Best Universities for Hospitality / Hotel Management in Latin America

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Hospitality and Hotel Management. A graph of 49.6K citations received by 8.72K academic papers made by 51 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 Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1 in Brazil

#222 in the World

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

2. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1 in Mexico

#434 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

3. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#2 in Brazil

#521 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

4. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#3 in Brazil

#543 in the World

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

5. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#4 in Brazil

#633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

6. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1 in Jamaica

#638 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

7. Autonomous University of the State of Mexico

Mexico | Toluca

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#2 in Mexico

#667 in the World

Founded: 1956

8. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#5 in Brazil

#676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1927

9. ESPOL Polytechnic University

Ecuador | Guayaquil

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#682 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1958

10. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#6 in Brazil

#696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

11. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1 in Chile

#720 in the World

Founded: 1842

12. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#7 in Brazil

#774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

13. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#3 in Mexico

#806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792

14. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1 in Uruguay

#827 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

15. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#2 in Chile

#856 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

16. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#8 in Brazil

#857 in the World

Founded: 1946

17. Southern University of Chile

Chile | Valdivia

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#3 in Chile

#859 in the World

Founded: 1954

18. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#9 in Brazil

#864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

19. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#10 in Brazil

#876 in the World

Founded: 1934

20. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#11 in Brazil

#902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

21. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#12 in Brazil

#915 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

22. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#4 in Mexico

#922 in the World

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

23. University of Caxias do Sul

Brazil | Caxias do Sul

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#13 in Brazil

#934 in the World

Founded: 1967

24. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1 in Argentina

#939 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

25. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#14 in Brazil

#978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

26. Federal University of Sergipe

Brazil | Sao Cristovao

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#15 in Brazil

#991 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1963

27. Anhembi Morumbi University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#16 in Brazil

#1032 in the World

Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1972

28. University of Costa Rica

Costa Rica | San Jose

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1 in Costa Rica

#1035 in the World

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

29. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#5 in Mexico

#1053 in the World

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

30. Autonomous University of Baja California

Mexico | Mexicali

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#6 in Mexico

#1060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 67,944
Founded: 1957

31. State University of Santa Cruz

Brazil | Ilheus

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#17 in Brazil

#1071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1972

32. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#2 in Argentina

#1090 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

33. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#18 in Brazil

#1094 in the World

Founded: 1950

34. University of Havana

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1 in Cuba

#1107 in the World

Founded: 1728

35. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1124 in the World

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

36. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#7 in Mexico

#1138 in the World

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

37. Autonomous University of Chile

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#4 in Chile

#1148 in the World

Founded: 1989

38. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#19 in Brazil

#1156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

39. Hermanos Saiz Montes de Oca University of Pinar del Rio

Cuba | Pinar del Rio

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#2 in Cuba

#1159 in the World

Founded: 1972

40. Rio de Janeiro State Federal University

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#20 in Brazil

#1165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

41. Technical University of Loja

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1971

42. University of Guayaquil

Ecuador | Guayaquil

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1184 in the World

Founded: 1867

43. State University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#21 in Brazil

#1185 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

44. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#22 in Brazil

#1187 in the World

Founded: 1958

45. Externado University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1205 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1886

46. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#23 in Brazil

#1214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

47. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#24 in Brazil

#1224 in the World

Founded: 1960

48. Federal University of Ouro Preto

Brazil | Ouro Preto

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#25 in Brazil

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

49. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#26 in Brazil

#1235 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

50. Federal University of Maranhao

Brazil | Sao Luis

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#27 in Brazil

#1242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1966

51. Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil

Ecuador | Guayaquil

For Hospitality and Hotel Management

#1243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1962