Best Universities for Management 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 Management. A graph of 3.27M citations received by 225K academic papers made by 340 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 Management

#1 in Brazil

#133 in the World

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

2. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Management

#2 in Brazil

#292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

3. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Management

#3 in Brazil

#391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

4. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Management

#4 in Brazil

#393 in the World

Founded: 1934

5. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Management

#5 in Brazil

#404 in the World

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

6. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Management

#1 in Mexico

#413 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

7. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Management

#2 in Mexico

#436 in the World

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

8. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Management

#6 in Brazil

#485 in the World

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

9. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Management

#7 in Brazil

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

10. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Management

#1 in Chile

#609 in the World

Founded: 1842

11. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Management

#3 in Mexico

#659 in the World

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

12. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Management

#2 in Chile

#670 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

13. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Management

#8 in Brazil

#737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

14. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Management

#9 in Brazil

#818 in the World

Founded: 1946

15. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Management

#10 in Brazil

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

16. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Management

#11 in Brazil

#851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

17. Federico Santa Maria Technical University

Chile | Valparaiso

For Management

#3 in Chile

#856 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1931

18. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Management

#879 in the World

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

19. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For Management

#12 in Brazil

#909 in the World

Founded: 1960

20. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Management

#13 in Brazil

#985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

21. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Management

#14 in Brazil

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

22. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Management

#4 in Mexico

#999 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Management

#1 in Argentina

#1019 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

24. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Management

#15 in Brazil

#1021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

25. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Management

#5 in Mexico

#1133 in the World

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

26. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Management

#16 in Brazil

#1140 in the World

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

27. Pontifical Catholic University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Management

#17 in Brazil

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1959

28. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For Management

#6 in Mexico

#1148 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

29. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Management

#2 in Argentina

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

30. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Management

#1173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

31. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Management

#4 in Chile

#1183 in the World

Founded: 1920

32. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Management

#7 in Mexico

#1186 in the World

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

33. Federal University of Campina Grande

Brazil | Campina Grande

For Management

#18 in Brazil

#1190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 2002

34. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Management

#19 in Brazil

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

35. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Management

#20 in Brazil

#1209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

36. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Management

#21 in Brazil

#1210 in the World

Founded: 1948

37. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Management

#22 in Brazil

#1279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

38. University of the Andes

Venezuela | Merida

For Management

#1 in Venezuela

#1322 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1810

39. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Management

#23 in Brazil

#1417 in the World

Founded: 1946

40. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Management

#24 in Brazil

#1434 in the World

Founded: 1933

41. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For Management

#25 in Brazil

#1453 in the World

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

42. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Management

#26 in Brazil

#1461 in the World

Founded: 1950

43. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Management

#1474 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

44. Federal University of Itajuba

Brazil | Itajuba

For Management

#27 in Brazil

#1505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1913

45. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Management

#28 in Brazil

#1529 in the World

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

46. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For Management

#29 in Brazil

#1537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

47. National University of the South

Argentina | Bahia Blanca

For Management

#3 in Argentina

#1583 in the World

Founded: 1956

48. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Management

#5 in Chile

#1613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

49. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For Management

#30 in Brazil

#1619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

50. University of America in Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Management

#1642 in the World

Founded: 1958

51. Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi

Mexico | San Luis Potosi

For Management

#8 in Mexico

#1676 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1859

52. National University of San Juan

Argentina | San Juan

For Management

#4 in Argentina

#1679 in the World

Founded: 1973

53. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Management

#1706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

54. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Management

#1 in Peru

#1708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

55. Santa Catarina State University

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Management

#31 in Brazil

#1728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1965

56. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Management

#1732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

57. University of Talca

For Management

#6 in Chile

#1765 in the World

Founded: 1981

58. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Management

#32 in Brazil

#1774 in the World

Founded: 1970

59. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For Management

#33 in Brazil

#1791 in the World

Founded: 1970

60. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Management

#34 in Brazil

#1830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

61. National Polytechnic School, Ecuador

Ecuador | Quito

For Management

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1869

62. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For Management

#35 in Brazil

#1845 in the World

Founded: 1922

63. Federal University of Para

For Management

#36 in Brazil

#1879 in the World

Founded: 1957

64. University of Guanajuato

Mexico | Guanajuato

For Management

#9 in Mexico

#1887 in the World

Enrollment: 44,503
Founded: 1945

65. Andres Bello University

Chile | Santiago

For Management

#7 in Chile

#1905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1988

66. Federal University of Ouro Preto

Brazil | Ouro Preto

For Management

#37 in Brazil

#1913 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

67. Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Management

#2 in Venezuela

#1949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

68. Federal University of Pelotas

Brazil | Pelotas

For Management

#38 in Brazil

#1960 in the World

Founded: 1969

69. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Management

#8 in Chile

#1977 in the World

Founded: 1928

70. Adolfo Ibanez University

Chile | Vina del Mar

For Management

#9 in Chile

#1992 in the World

Founded: 1953

71. ESPOL Polytechnic University

Ecuador | Guayaquil

For Management

#2002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1958

72. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Management

#10 in Mexico

#2017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

73. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Management

#39 in Brazil

#2028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

74. University of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica | San Jose

For Management

#1 in Costa Rica

#2038 in the World

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

75. Nove de Julho University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Management

#40 in Brazil

#2045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1972

76. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For Management

#11 in Mexico

#2061 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

77. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For Management

#5 in Argentina

#2078 in the World

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

78. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Management

#2079 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

79. EAFIT University

Colombia | Medellin

For Management

#2083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 2,868
Founded: 1960

80. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For Management

#2145 in the World

Founded: 1945

81. National University of Rosario

Argentina | Rosario

For Management

#6 in Argentina

#2195 in the World

Founded: 1968

82. University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Management

#41 in Brazil

#2239 in the World

Founded: 1990

83. University of Ribeirao Preto

Brazil | Ribeirao Preto

For Management

#42 in Brazil

#2258 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 1924

84. National University of Litoral

Argentina | Santa Fe

For Management

#7 in Argentina

#2273 in the World

Founded: 1919

85. Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul

Brazil | Campo Grande

For Management

#43 in Brazil

#2275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1969

86. Francisco Jose de Caldas District University

Colombia | Bogota

For Management

#2305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

87. Autonomous University of Baja California

Mexico | Mexicali

For Management

#12 in Mexico

#2350 in the World

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

88. Federal University of Amazonas

Brazil | Manaus

For Management

#44 in Brazil

#2355 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1909

89. Autonomus Institute of Technology of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Management

#13 in Mexico

#2366 in the World

Founded: 1946

90. Pontificia Bolivariana University

Colombia | Medellin

For Management

#2389 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1937

91. Federal University of Lavras

Brazil | Lavras

For Management

#45 in Brazil

#2405 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1908

92. Technological University of Pereira

Colombia | Pereira

For Management

#10 in Colombia

#2415 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1958

93. Federal Foundation University of Rio Grande

Brazil | Rio Grande

For Management

#46 in Brazil

#2418 in the World

Founded: 1969

94. Autonomous University of Queretaro

Mexico | Queretaro

For Management

#14 in Mexico

#2426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1951

95. Northern University

Colombia | Barranquilla

For Management

#11 in Colombia

#2428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 76%
Founded: 1966

96. Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Management

#47 in Brazil

#2440 in the World

Founded: 1958

97. Peruvian University of Applied Sciences

For Management

#2 in Peru

#2457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1994

98. University of Fortaleza

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Management

#48 in Brazil

#2478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1973

99. National University of Mar del Plata

Argentina | Mar del Plata

For Management

#8 in Argentina

#2505 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1975

100. Autonomous University of Ciudad Juarez

Mexico | Ciudad Juarez

For Management

#15 in Mexico

#2516 in the World

Founded: 1973