Best Universities for International Trade 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 International Trade. A graph of 150K citations received by 13.4K academic papers made by 67 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 International Trade

#1 in Brazil

#194 in the World

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

2. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For International Trade

#1 in Chile

#275 in the World

Founded: 1842

3. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For International Trade

#2 in Brazil

#490 in the World

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

4. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For International Trade

#1 in Mexico

#504 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

5. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For International Trade

#3 in Brazil

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

6. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For International Trade

#2 in Chile

#590 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

7. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For International Trade

#4 in Brazil

#592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

8. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For International Trade

#5 in Brazil

#605 in the World

Founded: 1934

9. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For International Trade

#1 in Argentina

#627 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

10. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For International Trade

#6 in Brazil

#672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

11. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For International Trade

#7 in Brazil

#691 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

12. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For International Trade

#2 in Mexico

#717 in the World

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

13. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For International Trade

#8 in Brazil

#834 in the World

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

14. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For International Trade

#3 in Mexico

#845 in the World

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

15. Autonomus Institute of Technology of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For International Trade

#4 in Mexico

#851 in the World

Founded: 1946

16. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For International Trade

#9 in Brazil

#859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

17. EAFIT University

Colombia | Medellin

For International Trade

#901 in the World

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

18. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For International Trade

#905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

19. Torcuato di Tella University

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For International Trade

#2 in Argentina

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1991

20. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For International Trade

#1 in Peru

#1021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

21. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For International Trade

#1 in Uruguay

#1026 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

22. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For International Trade

#10 in Brazil

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

23. Adolfo Ibanez University

Chile | Vina del Mar

For International Trade

#3 in Chile

#1054 in the World

Founded: 1953

24. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For International Trade

#1078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

25. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For International Trade

#5 in Mexico

#1087 in the World

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

26. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For International Trade

#11 in Brazil

#1093 in the World

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

27. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For International Trade

#12 in Brazil

#1097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

28. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For International Trade

#1104 in the World

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

29. Colegio de Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For International Trade

#6 in Mexico

#1134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1940

30. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For International Trade

#13 in Brazil

#1171 in the World

Founded: 1946

31. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For International Trade

#3 in Argentina

#1173 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

32. Externado University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For International Trade

#1192 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1886

33. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For International Trade

#14 in Brazil

#1230 in the World

Founded: 1950

34. Center for Research and Teaching in Economics

Mexico | Mexico City

For International Trade

#7 in Mexico

#1236 in the World

Founded: 1974

35. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For International Trade

#15 in Brazil

#1237 in the World

Founded: 1960

36. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For International Trade

#16 in Brazil

#1259 in the World

Founded: 1948

37. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For International Trade

#17 in Brazil

#1261 in the World

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

38. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For International Trade

#18 in Brazil

#1274 in the World

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

39. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For International Trade

#19 in Brazil

#1282 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

40. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For International Trade

#8 in Mexico

#1337 in the World

Founded: 1970

41. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For International Trade

#9 in Mexico

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

42. University of the West Indies, Mona

For International Trade

#1 in Jamaica

#1387 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

43. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For International Trade

#20 in Brazil

#1404 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

44. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For International Trade

#21 in Brazil

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

45. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For International Trade

#22 in Brazil

#1432 in the World

Founded: 1946

46. Federal University of Itajuba

Brazil | Itajuba

For International Trade

#23 in Brazil

#1455 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1913

47. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For International Trade

#10 in Mexico

#1464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 36%
Enrollment: 12,000
Founded: 1943

48. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For International Trade

#24 in Brazil

#1470 in the World

Founded: 1922

49. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For International Trade

#25 in Brazil

#1477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1960

50. University of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica | San Jose

For International Trade

#1 in Costa Rica

#1495 in the World

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

51. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For International Trade

#26 in Brazil

#1543 in the World

Founded: 1933

52. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For International Trade

#27 in Brazil

#1545 in the World

Founded: 1970

53. University of the Valley

Colombia | Cali

For International Trade

#1557 in the World

Founded: 1945

54. El Rosario University

Colombia | Bogota

For International Trade

#1558 in the World

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

55. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For International Trade

#28 in Brazil

#1561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

56. Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogota

Colombia | Bogota

For International Trade

#1584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1959

57. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For International Trade

#11 in Mexico

#1606 in the World

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

58. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For International Trade

#4 in Argentina

#1624 in the World

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

59. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For International Trade

#29 in Brazil

#1627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

60. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For International Trade

#30 in Brazil

#1633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

61. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For International Trade

#1663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

62. University of Talca

For International Trade

#4 in Chile

#1676 in the World

Founded: 1981

63. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For International Trade

#12 in Mexico

#1681 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

64. University of Santa Cruz do Sul

Brazil | Santa Cruz do Sul

For International Trade

#31 in Brazil

#1718 in the World

Founded: 1993

65. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For International Trade

#32 in Brazil

#1732 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

66. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For International Trade

#5 in Chile

#1739 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

67. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For International Trade

#33 in Brazil

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

Economics subfields in Latin America

Actuarial Science24

Agricultural Economics49

Development Studies355

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics171

Environmental Economics73

International Economics50

International Relations and Diplomacy39

Investment Banking and Stock trading50

Political Economy61