Best Universities for Political Economy 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 Political Economy. A graph of 127K citations received by 12.1K academic papers made by 61 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 Political Economy

#1 in Brazil

#172 in the World

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

2. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Political Economy

#1 in Chile

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 33,971
Founded: 1888

3. University of Brasilia

Brazil | Brasilia

For Political Economy

#2 in Brazil

#302 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1962

4. Center for Research and Teaching in Economics

Mexico | Mexico City

For Political Economy

#1 in Mexico

#316 in the World

Founded: 1974

5. National Autonomous University of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Political Economy

#2 in Mexico

#334 in the World

Enrollment: 360,883
Founded: 1551

6. University of Buenos Aires

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Political Economy

#1 in Argentina

#386 in the World

Enrollment: 262,932
Founded: 1821

7. University of Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Political Economy

#2 in Chile

#410 in the World

Founded: 1842

8. State University of Campinas

Brazil | Campinas

For Political Economy

#3 in Brazil

#422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1966

9. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Political Economy

#4 in Brazil

#454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 37%
Founded: 1941

10. Diego Portales University

Chile | Santiago

For Political Economy

#3 in Chile

#461 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1982

11. University of the Andes, Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Political Economy

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 1949

12. National University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Political Economy

#482 in the World

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

13. Federal University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Political Economy

#5 in Brazil

#496 in the World

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

14. Federal University of Minas Gerais

Brazil | Belo Horizonte

For Political Economy

#6 in Brazil

#502 in the World

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

15. University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

For Political Economy

#7 in Brazil

#504 in the World

Founded: 1950

16. Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Political Economy

#8 in Brazil

#512 in the World

Founded: 1934

17. Metropolitan Autonomous University

Mexico | Mexico City

For Political Economy

#3 in Mexico

#550 in the World

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

18. University of Antioquia

Colombia | Medellin

For Political Economy

#600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1803

19. Pontifical Catholic University of Peru

For Political Economy

#1 in Peru

#601 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Founded: 1917

20. National University of Cordoba

Argentina | Cordoba

For Political Economy

#2 in Argentina

#603 in the World

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

21. Colegio de Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Political Economy

#4 in Mexico

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Founded: 1940

22. Torcuato di Tella University

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Political Economy

#3 in Argentina

#663 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1991

23. Monterrey Institute of Technology

Mexico | Monterrey

For Political Economy

#5 in Mexico

#666 in the World

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

24. Autonomus Institute of Technology of Mexico

Mexico | Mexico City

For Political Economy

#6 in Mexico

#672 in the World

Founded: 1946

25. University of the Republic

Uruguay | Montevideo

For Political Economy

#1 in Uruguay

#677 in the World

Enrollment: 209,129
Founded: 1833

26. El Rosario University

Colombia | Bogota

For Political Economy

#713 in the World

Enrollment: 13,226
Founded: 1653

27. Fluminense Federal University

Brazil | Niteroi

For Political Economy

#9 in Brazil

#730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

28. Sao Paulo State University

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Political Economy

#10 in Brazil

#734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 35%
Founded: 1976

29. National University of San Martin, Argentina

Argentina | San Martin

For Political Economy

#4 in Argentina

#739 in the World

Founded: 1992

30. National University of La Plata

Argentina | La Plata

For Political Economy

#5 in Argentina

#768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1905

31. University of the Northeast

Mexico | Tampico

For Political Economy

#7 in Mexico

#770 in the World

Founded: 1970

32. Ibero-American University, Mexico City

Mexico | Mexico City

For Political Economy

#8 in Mexico

#790 in the World

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

33. Federal University of Pernambuco

Brazil | Recife

For Political Economy

#11 in Brazil

#795 in the World

Founded: 1946

34. University of San Andres

Argentina | Victoria

For Political Economy

#6 in Argentina

#805 in the World

Founded: 1988

35. Central University of Venezuela

Venezuela | Caracas

For Political Economy

#1 in Venezuela

#834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1721

36. Federal University of Santa Catarina

Brazil | Florianopolis

For Political Economy

#12 in Brazil

#849 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1960

37. Pontifical Javeriana University

Colombia | Bogota

For Political Economy

#871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1623

38. Pontifical Catholic University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Political Economy

#13 in Brazil

#880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1946

39. University of Santiago de Chile

Chile | Santiago

For Political Economy

#4 in Chile

#907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1849

40. Federal University of Bahia

Brazil | Salvador

For Political Economy

#14 in Brazil

#917 in the World

Founded: 1946

41. University of Costa Rica

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Costa Rica | San Jose

For Political Economy

#1 in Costa Rica

#969 in the World

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

42. University of the West Indies, Mona

For Political Economy

#1 in Jamaica

#982 in the World

Enrollment: 49,092
Founded: 1948

43. Federal University of Sao Carlos

Brazil | Sao Carlos

For Political Economy

#15 in Brazil

#997 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Founded: 1968

44. Autonomous University of Zacatecas

Mexico | Zacatecas

For Political Economy

#9 in Mexico

#1017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1959

45. National University of Quilmes

Argentina | Quilmes

For Political Economy

#7 in Argentina

#1030 in the World

Founded: 1989

46. University of Guadalajara

Mexico | Guadalajara

For Political Economy

#10 in Mexico

#1054 in the World

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

47. Federal University of ABC

Brazil | Santo Andre

For Political Economy

#16 in Brazil

#1062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 2005

48. Externado University of Colombia

Colombia | Bogota

For Political Economy

#1082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1886

49. Federal University of Parana

Brazil | Curitiba

For Political Economy

#17 in Brazil

#1083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1912

50. Autonomous University of Puebla

Mexico | Delicias

For Political Economy

#11 in Mexico

#1125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 46%
Founded: 1587

51. Adolfo Ibanez University

Chile | Vina del Mar

For Political Economy

#5 in Chile

#1144 in the World

Founded: 1953

52. Federal University of Sao Paulo

Brazil | Sao Paulo

For Political Economy

#18 in Brazil

#1168 in the World

Founded: 1933

53. Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro

Brazil | Seropedica

For Political Economy

#19 in Brazil

#1179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1910

54. ICESI University

Colombia | Cali

For Political Economy

#1211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1979

55. Federal University of Paraiba

Brazil | Joao Pessoa

For Political Economy

#20 in Brazil

#1215 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1955

56. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brazil | Porto Alegre

For Political Economy

#21 in Brazil

#1260 in the World

Founded: 1948

57. Federal University of Uberlandia

Brazil | Uberlandia

For Political Economy

#22 in Brazil

#1294 in the World

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

58. EAFIT University

Colombia | Medellin

For Political Economy

#1296 in the World

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

59. Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina

Argentina | Buenos Aires

For Political Economy

#8 in Argentina

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1958

60. National University of Rosario

Argentina | Rosario

For Political Economy

#9 in Argentina

#1318 in the World

Founded: 1968

61. University of Havana

For Political Economy

#1 in Cuba

#1321 in the World

Founded: 1728

Economics subfields in Latin America

Actuarial Science24

Agricultural Economics49

Development Studies355

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics171

Environmental Economics73

International Economics50

International Relations and Diplomacy39

International Trade67

Investment Banking and Stock trading50