Best Universities for Game Design and Development 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 Game Design and Development. A graph of 59.6K citations received by 5.97K academic papers made by 33 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

#114 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

#185 in the World

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

3. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Game Design and Development

#2 in Brazil

#249 in the World

Founded: 1934

4. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Game Design and Development

#3 in Brazil

#387 in the World

Founded: 1946

5. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Game Design and Development

#4 in Brazil

#408 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

#441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

7. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Game Design and Development

#6 in Brazil

#491 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

8. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Game Design and Development

#7 in Brazil

#505 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

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

10. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Game Design and Development

#1 in Chile

#562 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

11. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Game Design and Development

#2 in Chile

#585 in the World

Founded: 1842

12. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Game Design and Development

#9 in Brazil

#603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

13. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For Game Design and Development

#10 in Brazil

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

14. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Game Design and Development

#11 in Brazil

#671 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

15. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For Game Design and Development

#2 in Mexico

#672 in the World

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

16. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Game Design and Development

#12 in Brazil

#731 in the World

Founded: 1948

17. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Game Design and Development

#13 in Brazil

#739 in the World

Founded: 1933

18. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Game Design and Development

#3 in Mexico

#743 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

19. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Game Design and Development

#14 in Brazil

#752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

20. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Game Design and Development

#15 in Brazil

#778 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

#801 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

#821 in the World

Founded: 1970

23. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Game Design and Development

#17 in Brazil

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

24. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Game Design and Development

#18 in Brazil

#849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

25. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Game Design and Development

#19 in Brazil

#891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

26. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Game Design and Development

#895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

27. Nueva Granada Military University

Colombia | Bogota

For Game Design and Development

#898 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

28. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Game Design and Development

#20 in Brazil

#906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

29. Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaiso

Chile | Valparaiso

For Game Design and Development

#3 in Chile

#913 in the World

Founded: 1928

30. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Game Design and Development

#5 in Mexico

#920 in the World

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

31. Mackenzie Presbyterian University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Game Design and Development

#21 in Brazil

#936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1952

32. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Game Design and Development

#22 in Brazil

#955 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

33. University of Cauca

Colombia | Popayan

For Game Design and Development

#966 in the World

Founded: 1827