Best Universities for Astrobiology 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 Astrobiology. A graph of 367K citations received by 17.2K academic papers made by 67 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.

1. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Astrobiology

#1 in Mexico

#60 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

2. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Astrobiology

#1 in Brazil

#92 in the World

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

3. University of America in Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Astrobiology

#218 in the World

Founded: 1958

4. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Astrobiology

#2 in Brazil

#244 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

5. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Astrobiology

#1 in Chile

#315 in the World

Founded: 1842

6. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Astrobiology

#3 in Brazil

#321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

7. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Astrobiology

#4 in Brazil

#342 in the World

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

8. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Astrobiology

#5 in Brazil

#405 in the World

Founded: 1934

9. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Astrobiology

#6 in Brazil

#415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

10. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Astrobiology

#1 in Argentina

#423 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

11. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Astrobiology

#2 in Argentina

#471 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

12. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Astrobiology

#2 in Chile

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

13. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Astrobiology

#2 in Mexico

#530 in the World

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

14. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Astrobiology

#7 in Brazil

#598 in the World

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

15. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For Astrobiology

#3 in Argentina

#633 in the World

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

16. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Astrobiology

#8 in Brazil

#751 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

17. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Astrobiology

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

18. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Astrobiology

#779 in the World

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

19. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Astrobiology

#3 in Mexico

#808 in the World

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

20. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Astrobiology

#9 in Brazil

#826 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

21. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Astrobiology

#10 in Brazil

#831 in the World

Founded: 1933

22. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Astrobiology

#11 in Brazil

#880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

23. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Astrobiology

#3 in Chile

#923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

24. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Astrobiology

#1 in Uruguay

#928 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

25. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Astrobiology

#12 in Brazil

#933 in the World

Founded: 1950

26. University of the Andes

Venezuela | Merida

For Astrobiology

#1 in Venezuela

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1810

27. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Astrobiology

#4 in Chile

#946 in the World

Founded: 1920

28. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Astrobiology

#13 in Brazil

#956 in the World

Founded: 1946

29. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Astrobiology

#14 in Brazil

#979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

30. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Astrobiology

#4 in Mexico

#1002 in the World

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

31. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi

Mexico | San Luis Potosi

For Astrobiology

#5 in Mexico

#1003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1859

32. University of Guanajuato

Mexico | Guanajuato

For Astrobiology

#6 in Mexico

#1021 in the World

Enrollment: 44,503
Founded: 1945

33. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Astrobiology

#15 in Brazil

#1024 in the World

Founded: 1946

34. University of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica | San Jose

For Astrobiology

#1 in Costa Rica

#1026 in the World

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

35. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Astrobiology

#16 in Brazil

#1033 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

36. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Astrobiology

#17 in Brazil

#1068 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

37. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Astrobiology

#7 in Mexico

#1077 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

38. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Astrobiology

#18 in Brazil

#1101 in the World

Founded: 1970

39. National University of San Juan

Argentina | San Juan

For Astrobiology

#4 in Argentina

#1102 in the World

Founded: 1973

40. Catholic University of the North

Chile | Antofagasta

For Astrobiology

#5 in Chile

#1104 in the World

Founded: 1956

41. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Astrobiology

#19 in Brazil

#1120 in the World

Founded: 1948

42. Autonomous University of the State of Morelos

Mexico | Cuernavaca

For Astrobiology

#8 in Mexico

#1126 in the World

Founded: 1938

43. University of Colima

Mexico | Colima

For Astrobiology

#9 in Mexico

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 1940

44. National University, Costa Rica

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Costa Rica | Heredia

For Astrobiology

#2 in Costa Rica

#1141 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1973

45. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Astrobiology

#20 in Brazil

#1146 in the World

Founded: 1960

46. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Astrobiology

#10 in Mexico

#1165 in the World

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

47. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Astrobiology

#21 in Brazil

#1233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

48. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Astrobiology

#22 in Brazil

#1267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

49. University of Paraiba Valley

Brazil | Sao Jose dos Campos

For Astrobiology

#23 in Brazil

#1280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Founded: 1954

50. University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Astrobiology

#6 in Chile

#1290 in the World

Founded: 1911

51. Andres Bello University

Chile | Santiago

For Astrobiology

#7 in Chile

#1314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1988

52. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Astrobiology

#24 in Brazil

#1326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

53. Diego Portales University

Chile | Santiago

For Astrobiology

#8 in Chile

#1352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

54. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Astrobiology

#25 in Brazil

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

55. University Institute of the Italian Hospital

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Astrobiology

#5 in Argentina

#1377 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 2000

56. Southern University of Chile

Chile | Valdivia

For Astrobiology

#9 in Chile

#1381 in the World

Founded: 1954

57. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Astrobiology

#11 in Mexico

#1409 in the World

Founded: 1970

58. University of Antofagasta

Chile | Antofagasta

For Astrobiology

#10 in Chile

#1413 in the World

Founded: 1981

59. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Astrobiology

#12 in Mexico

#1424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

60. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Astrobiology

#26 in Brazil

#1426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

61. University of Atacama

Chile | Copiapo

For Astrobiology

#11 in Chile

#1444 in the World

Founded: 1857

62. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Astrobiology

#1447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

63. Adolfo Ibanez University

Chile | Vina del Mar

For Astrobiology

#12 in Chile

#1474 in the World

Founded: 1953

64. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Astrobiology

#27 in Brazil

#1475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

65. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Astrobiology

#1 in Peru

#1478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

66. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Astrobiology

#13 in Chile

#1482 in the World

Founded: 1928

67. Catholic University of the Holy Conception

Chile | Concepcion

For Astrobiology

#14 in Chile

#1493 in the World

Founded: 1991