Best Universities for Game Design and Development in Latin America

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 34.2K citations received by 4.87K academic papers made by 28 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

#130 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

#222 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

#258 in the World

Founded: 1934

4. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Game Design and Development

#3 in Brazil

#373 in the World

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

5. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Game Design and Development

#4 in Brazil

#420 in the World

Founded: 1946

6. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Game Design and Development

#5 in Brazil

#447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

7. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Game Design and Development

#6 in Brazil

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

8. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Game Design and Development

#1 in Chile

#479 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

9. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Game Design and Development

#7 in Brazil

#488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1969

10. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Game Design and Development

#8 in Brazil

#541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

11. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Game Design and Development

#2 in Chile

#552 in the World

Founded: 1842

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

#628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

14. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Game Design and Development

#11 in Brazil

#652 in the World

Founded: 1948

15. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Game Design and Development

#12 in Brazil

#670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

16. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Game Design and Development

#13 in Brazil

#679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1927

17. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Game Design and Development

#14 in Brazil

#702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

18. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For Game Design and Development

#15 in Brazil

#724 in the World

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

19. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Game Design and Development

#2 in Mexico

#736 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

20. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Game Design and Development

#16 in Brazil

#748 in the World

Founded: 1933

21. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Game Design and Development

#767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

22. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Game Design and Development

#17 in Brazil

#790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

23. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Game Design and Development

#3 in Mexico

#811 in the World

Founded: 1970

24. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Game Design and Development

#18 in Brazil

#821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

25. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For Game Design and Development

#19 in Brazil

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

26. Nueva Granada Military University

Colombia | Bogota

For Game Design and Development

#865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 1980

27. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Game Design and Development

#20 in Brazil

#891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

28. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Game Design and Development

#21 in Brazil

#914 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909