Best Business Schools in Latin America

Below is a list of best universities in Latin America ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 38.7M citations received by 4.28M academic papers made by 375 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

For Business

#1 in Brazil
#142 in the World
Acceptance Rate
9%
Enrollment
97,964
Founded
1827

2. State University of Campinas

For Business

#2 in Brazil
#316 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1966

5. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

For Business

#4 in Brazil
#399 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
67,329
Founded
1920

10. Sao Paulo State University

For Business

#7 in Brazil
#569 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1976

11. University of Brasilia

For Business

#8 in Brazil
#636 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1962

12. Monterrey Institute of Technology

For Business

#2 in Mexico
#646 in the World
Acceptance Rate
56%
Enrollment
92,736
Founded
1943

13. University of the Northeast

For Business

#3 in Mexico
#740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1970

18. Federal University of Parana

For Business

#12 in Brazil
#832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Founded
1912

19. National University of Colombia

For Business

#1 in Colombia
#854 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Enrollment
54,284
Founded
1867

20. Fluminense Federal University

For Business

#13 in Brazil
#903 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1960

21. National Polytechnic Institute

For Business

#4 in Mexico
#933 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
170,000
Founded
1936

27. Federal University of Vicosa

For Business

#16 in Brazil
#1091 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1922

28. Federal University of Paraiba

For Business

#17 in Brazil
#1136 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1955

30. Federal University of Ceara

For Business

#18 in Brazil
#1164 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1954

35. University of Guadalajara

For Business

#6 in Mexico
#1224 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1792

36. University of the Republic

For Business

#1 in Uruguay
#1227 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
209,129
Founded
1833

39. Federal University of Espirito Santo

For Business

#24 in Brazil
#1245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Enrollment
23,744
Founded
1954

41. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

For Business

#26 in Brazil
#1297 in the World
Acceptance Rate
80%
Enrollment
23,988
Founded
1969

44. Federal University of Goias

For Business

#28 in Brazil
#1443 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1960

47. University of Antioquia

For Business

#3 in Colombia
#1483 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1803

48. University of the Andes

For Business

#1 in Venezuela
#1499 in the World
Acceptance Rate
28%
Founded
1810

49. Pontifical Javeriana University

For Business

#4 in Colombia
#1534 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1623

50. University of Santiago de Chile

For Business

#5 in Chile
#1553 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1849

52. University of Costa Rica

For Business

#1586 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
30,436
Founded
1940

53. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Business

#1 in Peru
#1595 in the World
Acceptance Rate
17%
Founded
1917

54. University of the Valley

For Business

#5 in Colombia
#1628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Founded
1945

58. National University of Cordoba

For Business

#5 in Argentina
#1687 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
120,055
Founded
1613

61. Federal University of Itajuba

For Business

#34 in Brazil
#1716 in the World
Acceptance Rate
35%
Founded
1913

65. Nove de Julho University

For Business

#36 in Brazil
#1822 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1972

66. University of Talca

For Business

#7 in Chile
#1839 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
1981

67. Federal University of ABC

For Business

#37 in Brazil
#1869 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
2005

71. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

For Business

#38 in Brazil
#1901 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1952

72. Federal University of Lavras

For Business

#39 in Brazil
#1902 in the World
Acceptance Rate
16%
Founded
1908

73. EAFIT University

For Business

#7 in Colombia
#1906 in the World
Acceptance Rate
77%
Enrollment
2,868
Founded
1960

74. El Rosario University

For Business

#8 in Colombia
#1910 in the World
Acceptance Rate
91%
Enrollment
13,226
Founded
1653

75. Autonomous University of Puebla

For Business

#11 in Mexico
#1947 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Founded
1587

82. University of Ribeirao Preto

For Business

#43 in Brazil
#2103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
1924

85. Diego Portales University

For Business

#9 in Chile
#2140 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1982

88. Catholic University of Brasilia

For Business

#45 in Brazil
#2154 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1974

90. University of Fortaleza

For Business

#47 in Brazil
#2184 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1973

95. Autonomous University of Baja California

For Business

#15 in Mexico
#2318 in the World
Acceptance Rate
82%
Enrollment
67,944
Founded
1957

97. Federal University of Sergipe

For Business

#51 in Brazil
#2376 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1963

98. Austral University

For Business

#8 in Argentina
#2384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
37%
Founded
1991

100. University of Valparaiso

For Business

#10 in Chile
#2410 in the World
Acceptance Rate
87%
Founded
1911