art & Design

#1097 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

41. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Art & Design

#28 in Brazil

#1105 in the World

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

42. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For Art & Design

#3 in Argentina

#1140 in the World

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

43. Federal University of Para

For Art & Design

#29 in Brazil

#1154 in the World

Founded: 1957

44. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Art & Design

#30 in Brazil

#1158 in the World

Founded: 1922

45. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Art & Design

#31 in Brazil

#1166 in the World

Founded: 1970

46. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Art & Design

#6 in Mexico

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Enrollment: 339,508
Founded: 1792

47. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#1237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

48. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Art & Design

#32 in Brazil

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

49. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Art & Design

#33 in Brazil

#1302 in the World

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

50. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Art & Design

#1364 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

51. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Art & Design

#3 in Chile

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

52. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Art & Design

#4 in Chile

#1384 in the World

Founded: 1920

53. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Art & Design

#34 in Brazil

#1429 in the World

Founded: 1969

54. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Art & Design

#35 in Brazil

#1450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

55. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Art & Design

#1 in Peru

#1459 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

56. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Art & Design

#36 in Brazil

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

57. National University of Mar del Plata

Argentina | Mar del Plata

For Art & Design

#4 in Argentina

#1461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1975

58. University of Talca

For Art & Design

#5 in Chile

#1465 in the World

Founded: 1981

59. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Art & Design

#1500 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

60. Federico Santa Maria Technical University

Chile | Valparaiso

For Art & Design

#6 in Chile

#1521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1931

61. State University of Ponta Grossa

Brazil | Ponta Grossa

For Art & Design

#37 in Brazil

#1540 in the World

Founded: 1970

62. University of America in Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Art & Design

#1543 in the World

Founded: 1958

63. Federal University of Campina Grande

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Art & Design

#38 in Brazil

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 2002

64. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Art & Design

#7 in Chile

#1551 in the World

Founded: 1928

65. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Art & Design

#39 in Brazil

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

66. Federal University of Alagoas

Brazil | Maceio

For Art & Design

#40 in Brazil

#1602 in the World

Founded: 1961

67. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Art & Design

#41 in Brazil

#1625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

68. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Art & Design

#7 in Mexico

#1672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

69. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Art & Design

#42 in Brazil

#1721 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

70. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Art & Design

#43 in Brazil

#1722 in the World

Founded: 1958

71. Central University of Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Art & Design

#1 in Venezuela

#1737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1721

72. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Art & Design

#44 in Brazil

#1786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

73. University of Guanajuato

Mexico | Guanajuato

For Art & Design

#8 in Mexico

#1791 in the World

Enrollment: 44,503
Founded: 1945

74. Autonomous University of the State of Mexico

Mexico | Toluca

For Art & Design

#9 in Mexico

#1822 in the World

Founded: 1956

75. National University of Rosario

Argentina | Rosario

For Art & Design

#5 in Argentina

#1824 in the World

Founded: 1968

76. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Art & Design

#45 in Brazil

#1838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

77. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Art & Design

#1845 in the World

Founded: 1945

78. National University of the South

Argentina | Bahia Blanca

For Art & Design

#6 in Argentina

#1849 in the World

Founded: 1956

79. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Art & Design

#10 in Mexico

#1851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1944

80. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Art & Design

#46 in Brazil

#1858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

81. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For Art & Design

#47 in Brazil

#1868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

82. Autonomous University of Queretaro

Mexico | Queretaro

For Art & Design

#11 in Mexico

#1878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1951

83. Federal University of Amazonas

Brazil | Manaus

For Art & Design

#48 in Brazil

#1892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1909

84. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Art & Design

#12 in Mexico

#1916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

85. Federal University of Maranhao

Brazil | Sao Luis

For Art & Design

#49 in Brazil

#1946 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

86. Southern University of Chile

Chile | Valdivia

For Art & Design

#8 in Chile

#1954 in the World

Founded: 1954

87. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For Art & Design

#13 in Mexico

#1956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

88. Federal University of Ouro Preto

Brazil | Ouro Preto

For Art & Design

#50 in Brazil

#1962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

89. National University of Cuyo

Argentina | Mendoza

For Art & Design

#7 in Argentina

#1994 in the World

Founded: 1939

90. Federal University of Mato Grosso

Brazil | Cuiaba

For Art & Design

#51 in Brazil

#1995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1970

91. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Art & Design

#52 in Brazil

#2007 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

92. Federal Rural University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Art & Design

#53 in Brazil

#2011 in the World

Founded: 1912

93. Diego Portales University

Chile | Santiago

For Art & Design

#9 in Chile

#2027 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

94. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Art & Design

#54 in Brazil

#2038 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

95. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For Art & Design

#14 in Mexico

#2052 in the World

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

96. Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Art & Design

#2 in Venezuela

#2096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

97. State University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Art & Design

#55 in Brazil

#2101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

98. National Major San Marcos University

For Art & Design

#2 in Peru

#2114 in the World

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

99. Western Parana State University

Brazil | Cascavel

For Art & Design

#56 in Brazil

#2162 in the World

Founded: 1994

100. University of Havana

For Art & Design

#1 in Cuba

#2191 in the World

Founded: 1728