Best Universities for Game Design and Development 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 Game Design and Development. A graph of 57.5K citations received by 5.76K academic papers made by 32 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 Game Design and Development

#1 in Brazil

#110 in the World

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

2. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Game Design and Development

#1 in Mexico

#199 in the World

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

3. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Game Design and Development

#2 in Brazil

#244 in the World

Founded: 1934

4. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Game Design and Development

#3 in Brazil

#386 in the World

Founded: 1946

5. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Game Design and Development

#4 in Brazil

#396 in the World

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

6. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Game Design and Development

#5 in Brazil

#416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

7. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Game Design and Development

#6 in Brazil

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

8. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Game Design and Development

#7 in Brazil

#495 in the World

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

9. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Game Design and Development

#8 in Brazil

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

10. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Game Design and Development

#1 in Chile

#561 in the World

Founded: 1842

11. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Game Design and Development

#2 in Chile

#569 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

12. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Game Design and Development

#9 in Brazil

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

13. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Game Design and Development

#10 in Brazil

#614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

14. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Game Design and Development

#2 in Mexico

#636 in the World

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

15. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Game Design and Development

#11 in Brazil

#644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

16. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Game Design and Development

#12 in Brazil

#717 in the World

Founded: 1948

17. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Game Design and Development

#13 in Brazil

#729 in the World

Founded: 1933

18. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Game Design and Development

#14 in Brazil

#735 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

19. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Game Design and Development

#3 in Mexico

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

20. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Game Design and Development

#15 in Brazil

#775 in the World

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

21. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Game Design and Development

#16 in Brazil

#780 in the World

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

22. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Game Design and Development

#4 in Mexico

#800 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Game Design and Development

#17 in Brazil

#828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

24. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Game Design and Development

#844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

25. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Game Design and Development

#18 in Brazil

#857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

26. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Game Design and Development

#19 in Brazil

#873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

27. Nueva Granada Military University

Colombia | Bogota

For Game Design and Development

#893 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

28. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Game Design and Development

#20 in Brazil

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

29. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Game Design and Development

#21 in Brazil

#905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

30. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Game Design and Development

#5 in Mexico

#912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792

31. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Game Design and Development

#22 in Brazil

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

32. University of Cauca

Colombia | Popayan

For Game Design and Development

#956 in the World

Founded: 1827