Best Universities for Neuroscience 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 Neuroscience. A graph of 5.2M citations received by 276K academic papers made by 338 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. University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Neuroscience

#1 in Brazil

#67 in the World

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

2. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Neuroscience

#2 in Brazil

#192 in the World

Founded: 1933

3. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Neuroscience

#1 in Mexico

#232 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

4. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Neuroscience

#3 in Brazil

#241 in the World

Founded: 1934

5. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Neuroscience

#1 in Argentina

#259 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

6. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Neuroscience

#4 in Brazil

#300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

7. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Neuroscience

#5 in Brazil

#315 in the World

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

8. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Neuroscience

#6 in Brazil

#363 in the World

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

9. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Neuroscience

#1 in Chile

#398 in the World

Founded: 1842

10. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Neuroscience

#7 in Brazil

#467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

11. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Neuroscience

#2 in Chile

#472 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

12. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Neuroscience

#8 in Brazil

#523 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

13. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Neuroscience

#9 in Brazil

#637 in the World

Founded: 1948

14. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Neuroscience

#2 in Mexico

#690 in the World

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

15. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Neuroscience

#10 in Brazil

#692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

16. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Neuroscience

#11 in Brazil

#749 in the World

Founded: 1960

17. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Neuroscience

#12 in Brazil

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

18. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Neuroscience

#13 in Brazil

#773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

19. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For Neuroscience

#2 in Argentina

#805 in the World

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

20. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Neuroscience

#14 in Brazil

#807 in the World

Founded: 1946

21. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Neuroscience

#15 in Brazil

#813 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

22. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Neuroscience

#16 in Brazil

#849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

23. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Neuroscience

#864 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

24. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Neuroscience

#17 in Brazil

#868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

25. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Neuroscience

#18 in Brazil

#929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

26. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Neuroscience

#19 in Brazil

#948 in the World

Founded: 1946

27. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Neuroscience

#20 in Brazil

#960 in the World

Founded: 1950

28. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Neuroscience

#3 in Mexico

#990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792

29. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Neuroscience

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

30. Federal University of Para

For Neuroscience

#21 in Brazil

#1009 in the World

Founded: 1957

31. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Neuroscience

#22 in Brazil

#1048 in the World

Founded: 1970

32. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Neuroscience

#4 in Mexico

#1055 in the World

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

33. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Neuroscience

#1065 in the World

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

34. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Neuroscience

#23 in Brazil

#1104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

35. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Neuroscience

#3 in Argentina

#1116 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

36. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Neuroscience

#5 in Mexico

#1122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

37. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Neuroscience

#24 in Brazil

#1132 in the World

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

38. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Neuroscience

#25 in Brazil

#1140 in the World

Founded: 1969

39. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Neuroscience

#3 in Chile

#1193 in the World

Founded: 1920

40. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Neuroscience

#26 in Brazil

#1195 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

41. University of the Extreme South of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Criciuma

For Neuroscience

#27 in Brazil

#1197 in the World

Founded: 1968

42. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Neuroscience

#1219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

43. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Neuroscience

#28 in Brazil

#1225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

44. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Neuroscience

#6 in Mexico

#1226 in the World

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

45. Favaloro University

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Neuroscience

#4 in Argentina

#1236 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1992

46. Southern University of Chile

Chile | Valdivia

For Neuroscience

#4 in Chile

#1264 in the World

Founded: 1954

47. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Neuroscience

#29 in Brazil

#1269 in the World

Founded: 1970

48. University of Veracruz

Mexico | Xalapa

For Neuroscience

#7 in Mexico

#1276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1944

49. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Neuroscience

#30 in Brazil

#1293 in the World

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

50. University of America in Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Neuroscience

#1300 in the World

Founded: 1958

51. Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University

For Neuroscience

#1 in Peru

#1341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 16,000
Founded: 1961

52. University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Neuroscience

#5 in Chile

#1347 in the World

Founded: 1911

53. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Neuroscience

#31 in Brazil

#1382 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

54. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Neuroscience

#32 in Brazil

#1390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

55. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Neuroscience

#33 in Brazil

#1396 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

56. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Neuroscience

#6 in Chile

#1400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

57. University of Costa Rica

Costa Rica Flag

Costa Rica | San Jose

For Neuroscience

#1 in Costa Rica

#1418 in the World

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

58. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Neuroscience

#2 in Peru

#1426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

59. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Neuroscience

#34 in Brazil

#1430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

60. Federal University of Health Sciences, Porto Alegre

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Neuroscience

#35 in Brazil

#1445 in the World

Founded: 1953

61. Central University of Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Neuroscience

#1 in Venezuela

#1451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1721

62. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Neuroscience

#8 in Mexico

#1463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

63. University Institute of the Italian Hospital

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Neuroscience

#5 in Argentina

#1499 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 2000

64. National University of the South

Argentina | Bahia Blanca

For Neuroscience

#6 in Argentina

#1501 in the World

Founded: 1956

65. Brasil University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Neuroscience

#36 in Brazil

#1506 in the World

Enrollment: 15,000
Founded: 1989

66. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Neuroscience

#1523 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

67. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Neuroscience

#1570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

68. Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Neuroscience

#7 in Argentina

#1576 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1958

69. St. George's University

Grenada | St. George's

For Neuroscience

#1 in Grenada

#1588 in the World

Enrollment: 7,400
Founded: 1976

70. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Neuroscience

#37 in Brazil

#1611 in the World

Founded: 1969

71. University of the Andes

Venezuela | Merida

For Neuroscience

#2 in Venezuela

#1622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1810

72. Andres Bello University

Chile | Santiago

For Neuroscience

#7 in Chile

#1647 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1988

73. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Neuroscience

#38 in Brazil

#1668 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

74. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Neuroscience

#39 in Brazil

#1706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

75. Diego Portales University

Chile | Santiago

For Neuroscience

#8 in Chile

#1711 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

76. University for Development

Chile | Santiago

For Neuroscience

#9 in Chile

#1717 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,544
Founded: 1990

77. Federal University of Piaui

Brazil | Teresina

For Neuroscience

#40 in Brazil

#1718 in the World

Founded: 1973

78. National University of Cuyo

Argentina | Mendoza

For Neuroscience

#8 in Argentina

#1725 in the World

Founded: 1939

79. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Neuroscience

#41 in Brazil

#1738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

80. Federal University of Alagoas

Brazil | Maceio

For Neuroscience

#42 in Brazil

#1739 in the World

Founded: 1961

81. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi

Mexico | San Luis Potosi

For Neuroscience

#9 in Mexico

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1859

82. National University of Rosario

Argentina | Rosario

For Neuroscience

#9 in Argentina

#1767 in the World

Founded: 1968

83. Federal University of Pampa

For Neuroscience

#43 in Brazil

#1768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2006

84. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Neuroscience

#44 in Brazil

#1770 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

85. El Rosario University

Colombia | Bogota

For Neuroscience

#1771 in the World

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

86. University of Zulia

Venezuela | Maracaibo

For Neuroscience

#3 in Venezuela

#1779 in the World

Founded: 1891

87. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Neuroscience

#45 in Brazil

#1782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

88. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Neuroscience

#46 in Brazil

#1787 in the World

Founded: 1922

89. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Neuroscience

#1819 in the World

Founded: 1945

90. University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Neuroscience

#47 in Brazil

#1822 in the World

Founded: 1990

91. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Neuroscience

#10 in Mexico

#1845 in the World

Founded: 1970

92. Autonomous University of Chile

For Neuroscience

#10 in Chile

#1884 in the World

Founded: 1989

93. National University of Quilmes

Argentina | Quilmes

For Neuroscience

#10 in Argentina

#1885 in the World

Founded: 1989

94. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Neuroscience

#48 in Brazil

#1897 in the World

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

95. State University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Neuroscience

#49 in Brazil

#1917 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

96. Autonomous University of Tlaxcala

Mexico | Tlaxcala

For Neuroscience

#11 in Mexico

#1918 in the World

Founded: 1976

97. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Neuroscience

#50 in Brazil

#1923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

98. University of La Frontera

For Neuroscience

#11 in Chile

#1932 in the World

Founded: 1981

99. University of Colima

Mexico | Colima

For Neuroscience

#12 in Mexico

#1940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 28,317
Founded: 1940

100. University of Havana

For Neuroscience

#1 in Cuba

#1957 in the World

Founded: 1728