Best Universities for International Trade 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 International Trade. A graph of 142K citations received by 13.2K academic papers made by 65 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

#271 in the World

Founded: 1842

3. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For International Trade

#1 in Mexico

#485 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

4. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For International Trade

#2 in Brazil

#487 in the World

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

5. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For International Trade

#3 in Brazil

#551 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

6. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For International Trade

#4 in Brazil

#577 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

7. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For International Trade

#2 in Chile

#581 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

8. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For International Trade

#5 in Brazil

#589 in the World

Founded: 1934

9. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For International Trade

#1 in Argentina

#612 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

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

11. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For International Trade

#7 in Brazil

#688 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

12. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For International Trade

#2 in Mexico

#722 in the World

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

13. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For International Trade

#3 in Mexico

#819 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 28%
Founded: 1792

14. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For International Trade

#8 in Brazil

#828 in the World

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

15. Autonomus Institute of Technology of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For International Trade

#4 in Mexico

#843 in the World

Founded: 1946

16. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For International Trade

#9 in Brazil

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

17. EAFIT University

Colombia | Medellin

For International Trade

#891 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

#954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1991

20. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For International Trade

#1 in Uruguay

#1006 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

21. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For International Trade

#1 in Peru

#1019 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

22. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For International Trade

#10 in Brazil

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

23. Adolfo Ibanez University

Chile | Vina del Mar

For International Trade

#3 in Chile

#1035 in the World

Founded: 1953

24. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For International Trade

#5 in Mexico

#1054 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Enrollment: 61,908
Founded: 1974

25. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For International Trade

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

26. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For International Trade

#11 in Brazil

#1080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

27. University of the Rio dos Sinos Valley

Brazil | Sao Leopoldo

For International Trade

#12 in Brazil

#1094 in the World

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

28. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For International Trade

#1096 in the World

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

29. Colegio de Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For International Trade

#6 in Mexico

#1104 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1940

30. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For International Trade

#13 in Brazil

#1156 in the World

Founded: 1946

31. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For International Trade

#3 in Argentina

#1162 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

32. Externado University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For International Trade

#1175 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

#1196 in the World

Founded: 1950

34. Federal University of Santa Maria

Brazil | Santa Maria

For International Trade

#15 in Brazil

#1211 in the World

Founded: 1960

35. Center for Research and Teaching in Economics

Mexico | Mexico City

For International Trade

#7 in Mexico

#1216 in the World

Founded: 1974

36. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For International Trade

#16 in Brazil

#1255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

37. Federal University of Espirito Santo

Brazil | Vitoria

For International Trade

#17 in Brazil

#1265 in the World

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

38. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For International Trade

#18 in Brazil

#1266 in the World

Founded: 1948

39. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For International Trade

#19 in Brazil

#1268 in the World

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

40. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For International Trade

#8 in Mexico

#1358 in the World

Founded: 1970

41. Autonomous University of Nuevo Leon

Mexico | San Nicolas de los Garza

For International Trade

#9 in Mexico

#1359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1933

42. University of the West Indies, Mona

For International Trade

#1 in Jamaica

#1367 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

43. Federal University of Technology - Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For International Trade

#20 in Brazil

#1400 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1909

44. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For International Trade

#21 in Brazil

#1417 in the World

Founded: 1946

45. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For International Trade

#22 in Brazil

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

46. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For International Trade

#10 in Mexico

#1440 in the World

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

47. Federal University of Vicosa

Brazil | Vicosa

For International Trade

#23 in Brazil

#1448 in the World

Founded: 1922

48. Federal University of Itajuba

Brazil | Itajuba

For International Trade

#24 in Brazil

#1451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1913

49. Federal University of Juiz de Fora

Brazil | Juiz de Fora

For International Trade

#25 in Brazil

#1491 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

#1515 in the World

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

51. State University of Londrina

Brazil | Londrina

For International Trade

#26 in Brazil

#1536 in the World

Founded: 1970

52. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For International Trade

#27 in Brazil

#1539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

53. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For International Trade

#28 in Brazil

#1540 in the World

Founded: 1933

54. El Rosario University

Colombia | Bogota

For International Trade

#1542 in the World

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

55. Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Bogota

Colombia | Bogota

For International Trade

#1575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1959

56. National Polytechnic Institute

Mexico | Mexico City

For International Trade

#11 in Mexico

#1578 in the World

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

57. Federal University of Goias

Brazil | Goiania

For International Trade

#29 in Brazil

#1611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1960

58. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For International Trade

#4 in Argentina

#1613 in the World

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

59. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For International Trade

#1630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

60. Michoacan University of Saint Nicholas of Hidalgo

Mexico | Morelia

For International Trade

#12 in Mexico

#1637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1540

61. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For International Trade

#30 in Brazil

#1644 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

62. University of Talca

For International Trade

#4 in Chile

#1664 in the World

Founded: 1981

63. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For International Trade

#5 in Chile

#1696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

64. Federal University of Ceara

Brazil | Fortaleza

For International Trade

#31 in Brazil

#1707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1954

65. Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte

For International Trade

#32 in Brazil

#1730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1958

Economics subfields in Latin America

Actuarial Science24

Agricultural Economics48

Development Studies349

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics169

Environmental Economics73

International Economics51

International Relations and Diplomacy39

Investment Banking and Stock trading50

Political Economy58