Best Universities for Human Resource Management 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 Human Resource Management. A graph of 93.3K citations received by 8.17K academic papers made by 37 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 Human Resource Management

#1 in Brazil

#96 in the World

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

2. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Mexico

#406 in the World

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

3. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Brazil

#453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

4. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Brazil

#467 in the World

Founded: 1934

5. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Brazil

#590 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

6. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Brazil

#699 in the World

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

7. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Human Resource Management

#6 in Brazil

#732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

8. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Human Resource Management

#7 in Brazil

#747 in the World

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

9. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Human Resource Management

#8 in Brazil

#748 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

10. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Human Resource Management

#777 in the World

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

11. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Chile

#781 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

12. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Human Resource Management

#9 in Brazil

#875 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

13. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Chile

#902 in the World

Founded: 1842

14. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Mexico

#912 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

15. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#10 in Brazil

#961 in the World

Founded: 1933

16. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Human Resource Management

#11 in Brazil

#1012 in the World

Founded: 1946

17. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Human Resource Management

#12 in Brazil

#1015 in the World

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

18. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Human Resource Management

#13 in Brazil

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

19. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Peru

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

20. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Human Resource Management

#3 in Mexico

#1048 in the World

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

21. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Human Resource Management

#4 in Mexico

#1118 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792

22. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Human Resource Management

#1 in Argentina

#1140 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

23. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Human Resource Management

#14 in Brazil

#1337 in the World

Founded: 1960

24. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Human Resource Management

#15 in Brazil

#1338 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

25. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Human Resource Management

#16 in Brazil

#1352 in the World

Founded: 1946

26. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#17 in Brazil

#1357 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

27. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Human Resource Management

#1365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

28. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Human Resource Management

#18 in Brazil

#1372 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

29. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Human Resource Management

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

30. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Human Resource Management

#19 in Brazil

#1399 in the World

Founded: 1950

31. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Human Resource Management

#20 in Brazil

#1402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

32. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#21 in Brazil

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

33. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Human Resource Management

#22 in Brazil

#1419 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

34. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Human Resource Management

#23 in Brazil

#1431 in the World

Founded: 1948

35. Cesar Vallejo University

Peru | Trujillo

For Human Resource Management

#2 in Peru

#1464 in the World

Founded: 1991

36. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Human Resource Management

#24 in Brazil

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

37. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Human Resource Management

#5 in Mexico

#1498 in the World

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