Best Universities for Polymer science and Plastics engineering 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 Polymer science and Plastics engineering. A graph of 92.6K citations received by 5.22K academic papers made by 30 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 Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#1 in Brazil

#101 in the World

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

2. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#2 in Brazil

#159 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

3. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#3 in Brazil

#243 in the World

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

4. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#1 in Mexico

#357 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

5. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#4 in Brazil

#376 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

6. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#5 in Brazil

#406 in the World

Founded: 1934

7. National University of Mar del Plata

Argentina | Mar del Plata

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#1 in Argentina

#408 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1975

8. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#6 in Brazil

#443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

9. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#7 in Brazil

#473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

10. Simon Bolivar University, Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#1 in Venezuela

#548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1967

11. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#1 in Chile

#564 in the World

Founded: 1842

12. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#8 in Brazil

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

13. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#2 in Argentina

#592 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

14. University of Concepcion

Chile | Concepcion

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#2 in Chile

#675 in the World

Founded: 1920

15. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#9 in Brazil

#704 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

16. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#10 in Brazil

#719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

17. University of Caxias do Sul

Brazil | Caxias do Sul

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#11 in Brazil

#727 in the World

Founded: 1967

18. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#2 in Mexico

#750 in the World

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

19. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#12 in Brazil

#757 in the World

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

20. National University of the South

Argentina | Bahia Blanca

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#3 in Argentina

#759 in the World

Founded: 1956

21. State University of Maringa

Brazil | Maringa

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#13 in Brazil

#765 in the World

Founded: 1970

22. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#4 in Argentina

#814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

23. University of Belgrano

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#5 in Argentina

#822 in the World

Founded: 1964

24. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#14 in Brazil

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

25. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#3 in Chile

#842 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

26. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#15 in Brazil

#872 in the World

Founded: 1946

27. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#4 in Chile

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

28. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#16 in Brazil

#888 in the World

Founded: 1950

29. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#3 in Mexico

#892 in the World

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

30. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Polymer science and Plastics engineering

#17 in Brazil

#910 in the World

Founded: 1933

Chemistry subfields in Latin America

Biochemical Engineering70

Biochemistry386

Chemical Engineering289

Computational Chemistry136

Environmental Chemistry244

Inorganic Chemistry165

Materials Science371

Nanotechnology261

Nutrition and Food Science307

Organic Chemistry372

Petrology and Geochemistry162

Physical chemistry288

Radiochemistry173